Jōmon Fire Festival(Jōmon Himatsuri 縄文炎祭) by Takegawa Miko(竹川美子)

歌名: 縄文炎祭

唄: 竹川美子

作詞: 鈴木青児

作曲: 斎藤重男

発売日: 2015年6月03日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

夢まぼろしか うつせみか

愛(め)ぐむ微笑 美しく

その眼差しは さわやかに

命咲かせて 華の宴

燃えて 野を焼き 地を這い

白い衣 炎に染めて

踊る女神がそっと 身を焦がす

縄文炎祭に わたし祈るの

遥かに過ぎた 春秋(とき)想い

いつかいにしえ 鳥になり

女神のように 艶(あで)やかに

コブシ花咲く 舟形で

燃えて 彩る 季節に

愛の炎 心に秘めて

小国(おぐに)の川にそっと 手を合わせ

縄文炎祭に わたし祈るの

燃えて 野を焼き 地を這い

白い衣 炎に染めて

踊る女神がそっと 身を焦がす

縄文炎祭に わたし祈るの

Utamei: Jōmon Himatsuri
Uta: Takegawa Miko
Kashi: Suzuki Seiji
Sakkyoku: Saitō Shigeo
Hatsubaibi: 6/3/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Yume maboroshika utsusemika
Megumu hohoemi utsukushiku
Sono manazashiwa sawayakani
Inochi sakasete hanano utage
Moete nowo yaki chiwo hai
Shiroi kinu hono'oni somete
Odoru megamiga sotto miwo kogasu
Jōmon himatsuri watashi inoruno

Harukani sugita toki omoi
Itsuka inishie torini nari
Megamino yōni adeyakani
Kobushi hana saku funagatade
Moete irodoru kisetsuni
Aino hono'o kokoroni himete
Ogunino kawani sotto tewo awase
Jōmon himatsuri watashi inoruno

Moete nowo yaki chiwo hai
Shiroi kinu hono'oni somete
Odoru megamiga sotto miwo kogasu
Jōmon himatsuri watashi inoruno

Song name: Jōmon Fire Festival
Singer: Takegawa Miko
Lyrics: Suzuki Seiji
Composer: Saitō Shigeo
Release Date: 6/3/2015
Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

Is it a dream, mirage or is it something real
The lovely smile is beautiful
The refreshing look
Makes the life bloom, a feast of flowers
Burning, burning the field, crawling on the ground
The white cloth, painted in flames
The dancing goddess gently burns herself
I pray to the Jōmon Fire Festival

Thinking about a season passed a long time ago
One day turning into an ancient bird
Elegantly like a goddess
In Funagata where the kobushi magnolias bloom
In the season when the fires color the area
The flames of love, I hide in my heart
To the Oguni's river I gently place my hands together
I pray to the Jōmon Fire Festival

Burning, burning the field, crawling on the ground
The white cloth, painted in flames
The dancing goddess gently burns herself
I pray to the Jōmon Fire Festival

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A Tavern Called "Port"(居酒屋「みなと」 Izakaya "Minato") by Takegawa Miko(竹川美子)

歌名: 居酒屋「みなと」

唄: 竹川美子

作詞: 原文彦

作曲: 叶弦大

発売日: 2015年6月03日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

入り船みたいにさ 人が来て

出船にどこか似た 人が往(ゆ)く

まるで港の ような店

あなたという名の さすらい船を

きょうも待ってる かもめがいます

酔って候 居酒屋「みなと」

せめても一晩さ この膝に

碇(いかり)を降ろしては くれまいか

それが言えない 初(うぶ)な恋

演歌がこぼれる 路地裏あかり

きょうも拗ねてる かもめがいます

酔って候 居酒屋「みなと」

寂しい瞳(め)をしてさ 飲んでたら

想いを察しては くれますか

胸に木枯らし 抱いてます

一度の思い出 愛しみながら

きょうも泣いてる かもめがいます

酔って候 居酒屋「みなと」

Utamei: Izakaya "Minato"
Uta: Takegawa Miko
Kashi: Hara Fumihiko
Sakkyoku: Kanō Gendai
Hatsubaibi: 6/3/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Irifune mitainisa hitoga kite
Defuneni dokoka nita hitoga yuku
Marude minatono yōna mise
Anatato iu nano sasuraibunewo
Kyōmo matteru kamomega imasu
Yotte sōrō izakaya "Minato"

Semete mohitobansa kono hizani
Ikariwo oroshitewa kuremaika
Sorega ienai ubuna koi
Enkaga koboreru rojiura akari
Kyōmo suneteru kamomega imasu
Yotte sōrō izakaya "Minato"

Samishi'i mewo shitesa nondetara
Omoiwo sashitewa kuremasuka
Muneni kogarashi daitemasu
Ichidono omoide itoshiminagara
Kyōmo naiteru kamomega imasu

Yotte sōrō izakaya "Minato"

Song name: A Tavern Called "Port"

Singer: Takegawa Miko

Lyrics: Hara Fumihiko

Composer: Kanō Gendai

Release Date: 6/3/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

Like the incoming ship, people came by

On an outgoing ship there was someone resembling you

Just like a port, this store

The wandering ship called "you (dear)"

There is a seagull waiting for you

Getting drunk in a tavern called  "Port"

At least one night, to this knee

Won't you lower your anchors here

An innocent love where such things can't be said

The back alley light where the enka spills out

There is a seagull who is pouting yet again today

Getting drunk in a tavern called  "Port"

If I had been drinking with lonely eyes

Will you ask me what's wrong

I am holding the cold wintry wind to my chest

Remembering fondly the single memory

There is a seagull who is crying again today

Getting drunk in a tavern called  "Port"

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Takegawa Miko(竹川美子)

Takegawa Miko(竹川美子) started singing enka when she was at an early age encouraged by her father. She started entering many karaoke contests even at this early age.

During junior high school, she was a percussionist in the brass band club. She went through tough training while a member of this club, and it was here that she made "Don't get discouraged by anything" her motto.

In December of 1991, she entered the NHK Amateur Singing Contest(NHK のど自慢 NHK Nodo Jiman) held in Etajima City(江田島町 Etajimachō) and became the champion. As a result, she decides to become a professional singer.

In 1997, she became composer Kanō Gendai(叶弦大)'s apprentice and studied under him for six years.

She made her professional debut in 2003 with the single "The Woman from Edzuriko(江釣子（えづりこ）のおんな Edzurikono On'na)."

In 2006, she won the Japan Composer's Association award at the 48th Japan Record Awards.

In 2007, she won the Wired Music Award at the 40th Japan Cable Awards.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 竹川美子 which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.