Gojinjo Drums(御陣乗太鼓 Gojinjo Daiko) by (北島三郎 Kitajima Saburō)

歌名: 御陣乗太鼓

唄: 北島三郎

作詞: 原譲二

作曲: 原譲二

発売日: 2015年6月05日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

叩く太鼓が　大地を揺すり

バチが激しく　舞踊る

能登の御陣乗　自慢の音が

寄せる波間に　轟(とどろき)き渡る

巻いたサラシに　吹き出す汗は

これが男の　夢しずく

惚れた腫れたも　たまにはいいさ

涙拭くのも　それもいい

男だったら　くよくよするな

粋な啖呵も　伊達ではないさ

見せてやるんだ　心の叫び

燃える篝火(かがりび)　赤々と

男一代　命を込めて

暗い世間に　幸せを

辛い時こそ　一押し二押し

夢を明日に　繋いでやるさ

それが願いの　御陣乗太鼓

鬼も暴れる　乱れ打ち

Utamei: Gojinjo Daiko
Uta: Kitajima Saburō
Kashi: Hara Jōji
Sakkyoku: Hara Jōji
Hatsubaibi: 6/5/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Tataku taikoga daichiwo yusuri
Bachiga hageshiku maiodoru
Notono gojinjō jiman'no otoga
Yoseru namimani todoroki kiwataru
Maita sarashini fukideru asewa
Korega otokono yumeshizuku

Horeta haretamo tamaniwa i'isa
Namida fukunomo soremo i'i
Otokodattara kuyokuyosuruna
Ikina tankamo datedewanaisa
Misete yarunda kokorono sakebi
Moeru kagaribi aka'akato

Otoko ichidai inochiwo komete
Kurai seken'ni shiawasewo
Tsurai tokikoso hito'oshi futa'oshi
Yumewo ashitani tsunaideyarusa
Sorega negaino gojinjo daiko

Onimo abareru midareuchi

Song name: Gojinjo Drums

Singer: Kitajima Saburo

Lyrics: Hara Jōji

Composer: Hara Joji

Release Date: 6/5/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

The drum which I strike shakes the ground

The drumsticks fiercely dance around

Noto's Gojinjo Drum, its sounds, my pride

Roar towards the approaching waves

My sweat which pours out from the sarashi*

This is a man's dreamy dew

Falling madly in love is fine from time to time

Wiping away tears is also fine

If you are a man don't stay depressed

Stylish caustic words aren't arrogant
I'm going to show them my heart's roars

The hot red burning bonfire

A man alone putting one's life on the line

Bringing happiness to this dark world

Especially when times are tough, forcing the way through pushing once, twice

I will bridge it with tomorrow as my hope

That's the hope from the gojinjo drums

Even the ogres lose control, this uncontrolled playing (of the drums)

*Sarashi is a long roll of cloth used to wrap around the body.

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Mandarin Duck Pass(おしどり峠… Oshidori Tōge...) by (北島三郎 Kitajima Saburō)

歌名: おしどり峠…

唄: 北島三郎

作詞: 鈴木紀代

作曲: 原譲二

発売日: 2015年6月05日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

胸突(むなつ)き八丁の　浮き世の坂を

よくぞここまで　登って来たな

おまえの汗と　おいらの汗と

二人一緒の　おしどり峠

あの花この花　心の中に

咲かせた花の　数(かず)いくつ

六畳一間(ひとま)が　最初の一歩

遅い帰りを　待っててくれた

おまえがいるさ　おいらがいるさ

長い道のり　おしどり峠

あの時この時　涙の時も

優しい心は　この胸に

何にも言うなよ　わかっているさ

いつも心で　思っているよ

おまえの影と　おいらの影と

二つ重なる　おしどり峠

あの夢この夢　この先までも

大事に生きよう　いつまでも

Utamei: Oshidori Tōge...
Uta: Kitajima Saburō
Kashi: Suzuki Kiyo
Sakkyoku: Hara Jōji
Hatsubaibi: 6/5/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Munatsuki hatchōno ukiyono sakawo
Yokuzo kokomade nobottekitana
Omaeno aseto oirano aseto
Futari isshono oshidori tōge
Ano hana kono hana kokorono nakani
Sakaseta hanano kazu ikutsu

Rokujō hitomaga saishono ippo
Osoi kaeriwo mattetekureta
Omaega irusa oiraga irusa
Nagai michinori oshidori tōge
Ano toki kono toki namidano tokimo
Yasashi'i kokorowa kono muneni

Nanimo iunayo wakatte irusa
Itsumo kokorode omotte iruyo
Futatsu kasanaru oshidori tōge
Ano yume kono yume kono sakimademo
Daijini ikiyō itsumademo

Song name: Mandarin Duck Pass

Singer: Kitajima Saburo

Lyrics: Suzuki Kiyo

Composer: Hara Joji

Release Date: 6/5/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

The steepest part of the mountain path of the slope of this fleeting life

It's amazing you climbed up all this way

Your sweat and my sweat

Both of us together on this mandarin duck pass

That flower this flower inside our hearts

The flowers we let bloom how many are there

The six-mat room was the first step

You waited for me even when I came home late

You are here I am here

The long path the mandarin duck pass
That time this time the time when we were in tears

Your kind heart to my chest

Don't say anything I already know

I always think in my heart

Your shadow and my shadow

Both overlap the mandarin duck pass
That dream this dream until the place just up ahead

Let's live our lives carefully, always

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The Teary Final Stage(涙の花舞台 Namidano Hanabutai) by (北島三郎 Kitajima Saburō)

歌名: 涙の花舞台

唄: 北島三郎

作詞: 原譲二

作曲: 原譲二

発売日: 2015年6月05日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

辛い　悲しい　別れが来たね

初めて出逢った　あの日から

季節(とき)は流れて　幾年(いくとせ)過ぎて

語りつくせぬ　想い出は

この胸に　この胸に

抱いて最後の花舞台

泣いちゃいけない　泣いたら駄目と

云った言葉の　裏で泣く

厚い情けは　それぞれに

持ちつ持たれつ　それもいい

この命　この命

賭けて最後の花舞台

いつか　どこかの　楽屋の隅で

再び会えたら　泣くだろう

声にならない　涙の瞳

芸の為なら　果てまでも

この姿　この姿

飾る最後の花舞台

Utamei: Namidano Hanabutai
Uta: Kitajima Saburō
Kashi: Hara Jōji
Sakkyoku: Hara Jōji
Hatsubaibi: 6/5/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Tsurai kanashi'i wakarega kitane
Hajimete deatta ano hikara
Tokiwa nagarete ikutose sugite
Katari tsukusenu omoidewa
Kono muneni kono muneni
Daite saigono hanabutai

Naicha ikenai naitara dameto
Itta kotobano urade naku
Atsui nasakewa sorezoreni
Mochitsu motaretsu soremo i'i
Kono inochi kono inochi
Kakete saigono hanabutai

Itsuka dokokano gakuyano sumide
Futatabi aetara nakudarō
Koeni naranai namidano hitomi
Geino tamenara hatemademo
Kono sugata kono sugata

Kazaru saigono hanabutai

Song name: The Teary Final Stage

Singer: Kitajima Saburo

Lyrics: Hara Jōji

Composer: Hara Joji

Release Date: 6/5/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

The painful sorrowful time of parting has come

From the day we first met

The seasons flowed by many years had passed

The memories too numerous to tell

To this chest to this chest

I hold as I get on the final flowery stage

I must not cry, I can't cry

Behind those words I am crying

The strong feelings of sympathies each

Give and take, that's also fine

This life this life

Putting this life on the line on this final flowery stage

Some time somewhere in the corner of the dressing room

If we could meet again, I would surely cry

Unable to voice a word, pupils wet with tears

If for a performance, to the ends of the earth

This figure this figure

I shall adorn on this final flowery stage

Please click either of the above pictures to purchase a CD containing a recording of this song from Amazon.com. The top CD includes the recording of Mandarin Duck Pass(おしどり峠… Oshidori Tōge...) while the bottom CD includes a recording of Gojinjo Drums(御陣乗太鼓 Gojinjo Daiko).

Big Catch Boat(大漁船 Tairyōbune) by Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎)

歌名: 大漁船

唄: 北島三郎

作詞: 大屋詩起

作曲: 原譲二

編曲: 南郷達也

発売日: 2015年2月04日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

風がもつれりゃ　吹雪に変わる

時化（しけ）は覚悟さ　のっけから

海の男は　根性一途

行手（ゆくて）さえぎる　でっかい波を

軋む舳先（へさき）で　砕いて進む

度胸勝負の　ヨイショ　大漁船だ

かかる飛沫（しぶき）を　こぶしでぬぐい

肌をさらして　網を打つ

地獄廻りの　頑張り船だ

のるかそるかは　承知の上さ

意地と我慢の　潮焼け顔は

北の漁師の　ヨイショ　血潮がたぎる

沖のカモメに　別れを告げて

帰る潮路に　舵を切る

陸（おか）の番屋で　祝いの酒だ

なびく五色の　大漁旗は

これが男の　命の証し

笑顔土産の　ヨイショ　大漁船だ

Utamei: Tairyōbune
Uta: Kitajima Saburō
Kashi: Ōya Shiki
Sakkyoku: Hara Jōji
Henkyoku: Nangō Tatsuya
Hatsubaibi: 2/4/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Kazega motsurerya fubukini kawaru
Shikewa kakugosa nokkekara
Umino otokowa konjō ichizu
Yukute saegiru dekkai namiwo
Kishimu hesakide kudaite susumu
Dokyō shoōbuno yoisho tairyōbuneda

Kakaru shibukiwo kobushide nugui
Hadawo sarashite amiwo utsu
Jigokumawarino ganbaribuneda
Noruga sorukawa shōchino uesa
Ijito gaman'no shioyakegaowa
Kitano Ryōshino yoisho chishioga tagiru

Okino kamomeni wakarewo tsugete
Kaeru shiojini kajiwo kiru
Okano ban'yade iwaino sakeda
Nabiku goshikino tairyōbatawa
Korega otokono inochino akashi

Egao miyageno yoisho tairyōbuneda

Song name: Big Catch Boat

Singer: Kitajima Saburo

Lyrics: Oya Shiki

Composer: Hara Joji

Arrangement: Nangō Tatsuya

Release Date: 2/4/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

If the winds tangle, they change to a blizzard

I expect a storm from the start

A man's sea is simply just guts

The big wave which keeps us from our destination

Move forward by breaking it with the creaky bow

It's a bout of courage yoisho a big catch boat

The water that splashed on me I wipe with my fist

I expose my skin and cast the nets

This hard-working ship goes around hell

Whether we make it or lose it I understand

Stubbornness and patience the tide burned face is

The fisherman of the north's yoisho the blood boils

Saying goodbye to the offing's seagull

To the returning path I turn the rudder

On the land's ban'ya* drink a celebratory sake

The fluttering five colored big catch flag is

This is a man's life's proof

A smile souvenir's yoisho big catch boat

*Ban'ya is a place near the ocean where fishermen can work and rest.

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 Big Catch Boat(大漁船 Tairyōbune).

Long Path(路遥か Michiharuka) by Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎), Kitayama Takeshi(北山たけし)

歌名: 路遥か

唄: 北島三郎、 北山たけし

作詞: 大地土子

作曲: 大地土子

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2014年8月06日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

（北島）この人生を　ここまで歩いてくれば

（北山）ここまで歩いてくれば…

（北島）永き旅路の　出逢い　別れ

思い出　よみがえる

（北山）山を越え　（北島）谷を越えて

（北島、北山）鳴吸　陽はまた昇り　それが道なら

大地　踏みしめて

（北島）熱く　（北山）熱く　（北島、北山）熱く

（北島、北山）明日へ続く

（北山）この人生を　再（ここ）から歩いてみるさ

（北島）再から歩いてみるさ…

（北山）雨が降るたび　花は咲いて

緑は　芽吹くもの

（北島）夢一つ　（北山）胸に抱（いだ）いて

（北島、北山）鳴吸　季節は巡り　そこに詩（うた）あり

紡ぐ　足跡は

（北山）遠く　（北島）遠く　（北島、北山）遠く

（北島、北山）想いをつなぐ

（北島、北山）鳴吸　命の限り　炎と燃えて

共に　生きてたい

（北山）心　（北島）心　（北島、北山）心

（北山）遥かな路を　（北島）遥かな路を…

（北島）－北島 三郎

（北山）－北山たけし

（北島、北山）－北島 三郎、北山たけし

Utamei: Michiharuka

Uta: Kitajima Saburō, Kitayama Takeshi

Kashi: Daichi Tsuchiko

Sakkyoku: Daichi Tsuchiko

Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito

Hatsubaibi: 8/6/2014

Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

(Kitajima) Kono jinseiwo kokomade aruitekureba

(Kitayama) Kokomade aruite kureba...

(Kitajima) Nagaki tabijino deai wakare

Omoide yomigaeru

(Kitayama) Yamawo koe (Kitajima) taniwo koete

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Aa hiwa mata nobori sorega michinara

Daichi fumishimete

(Kitajima) Atsuku (Kitayama) atsuku (Kitajima, Kitayama) atsuku

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Ashitae tsudzuku

(Kitayama) Kono jinseiwo kokokara aruitemirusa

(Kitajima) Kokokara aruitemirusa...

(Kitayama) Amega furutabi hanawa saite

Midoriwa mebuku mono

(Kitajima) Yume hitotsu (Kitayama) muneni idaite

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Aa kisetsuwa meburi sokoni uta ari

Tsumugu ashiatowa

(Kitayama) Tōku (Kitajima) tōku (Kitajima, Kitayama) tōku

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Omoiwo tsunagu

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Aa inochino kagiri honōto moete tomoni ikiteitai

(Kitayama) Kokoro (Kitayama) kokoro (Kitajima, Kitayama) kokoro

(Kitayama) Harukana michiwo (Kitajima) harukana michiwo

(Kitajima) - Kitajima Saburō

(Kitayama) - Kitayama Takeshi

(Kitajima, Kitayama) - Kitajima Saburō, Kitayama Takeshi

Song name: Long Path

Singer: Kitajima Saburo, Kitayaka Takeshi

Lyrics: Daichi Tsuchiko

Composer: Daichi Tsuchiko

Arrangement: Maruyama Hasahito

Release Date: 8/6/2014

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

(Kitajima) Walking this life to this point

(Kitayama) Walking to this point...

(Kitajima) The eternal path's meetings, partings

Memories resurface

(Kitayama) Going over the mountain (Kitajima) going past the valley

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Oh the sun rises again, if that is the path

I step on the solid ground

(Kitajima) Passionately (Kitayama) passionately (Kitajima, Kitayama) passionately

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Continue towards tomorrow

(Kitayama) This life I will walk from here

(Kitajima) Walk from here...

(Kitayama) Every time it rain the flowers bloom

Shoots are things which sprout

(Kitajima) Holding a dream to my heart

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Oh the seasons change, and there you can find the songs

The spinning footprints are

(Kitayama) Distant(Kitajima) distant (Kitajima, Kitayama) distant

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Thoughts they connect

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Oh as long as I have life, I want to burn along with the flame

Live our lives together

(Kitayama) Heart (Kitayama) heart (Kitajima, Kitayama) heart

(Kitayama) The long path (Kitajima) the long path

(Kitajima) - Kitajima Saburō

(Kitayama) - Kitayama Takeshi

(Kitajima, Kitayama) - Kitajima Saburō, Kitayama Takeshi

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Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎)

When Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎) was in high school, he saved a drowning boy, and the incident was reported in the Hakodate Newspaper(函館新聞 Hakodate Shinbun).

When the famous singing show NHK Amateur Singing Contest(NHKのど自慢 NHK Nodo Jiman) came around to Hakodate, Kitajima entered the contest, but didn't qualify for the finals. The show's announcer at the time, Miyata Teru(宮田輝), did mention that he had a good singing voice. This gave encouragement to the young Kitajima, and he started to wonder if he could succeed as a singer.

In 1954, he went to Tokyo to attend the Tokyo Vocal Speciality Music School (東京声専音楽学校 Tokyo Seisen Ongaku Gakkō). Because he wanted to sing kayōkyoku, he sung in Shibuya shops hoping to make a debut. Around this time, he married his landlord's daughter Masako(雅子) in spite of her parent's objections that he did not have a steady job.

One day, the entertainment director at Japan Columbia heard him sing and asked him to drop by a cafe. There, Kitajima met composer Funamura Tōru(船村 徹), and Kitajima became Funamura's student. Funamura did his best to secure a chance for Kitajima to make a debut but struggled since rockabilly was popular at the time, and pure enka singers weren't as popular.

When Kitajima finally made his debut, it was with the song Bungachabushi(ブンガチャ節), but a week after ir was released, it was banned from sale, apparently because the "kyu kyu" sound voiced in the song resembled the sound made by the springs in a bed mattress. They scrambled to find an alternate song, and they released "Ship of Tears(なみだ船 Namidabune)" instead, which became an instant hit. Although he was married, he hid this fact on his profile because at the time, new singers were all single.

Next year, he switched recording companies to the newly formed Crown Records, and made his debut on the Kōhaku Utagassen. His eldest son was born this year. The press caught wind of this fact, and he was forced to reveal that he was already married.

He continued his success through the decade, and in 1972, he formed his own talent office, Kitajima Music Office （北島音楽事務所 Kitajima Ongaku Jimusho).

In 1985, he held the world's first serious concert on an airplane using a specially built stage for the occasion.

Starting from 1963, he performed in fifty Kōhaku Utagassen, his last performance coming in 2013. He has announced his retirement from the annual show, having sung in the tori(トリ) position thirteen times and in the tori mae(トリ前) position thirteen times.

He has been appointed the sightseeing ambassador for Hachiōji(八王子).

He uses the pen name Hara Jōji(原譲二) when he writes lyrics and composes music.

His nickname is "Sabuchan(サブちゃん)."

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 北島三郎 which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.