A Letter from Dad(とうさんの手紙 Tōsanno Tegami) by Tokunaga Yūki(徳永ゆうき)

歌名: とうさんの手紙

唄: 徳永ゆうき

作詞: いではく

作曲: ミヤギマモル

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2015年4月20日

レコード会社: ユニバーサル ミュージック

古いアパート　郵便受けに

ある日突然　とうさんの手紙

落ち込んで　しょげてた時

公園の　ベンチで読んだ

励ましのひと言が　泣けるほど沁みた

「人生は長い」

恋に破れて　仕事にめげて

こころ折れたら　思い出す手紙

無口だし　怖いだけと

思ってた　父親ごころ

懐にしまってる　にじんでる文字は

「人生は長い」

はるか遠くて　届かぬ夢も

いつか叶うと　がんばれる手紙

ゆれ動く　青春の今

寒い日の　陽だまりみたい

心から離れずに　生きている言葉

「人生は長い」

「人生は長い」

Utamei: Tōsanno Tegami
Uta: Tokunaga Yūki
Kashi: Ide Haku
Sakkyoku: Miyagi Mamoru
Henkyoku: Ido Norio
Hatsubaibi: 4/20/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Yunibāsaru myūjikku

Furui apāto yūbinukeni
Aru hi totsuzen tōsanno tegami
Ochikonde shogeteta toki
Kōen'no benchide yonda
Hagemashino hitokotoga nakeruhodo shimita
"Jinseiwa nagai"

Koini yaburete shigotoni megete
Kokoro oretara omoidasu tegami
Mukuchidashi kowai dakedo
Futokoroni shimatteru nijinderu mojiwa
"Jinseiwa nagai"

Haruka tōkute todokanu yumemo
Itsuka kanauto ganbareru tegami
Yureugoku seishun'no ima
Samui hino hidamarimitai
Kokorokara hanarezuni ikiteiru kotoba
"Jinseiwa nagai"


"Jinseiwa nagai"

Song name: A Letter from Dad

Singer: Tokunaga Yūki

Lyrics: Ide Haku

Composer: Miyagi Mamoru

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 4/20/2015

Record Label: Universal Music LLC

The old apartment, inside the mailbox

One day suddenly I received a letter from my dad

I was depressed and sulking

I read it on a bench at the park

A single word of encouragement, touched and made my heart cry

"Life is long"

When love leaves me broken, my work leaves me discouraged

When my heart is broken I recall that letter

He is a man of few words and a bit scary, but

He has the heart of a father

The letter which I keep close to my heart with the smeared letters

"Life is long"

Even a distant dream which I cannot reach

With that letter I can tell myself that I can still reach that dream and work diligently again

My youth, now, which shakes and moves

It's like the sun on a wintry day

The words stick to my heart and which I live by

"Life is long"

"Life is long"

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Let Me Tell You about My Home Town(ふるさとのはなしをしよう Furusatono Hanashiwo Shiyō) by Tokunaga Yūki(徳永ゆうき)

歌名: ふるさとのはなしをしよう

唄: 徳永ゆうき

作詞: 伊野上のぼる

作曲: キダ・タロー

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2015年4月20日

レコード会社: ユニバーサル ミュージック

砂山に　さわぐ潮風

かつお舟　はいる浜辺の

夕焼けが　海をいろどる

きみの知らない　ぼくのふるさと

ふるさとの　はなしをしよう

鳴る花火　ならぶ夜店に

縁日の　まちのともしび

下町の　夜が匂うよ

きみが生まれた　きみのふるさと

ふるさとの　はなしをしよう

今頃は　丘の畑に

桃の実が　赤くなるころ

遠い日の　夢の数々

ぼくは知りたい　きみのふるさと

ふるさとの　はなしをしよう

Utamei: Furusatono Hanashiwo Shiyō
Uta: Tokunaga Yūki
Kashi: Inoue Noboru
Sakkyoku: Kida Tarō
Henkyoku: Ido Norio
Hatsubaibi: 4/20/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Yunibāsaru myūjikku

Sunayamani sawagu shiokaze
Katsuobune hairu hamabeno
Yūyakega umiwo irodoru
Kimino shiranai bokuno furusato
Furusatono hanashiwo shiyō

Naru hanabi narabu yomiseni
En'nichino machino tomoshibi
Shitamachino yoruga niouyo
Kimiga umarega kimino furusato
Furusatono hanashiwo shiyō

Imagorowa okano hatakeni
Momono miga akaku naru koro
Tōi hino yumeno kazukazu
Bokuwa shiritai kimino furusato

Furusatono hanashiwo shiyō

Song name: Let Me Tell You about My Home Town

Singer: Tokunaga Yūki

Lyrics: Inoue Noboru

Composer: Kida Tarō

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 4/20/2015

Record Label: Universal Music LLC

The restless sea breeze which disturbs the sandpile

The beach where the skipjack tuna fishing vessel enters

The sunset colors the ocean

My home town that you do not know

Let me tell you about my home town

The ringing firecrackers the night market stands all lined up

The day of the festival, the town's lamplights

I can feel the scent of the old town's night

The town where you were born the town where you were born

Let's talk about your home town

Around this time, at the farm on the hills

The peaches turn bright red

The distant day's numerous dreams

I want to know your home town

Let's talk about your home town

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I Will Go Look for a Dream(夢さがしに行こう Yume Sagashini Yukō) by Tokunaga Yūki(徳永ゆうき)

歌名: 夢さがしに行こう

唄: 徳永ゆうき

作詞: いではく

作曲: ミヤギマモル

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2015年4月20日

レコード会社: ユニバーサル ミュージック

東の空が　白むころ

一番列車で　海まで出かけよう

向かい合う　おばさんが

「このミカン　あまっこい」と

差し出す手のひらに　浮かんだ母の顔

初めての　あゝひとり旅

夢さがしに行こう

岬回れば　おだやかな

夕日に染まる海　空には星ひとつ

賑やかな　浜屋台

日焼けした　おじさんに

「がんばれ　乾杯」と　おごられたビール

大人びた　あゝ味がした

はたちの一ページ

どこまでも　続く道

ころんでも　歩くだけ

心の宝物　いくつも見つけた日

明日には　あゝ何がある

夢さがしに行こう

Utamei: Yume Sagashini Yukō
Uta: Tokunaga Yūki
Kashi: Ide Haku
Sakkyoku: Miyagi Mamoru
Henkyoku: Ido Norio
Hatsubaibi: 4/20/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Yunibāsaru myūjikku

Higashino soraga shiramukoro
Ichibanresshade umimade dekakeyō
Mukaiau obasanga
"Kon mikan amakkoi" to
Sashidasu teno hirani ukanda hahano kao
Hajimeteno aa hitoritabi
Yume sagashini yukō

Misaki mawareba odayakana
Yūhini somaru umi soraniwa hoshi hitotsu
Nigiyakana hamayatai
Hiyakeshita ojisan'ni
"Ganbare kanpai" to ogorareta bīru
Otonabita aa ajigashita
Hatachino ichipēji

Dokomademo tsudzuku michi
Korondemo arukudake
Asuniwa aa naniga aru

Yume sagashini yukō

Song name: I Will Go Look for a Dream

Singer: Tokunaga Yūki

Lyrics: Ide Haku

Composer: Miyagi Mamoru

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 4/20/2015

Record Label: Universal Music LLC

Around the time when the eastern sky turns white

Let's get on the first train to the ocean

The old lady sitting across from me

"This orange is sweet" so saying

On the palm of the hand she holds out, my mothers face appeared

Oh my first journey alone

I will go look for a dream

Past the cape, a peaceful

Sunset paints the ocean, a single star in the sky

Crowded beach market stalls

From the sunburned old man

"Good luck, cheers!" so saying gave me free beer

It tasted, oh!,  like an adult

A single page from my twenty year old self

The path which continues forever

Even if I fall down I continue to walk

My heart's treasure, the day when I found many of them

There must be, oh!, something tomorrow

I will go look for a dream

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Tokunaga Yūki(徳永ゆうき)

Tokunaga Yūki(徳永ゆうき)'s parents were fans of enka, and as a result, he was exposed to enka from a young age. By the time he was an elementary school student, he was singing enka songs.

In 2012 he became the grand champion of the "NHK Amateur Singing Contest(NHKのど自慢チャンピオン大会 NHK Nodo Jiman Chanpion Taikai)."

He graduated from high school in 2013.

He attended the Japan Expo in Paris in 2014, a first for an enka singer.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 徳永ゆうき which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.