A Single Stretch of White Road(ひとすじの白い道 Hitosujino Shiroi Michi) by Mori Shin'ichi(森進一)

歌名: ひとすじの白い道

唄: 森進一

作詞: 中山大三郎

作曲: 中山大三郎

発売日: 2015年6月24日

レコード会社: ビクターエンタテインメント

わけもなく悲しみが 胸うつ夜は

思い出の数々が うかんで消える

ふりむけば ひとすじの白い道だった

風に泣き 雨にぬれ ひたすら生きた

泣くのはよそう 笑って行こう

思い出に生きるなんて まだ早い

若さゆえ何回も 迷い子になった

男ゆえその度に 空みて泣いた

あの人も あの人も はげましてくれた

こころから感謝して 今日まで生きた

これから先を みていてほしい

それだけをたった一つ 伝えたい

ただとおい ひとすじの白い道がある

何がある 何が待つ ひたすら行こう

両手を広げ こころを広げ

愛だけをうたいながら どこまでも

Utamei: Hitosujino Shiroi Michi
Uta: Mori Shin'ichi
Kashi: Nakayama Daizaburō
Sakkyoku: Nakayama Daizaburō
Hatsubaibi: 6/24/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Bikuta Entāteinmento

Wakemonaku kanashimiga mune utsu yoruwa
Omoideno kazukazuga ukande kieru
Furimukeba hitosujino shiroi michidatta
Kazeni naki ameni nure hitasura ikita
Nakunowa yosō waratte yukō
Omoideni ikirunante mada hayai

Wakasayue nankaimo maigoninatta
Otokoyue sono tabini sora mite naita
Ano hitomo ano hitomo hagemashite kureta
Kokorokara kanshashite kyōmade ikita
Korekara sakiwo mite ite hoshī
Soredakewo tatta hitotsu tsutaetai

Tada tōi hitosujino shiroi michiga aru
Naniga aru naniga matsu hitasura yukō
Ryōtewo hiroge kokorowo hiroge

Aidakewo utainagara dokomademo

Song name: A Single Stretch of White Road

Singer: Mori Shin'ichi

Lyrics: Nakayama Daizaburō

Composer: Nakayama Daizaburō

Release Date: 6/24/2015

Record Label: Victor Entertainment Corp.

On the night when sorrow hits the heart without reason

Numerous memories appear and vanish

When I turned around, there was a single stretch of white road

Crying to the wind, getting wet from the rain, I just earnestly lived my life

Let's stop crying, yes, let's proceed with laughter

It's still too early to live for memories

Because of my youth, I lost my way many times

Because I was a man, I looked up at the sky and cried each time

This person and that person, they all gave me words of encouragement

I lived until today thanking them from my heart

I want them to see what comes next

That's the one thing I want to tell them

There is just a single white stretch of road reaching far

What is there what awaits there, I want to proceed earnestly

With both my hands open with my heart wide open

Singing only love everywhere

Living My Life As It Comes(あるがままに生きる Aruga Mamani Ikiru) by Mori Shin'ichi(森進一)

歌名: あるがままに生きる

唄: 森進一

作詞: 森進一

補作詞: 有馬三恵子

作曲: 森進一

発売日: 2015年6月24日

レコード会社: ビクターエンタテインメント

理不尽なことも呑み込み

曲がった嘘も許した

噂も誤解も偽りも

心にあとを止めず…

言い訳をする気はない

愛する者を愛した

不器用者には似合いの土地を

向かい風に吹かれ

道端 花など祠(ほこら)に手向(たむ)け

母にだけは祈る

現在(いま)を支える思い出は

山のようにあるよ

喜び悲しみ数えれば

青春(はる)がよみがえるね…

耐えてきた痛み すべて

生きてる証拠(あかし)だからさ

不器用者なら黙っていよう

時間(とき)が癒すだろう

涙に似ているやさしいものが

ふいに胸をみたす

この生命(いのち)いとおしみ

あるがままに 生きる

不器用者には似合いの土地を

向かい風に吹かれ

道端 花など祠(ほこら)に手向(たむ)け

母にだけは祈る

Utamei: Aruga Mamani Ikiru
Uta: Mori Shin'ichi
Kashi: Mori Shin'ichi
Hokashi: Arima Mieko
Sakkyoku: Mori Shin'ichi
Hatsubaibi: 6/24/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Bikuta Entāteinmento

Rifujin'na kotomo nomikomi
Magatta usomo yurushita
Uwasamo gokaimo itsuwarimo
Kokoroni atowo tomezu...
Īwakewo suru kiwa nai
Aisuru monowo aishita
Bukiyōmononiwa niaino tochiwo
Mukaikazeni fukare
Michibata hananado hokorani tamuke
Hahani dakewa inoru

Imawo sasaeru omoidewa
Yamno yōni aruyo
Yorokobi kanashimi kazoereba
Haruga yomigaerune...
Taetekita itami subete
Ikiteru akashidakarasa
Bukiyōmononara damatteiyō
Tokiga iyasudarō
Namidani niteiru yasashī monoga
Fuini munewo mitasu

Kono inochi ito'oshimi
Aruga mamani ikiru

Bukiyōmononiwa niaino tochiwo
Mukaikazeni fukare
Michibata hananado hokorani tamuke

Hahani dakewa inoru

Song name: Living My Life As It Comes

Singer: Mori Shin'ichi

Lyrics: Mori Shin'ichi

Supporting Lyrics: Arima Mieko

Composer: Mori Shin'ichi

Release Date: 6/24/2015

Record Label: Victor Entertainment Corp.

Even unreasonable things I swallowed

And forgave the crooked lies

The rumors, the misunderstandings, and the lies

Not even holding a grudge in my heart...

I don't intend to make excuses

I just loved the ones I loved

To those who are clumsy, a fitting land

Blown by the headwind

On the side of the road, offering things like flowers to the shrine

And praying only to my mother

The memories which support me now

I have as many as a mountain

If I count the happiness and the sorrows

My youth comes back...

All the pains I weathered

Are proof that I am alive

To those who are clumsy stay silent

Time will surely heal the pains

Something kind similar to the tears

Unexpectedly fulfills the heart

Cherishing this life

Living My Life As It Comes

To those who are clumsy, a fitting land

Blown by the headwind

On the side of the road, offering things like flowers to the shrine

And praying only to my mother

Mori Shin'ichi(森進一)

Mori Shin'ichi(森進一) won the "Rhythm Singing Contest(リズム歌合戦 Rizumu Utagassen)" in 1965.  Charlie Ishiguro(チャーリー石黒) developed him as a talent. Before he made his debut, Charlie felt that Shin'ichi's personality was not distinctive enough and convinced him to sing enka songs using his signature husky voice.

He made his debut in 1966 with the single "A Woman's Sigh(女のためいき On'nano Tameiki)."

He first appeared on Kōhaku Utagassen(紅白歌合) in 1968 and has appeared in all subsequent Kōhaku Utagassen shows since then. He has sung in the tori position nine times and the tori mae position nine times.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 森進一 which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.