Beyond the black waves, I feel a hint of morning
The unfading stars start shining in my heart
Even sad songs will someday become nostalgic ones
An unseen scar colors my soul
黒い波の向こうに朝の気配がする
消えない星が私の胸に輝き出す
悲しい歌もいつか懐かしい歌になる
見えない傷が私の魂彩る
I discovered Hikaru Utada on Japanese TV by chance while in Kyoto last September. Hikaru holds the record for having the largest selling album in Japanese history but in recent years disappeared off the scene. That night on NHK was the first time she had appeared in public for some years and on further investigation I learnt about her professional and personal struggles, most notably, coming to terms with the death of her mother, Keiko Fuji (also one of Japan's most popular singers). Keiko took her own life in 2013. Many of the songs explore themes of loss, grief, rejection and death although there are also notes of love (Hikaru remarried in 2014 and gave birth to a son a year later).
So this song "Michi" (Road) has a poignant edge. The song is from her album "Fantôme"
Find out more about Hikaru and listen to excerpts from her most recent album here
Watashi wa kono kyoku ga dai suki desu
Michi from taorpiest 3 on Vimeo.
The unfading stars start shining in my heart
Even sad songs will someday become nostalgic ones
An unseen scar colors my soul
黒い波の向こうに朝の気配がする
消えない星が私の胸に輝き出す
悲しい歌もいつか懐かしい歌になる
見えない傷が私の魂彩る
I discovered Hikaru Utada on Japanese TV by chance while in Kyoto last September. Hikaru holds the record for having the largest selling album in Japanese history but in recent years disappeared off the scene. That night on NHK was the first time she had appeared in public for some years and on further investigation I learnt about her professional and personal struggles, most notably, coming to terms with the death of her mother, Keiko Fuji (also one of Japan's most popular singers). Keiko took her own life in 2013. Many of the songs explore themes of loss, grief, rejection and death although there are also notes of love (Hikaru remarried in 2014 and gave birth to a son a year later).
So this song "Michi" (Road) has a poignant edge. The song is from her album "Fantôme"
Find out more about Hikaru and listen to excerpts from her most recent album here
Watashi wa kono kyoku ga dai suki desu
Michi from taorpiest 3 on Vimeo.
No comments:
Post a Comment