Verbal Message~Message~(伝言~メッセージ~ Dengon~Messeiji~) by Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし)

歌名: 伝言~メッセージ~

唄: 氷川きよし

作詞: いではく

作曲: 若草恵

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2014年09月17日

レコード会社: 日本コロムビア

おだやかな 夕暮れの

町並を

見ていたら

明日にはいいことが

ありそうな気がすると

言っていたあなた

出会いには喜んで

別れに涙した

あふれる思い出の数は

いつか花になる

忘れない

あの日のメッセージ

そんなあなたに伝えたい

｢愛してる｣

草原に 寝転んで

青い空

白い雲

そよ風に鳥の声

ゆっくり流れてた

一日の長さ

幸せが終る日を

恐れて暮らしてた

ふたりの青春の日々は

こころに眠る花

時代から

こぼれたメッセージ

今もあなたに伝えたい

｢愛してる｣

散り行く花もまためぐる

春をひそやかに

待ちわびて

耐えてるメッセージ

今もあなたに伝えたい

｢愛してる｣

Utamei: Dengon~Messeiji~
Uta: Hikawa Kiyoshi
Kashi: Ide Haku
Sakkyoku: Wakakusa Kei
Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito
Hatsubaibi: 9/17/2014
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Coromubia

Odayakana yūgureno
Machinamiwo
Miteitara
Ashitaniwa i'ikotoga
Arisōna kiga suruto
Itteita anata
Deainiwa yorokonde
Wakareni namidashita
Afureru omoideno kazuwa
Itsuka hananinaru
Wasurenai
Ano hino messeiji
Son'na anatani tsutaetai
"Aishiteru"

Sōgen'ni nekoronde
Aoi sora
Shiroi kumo
Soyokazeni torino koe
Yukkuri nagareteta
Ichinichino nagasa
Shiawasega owaru hiwo
Osorete kurashiteta
Futarino seishun'no hibiwa
Kokoroni nemuru hana
Jidaikara
Koboreta messeiji
Imamoanatani tsutaetai
"Aishiteru"

Chiriyuku hanamo mata meguru
Haruwo hisoyakani
Machiwabite
Taeteru messeiji
Imamo anatani tsutaetai

"Aishiteru"

Song Name: Verbal Message~Message~

Singer: Hikawa Kiyoshi

Lyrics: Ide Haku

Composer: Wakakusa Kei

Arrangement: Maruyama Masahito

Release Date: 9/17/2014

Record Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

The peaceful sunset's

Townscape

Looking at them

Made me feel as if tomorrow, something good

Will happen

So you said

I was overjoyed when we met

And cried when we parted

The number of overflowing memories

Will one day turn into flowers

I won't forget

The message that day

To you I want to say

"I love you"

Sleeping on the grassland

The blue sky

The white clouds

The gentle breeze and the chirping birds

Slowly flowing

Length of the day

The day when our happiness ends

I lived in fear

Our days of youth are

Flowers sleeping in our hearts

From the times

Message which overflowed over

Even now, I want to tell you

"I love you"

The falling flowers will come back one day

For spring, secretly

Eagerly awaiting

Impatiently, this message

Even now, I want to tell you

"I love you"

A Man's Journeying Path(男の航路 Otokono Kōro) by Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし)

歌名: 男の航路

唄: 氷川きよし

作詞: たきえいじ

作曲: 蔦将包

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2014年09月17日

レコード会社: 日本コロムビア

花と嵐の　雨風に

打たれて男の　顔になる

人の姿が　鏡なら

映る己れも　また鏡

夢が積み荷の　男の航路

意地を通せば　角が立つ

弱音を吐いたら　笑われる

そんな浮世の　片隅で

浴びた苦労の　一文字

胸に収めて　男の航路

思いがけずに　受けた恩

何度も心で　手を合わす

右か左か　迷うなら

前に向かって　まっしぐら

明日に漕ぎ出す　男の航路

Utamei: Otokono Kōro
Uta: Hikawa Kiyoshi
Kashi: Taki Eiji
Sakkyoku: Tsuta Masakane
Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito
Hatsubaibi: 9/17/2014
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Coromubia

Hanato arashino amekazeni
Utarete otokono kaoninaru
Hitono sugataga kagaminara
Utsuru onoremo mata kagami
Yumega tsuminino otokono kōro

Ijiwo tōseba  kadoga tatsu
Yowanewo haitara warawareru
Son'na ukiyono katasumide
Abita kurōno ichimonji
Muneni osamete otokono kōro

Omoigakezuni uketa on
Nandomo kokorode tewo awasu
Migika hidarika mayou nara
Maeni mukatte masshigura

Ashitani kogidasu otokono kōro

Song Name: A Man's Journeying Path

Singer: Taki Eiji

Lyrics: Niitani Toshiya

Composer: Tsuta Masakane

Arrangement: Maruyama Masahito

Release Date: 9/17/2014

Record Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

The winds and rain from the tempest chasing the flowers

Weathering them chisels a man's face

If a person's figure is his mirror

That reflection is also a mirror

A man's journeying path where the dream is the luggage

If I insist and force my way, it creates hard feelings

If I whine instead, people laugh at me

In such a transient world's lone corner

I faced only hardships

But I keep them all in my chest, a man's journeying path

An act of kindness completely unexpected

In my heart, I put my hands together many times in gratitude

If I doubt whether to go right or left

Let's look forward and head straight ahead

I start rowing towards tomorrow, a man's journeying path

Please click the above picture to purchase the CD including a recording of this song from Amazon.com.

A Road Towards Tomorrow(明日への道 Ashitaeno Michi) by Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし)

歌名: 明日への道

唄: 氷川きよし

作詞: いではく

作曲: 蔦将包

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2014年09月17日

レコード会社: 日本コロムビア

ひとり行くのは 遠い道でも

ともに歩めば 夢の道

人はいつでもひとりじゃないさ

愛し愛され 生きられる

歩き出そうよ明日への道

心に歌を くちずさみ

季節(とき)を彩る 華麗な花も

散ればふたたび 春を待つ

生きてゆくのはうれし涙と

悲し涙の くり返し

歩き出そうよ明日への道

心に歌を くちずさみ

己の道を信じてゆけば

冬は必ず 春となる

歩きだそうよ明日への道

心に歌を くちずさみ

心に歌を くちずさみ

Utamei: Ashitaeno Michi

Uta: Hikawa Kiyoshi

Kashi: Ide Haku

Sakkyoku: Tsuta Masakane

Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito

Hatsubaibi: 9/17/2014

Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Coromubia

Hitori yukunowa tōi michidemo

Tomoni ayumeba yumeno michi

Hitowa itsudemo hitorija naisa

Aishi aisare ikirareru

Arukidasōyo ashitaeno michi

Kokoroni utawo kuchizusami

Tokiwo irodoru kareina hanamo

Chireba futatabi haruwo matsu

Ikite yukunowa ureshinamidato

Kanashinamidano kurikaeshi

Arukidasōyo ashitaeno michi

Kokoroni utawo kuchizusami

Onoreno michiwo shinjite yukeba

Fuyuwa kanarazu haruto naru

Arukidasōyo ashitaeno michi

Kokoroni utawo kuchizusami

Kokoroni utawo kuchizusami

Song Name: A Road Towards Tomorrow

Singer: Hikawa Kiyoshi

Lyrics: Ide Haku

Composer: Tsuta Masakane

Arrangement: Maruyama Masahito

Release Date: 9/17/2014

Record Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Even a road too long to walk alone

If walked together becomes a dreamy road

People aren't always alone

We can live by loving and by being loved

Let's start walking the road to tomorrow

While humming a song in our hearts

Even the pretty flowers which color the seasons

When they fall, they wait for the spring to come around again

Living life, tears of joy

Tears of sorrow, a repetition of both

Let's start walking the road to tomorrow

While humming a song in our hearts

If we walk the path each of us believes in

The winter will surely turn into spring

Let's start walking the road to tomorrow

While humming a song in our hearts

While humming a song in our hearts

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Wandering Affection(さすらい慕情 Sasurai Bojō) by Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし)

歌名: さすらい慕情

唄: 氷川きよし

作詞: 仁井谷俊也

作曲: 宮下健治

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2015年03月04日

レコード会社: 日本コロムビア

霧にかすんだ　関門海峡

越えて来たのさ　博多の町へ

祇園山笠　あの夏に

出逢って見初(みそ)めた　浴衣の女(ひと)よ

逢いたいよ…　恋しいよ…

さがす天神　涙のあの眸(ひとみ)

路面電車が　あの日の恋を

つれて来るよな　春雨通り

眼鏡橋から　異人館

想い出たどれば　教会(チャペル)の鐘が

逢いたいよ…　恋しいよ…

みなと長崎　夕陽が眼にしみる

雨に昏(く)れゆく　天文館は

どこか似ている　横顔ばかり

今も愛して　くれるなら

一緒にゆきたい　地の果てまでも

逢いたいよ…　恋しいよ…

旅の鹿児島　明日(あした)は晴れになれ

Utamei: Sasurai Bojō
Uta: Hikawa Kiyoshi
Kashi: Niitani Toshiya
Sakkyoku: Miyashita Kenji
Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito
Hatsubaibi: 3/4/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Coromubia

Kirini kasuna Kanmon Kaikyō
Koete kitanosa Hakatano machie
Gion Yamagasa ano natsuni
Deatte misometa yukatano hitoyo
Aitaiyo... koishi'iyo...
Sagasu tenjin namidano ano hitomi

Romen denshaga ano hino koiwo
Tsurete kuruyona harusamedōri
Meganebashikara ijinkan
Omoide tadoreba chaperuno kanega
Aitaiyo... koishi'iyo...
Minato Nagasaki yūhiga meni shimiru

Ameni kureyuku Ten'monkanwa
Dokoka niteiru yokogaobakari
Imamo aishite kurerunara
Isshoni yukitai chino hatemademo
Aitaiyo... koishi'iyo...

Tabino Kagoshima ashitawa hareninare

Song Name: Wandering Affection

Singer: Hikawa Kiyoshi

Lyrics: Niitani Toshiya

Composer: Miyashita Kenji

Arrangement: Maruyama Masahito

Release Date: 3/4/2015

Record Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Kanmon Straits blurred by the fog

I crossed it on the way to the city of Hakata

During the Gion Yamagasa Festival that summer

I met and fell in love with that woman in yukata at first sight

I want to see her... I am in love...

Searching Tenjin, those teary eyes

The love from that day, the tram

Brings it to me, Harusame Path

From Megane Bridge to a western style house

If I retrace my memories the chapel's bells

I want to see her... I am in love...

The sunset at Nagasaki harbor stings my eyes

Tenmonkan where the sun sets with the rain

Many a side face somehow resembling you

If you love me still

I want to follow you to the ends of the Earth

I want to see her... I am in love...

Kagoshima my destination, I hope it's sunny tomorrow

Please click either of the above pictures to purchase a CD including a recording of this song from Amazon.com. The two CDs contain a different set of songs, but both CDs include Wandering Affection(さすらい慕情 Sasurai Bojō).

A Slightly Whimsical Migratory Bird(Vagabond) (ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥 Choito Kimagure Wataridori) by Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし)

歌名: ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥

唄: 氷川きよし

作詞: 仁井谷俊也

作曲: 宮下健治

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2014年09月17日

レコード会社: 日本コロムビア

花のお江戸の　風来坊が

ひとり駿河路（するがじ）　富士の山

三保の松原　沖見れば

白帆にじゃれつく　鴎（とり）の群れ

おっとどっこい　いけねぇよ

おっとどっこい　いけねぇよ

ごめんなすって　ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥

伊豆の天城峠（あまぎ）で　見初めたあの娘

花にたとえりゃ　紅（べに）ツツジ

骨の髄まで　惚の字でも

恋など出来ねぇ　三度笠

おっとどっこい　いけねぇよ

おっとどっこい　いけねぇよ

ごめんなすって　ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥

小諸(こもろ）離れて　沓掛宿（くつかけじゅく）は

月がおっ母（かあ）に　見えてくる

指のあかぎれ　丸い肩

達者でいなよと　祈るだけ

おっとどっこい　いけねぇよ

おっとどっこい　いけねぇよ

ごめんなすって　ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥

Utamei: Choito Kimagure Wataridori

Uta: Hikawa Kiyoshi

Kashi: Niitani Toshiya

Sakkyoku: Miyashita Kenji

Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito

Hatsubaibi: 9/17/2014

Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Coromubia

Hanano oedono fūraibōga

Hitori Surugaji Fujino yama

Mihono Matsubara oki mireba

Shirahoni jaretsuku torino mure

Ottoko dokkoi Ikene~e yo

Ottoko dokkoi Ikene~e yo

Gomen nasutte choito kimagure wataridori

Izuno Amagide mihajimeta ano ko

Hanani tatoerya beni tsutsuji

Honeno zuimade hono jidemo

Koinado dekine~e sandogasa

Ottoko dokkoi Ikene~e yo

Ottoko dokkoi Ikene~e yo

Gomennasutte choito kimagure wataridori

Komoro hanarete Kutsukakejyukuwa

Tsukiga okka'ani mietekuru

Yubino akagire marui kata

Tasshade inayoto inorudake

Ottoko dokkoi Ikene~e yo

Ottoko dokkoi Ikene~e yo

Gomennasutte choito kimagure wataridori

Song Name: A Slightly Whimsical Migratory Bird(Vagabond)

Singer: Hikawa Kiyoshi

Lyrics: Niitani Toshiya

Composer: Miyashita Kenji

Arrangement: Maruyama Masahito

Release Date: 9/17/2014

Record Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

The vagabond from the rosy Edo

Walking alone on the Sugaru path, Mount Fuji

From the Miho no Matsubara*, looking out into the ocean

Flock of birds gathered around a white sail

Oops, no can do

Oops, no can do

Excuse me, (I'm a) slightly whimsical migratory bird

The young lady I first saw on Amagi Pass in Izu

If she were a flower, she would be a red rhododendron

Even if I had fallen in love with her all the way down to the marrow of my bone

I can't court her, sandogasa**

Oops, no can do

Oops, no can do

Excuse me, (I'm a) slightly whimsical migratory bird

Leaving Komoro***, at Kutsukakejyuku****

The moon looks like my mom

The cracked(chapped) fingers, rounded shoulders

I can only pray that she is well

Oops, no can do

Oops, no can do

Excuse me, (I'm a) slightly whimsical migratory bird

*Miho no Matsubara is a scenic area on the Miho Peninsula.

**Sandogasa is a hat made from bamboos or carex worn by travelers in olden Japan.

***Komoro is a city in Nagano Prefecture.

****Kutsukakejyuku is the nineteenth of the sixty-nine rest areas along the Nakasendō(one of the two roads that connected Edo to Kyoto).

Please click the above picture to purchase the CD including a recording of this song from Amazon.com. Both CDs which come up contain the song A Slightly Whimsical Migratory Bird(Vagabond) (ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥 Choito Kimagure Wataridori), but contain a different set of songs.

Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし)

Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川きよし) made his debut in 2000 with the single Hakone Eight Ri's Hanjiro(箱根八里の半次郎 Hakone Hachiri No Hanjirō).

In 2001, he became the first ever male enka singer (third enka singer overall) to appear on the cover of the Oricon magazine called Oricon Week The First (オリコン ウィーク The Ichiban) at the time.

Since he released "Ōi Chasing Otojirō(大井追っかけ音次郎 Ōi Okkake Otojirō)" in 2001, every new single he released has started out in the top ten of the Oricon Enka Famous Song Collection chart and the Oricon Singles Chart. He is the only enka singer to achieve this feat.

In most of his performances, he usually wears western clothing instead of traditional Japanese clothes.

Although he includes a choreography in his performances, they are always kept simple so that even small children and older fans can imitate his movements.

Since making his debut on the Kōhaku Utagassen in 2000, he has appeared in all subsequent festivals (2014 at the time when this was written). He sung in the ōtori(大トリ) position in 2008 and in the torimae(トリ前) position in 2003 and 2010.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 氷川きよし which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.