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Lyrics to "Oyasumi" CD: Aiko Shimada, voice; Elizabeth Falconer, koto (Please click on the link to view the lyrics or scroll down the page.)
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1. Oborozuki yo (Dreamy Moonlit Night)
2. Furusato (My Heart's Home)
3. Sakura, Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)
4. Momiji (Scarlet Leaves)
5. Takeda no Komoriuta (Takeda Lullaby)
6. Aiko's Lullaby
7. Aka Tonbo (Red Dragonfly)
8. Aogeba Totoshi (Song of Gratitude)
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9. Umi (Vast Sea)
10. Mimura nu Angwa (Girls from Three Villages? Okinawan Song)
11. Hatsu Yuki (First Snow)? Instrumental
12. Kirakira Boshi (Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star)
13. Hama Chidori (Plovers on the Shore)
14. Hagoromo no komoriuta (Okinawan Lullaby)
15. Komoriuta (Japanese Lullaby)
16. Oyasumi (Goodnight)
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1. Oborozuki yo (Dreamy Moonlit Night)
Nano hana batake ni, iri hi usure
Miwatasu yamano hakasu mifukashi
Harukaze soyofuku sora o mireba
Yuzukikakarite nioi awashi.
Sato wa no hokagemo mori no iro mo,
Tanaka no komichi o tadoru hiro mo
Kawazu no nakunemo kane no tomo
Sanagara kasumeru oborozuki yo.
2. Furusato (My Heart's Home)
Usagi oishi kano yama
Kobuna tsurishi kano kawa
Yume wa ima mo megurite
Wasuregataki furusato.
Iki ni imasu? Chichi haha
Tsutsuga nashi ya? Tomogaki
Ame ni kaze ni tsukete mo
Omoi izuru furusato.
Kokorozashi wo hatashite
Itsu no hi ni ka kaeran
Yama wa aoko furusato
Mizu wa kiyoki furusato.
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3. Sakura, Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)
Haru ? haru; Springtime in my heart; Springtime in my heart:
Sakura, sakura,
yayoi no sora wa
Miwatasu kagiri
Kasumi ka kumo ka
Nioizo Izuru
Izaya, izaya,
Mi ni yukan.
Blossom, blossom; Haru ga kita, Haru ga kita:
Sakura, sakura
Cherry blossoms April brings
Up against the clear blue sky
Mist-like petals gently sigh
Fill the air with signs of spring
Come with me, come with me
See the sweet cherry trees bloom.
Sakura, sakura,
yayoi no sora wa
Miwatasu kagiri.
Kasumi ka kumo ka
Nioizo Izuru
Izaya, izaya,
Mi ni yukan.
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4. Momiji (Scarlet Leaves)
Aki no yu hi ni, Teruyama momiji
Koi mou suimo, kazu aru naka ni
Matsu o irodoru kaede ya tsuta wa
Yamja no fumoto no susomo yu.
In the sunset light, the mountain glows with autumn leaves -
Deep scarlet and light gold, everywhere.
Maples and vines, vivid among the pine trees,
The foot of the mountain a woven brocade.
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5. Takeda no Komoriuta (Takeda Lullaby)
Mori mo iyagaru
Bonkara saki nya
Yuki mo chiratsuku shi
Komo naku shi
Bon ga kita tote
Nani ureshi karo
Katabira wa nashi
Obi wa nashi
Kono ko yo naku
Morioba ijiru
Mori mo ichinichi ni
Yaseru yara
Hayomo yuki taya
Kon zaisho koete
Mukou ni mieru wa
Oya no uchi...
Mukou ni mieru wa
Oya no uchi.
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6. Aiko's Lullaby
minamino shimanisumu nakijakuru kodomotachiwa
yoruhahani tsurerarete
hoshio miniyuku
(chorus)
nakunayo, nakunayo
mitegoran
konohoshizorao
kowaimonomo nayamimo
kieteyuku
nanzennenmo maeno hikari
II.
chiisaitoki doao shime
kurushiihodo naitakedo
hatenonai kono uchuo
mita atowa
namidamo tomatta
(chorus)
don't you cry, baby
don't cry, baby
look up and see the sky-full of stars
fears and worries will disappear soon
the light that travelled
for a million years
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6. Aiko's Lullaby (Japanese)
南の島に住む泣きじゃくる子供たちは
夜母につれられて
星を見に行く
(chorus)
泣くなよ、泣くなよ
見てごらん
この星空を
怖いものも悩みも
消えて行く
何千年も前の光
II.
小さいときドアを閉め
苦しいほど泣いたけど
果てのないこの宇宙を
見た後は
涙も止った
(chorus)
don't you cry, baby
don't cry, baby
look up and see the sky-full of stars
fears and worries will disappear soon
the light that travelled
for a million years
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7. Aka Tonbo (Red Dragonfly)
Dragonfly; dragonfly...
Yuuyake koyakeno akatonbo
Owarete mitano wa itsuno hi ka
Evening sky, evening sky...
Yamano hatake no kuwanomi o
Kokago ni tsunda wa maboroshika
Fly so high, fly so high...
Jugo de neiya wa yomeni iki
Osato no tayori mo taehateta
Say Goodbye, Say goodbye...
Yuyake koyake no akatonbo
Tomatte iryo saonosaki.
Say goodbye, say goodbye.
Say goodbye, say goodbye...
Goodbye. |
8. Aogeba Totoshi (Song of Gratitude)
Aogeba toutoshi wagashi no on
Oshie no niwa ni mo hayaiku tose
Omoeba itotoshi kono toshi tsuki
Imakoso wakareme, iza saraba.
Tagai ni mutsu mishi higoro no on
Wakaruru nochinimo yayo, wasuruna
Mi wo tatte, na wo age, yayo, hageme yo
Imakoso wakareme, iza, saraba.
Asayuu nareshini, manabinomado
Horaru no tomoshibi, tsumu shirayuki
Wasururuma sonaki, yuku toshitsuki
Imakoso wakareme, iza saraba.
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9. Umi (Vast Sea)
Umi wa hiroi na, ookii na,
Tsuki ga noborushi, higashizumu
Gentle waves, calling softly, ocean lullaby;
Rabbit moon glowing silver listens from the sky.
Umi ni ofune o ukabasete,
Yurete dokomade tsuzukuyara.
Gentle waves, calling softly, ocean lullaby;
Rabbit moon glowing silver, beckons me goodnight.
Umi ni ofune o ukabasete
Itte mitaina, yoso no kuni.
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10. Mimura nu Angwa (Girls from Three Villages ? Okinawan Song)
Uruku, Tumigusuku, Kachinuhana mimura,
Mimura nu angwa surututu,
Nuni-uri banashi.
Aya, mamigu nayo.
Mutu, kanju nayo.
11. Hatsu Yuki (First Snow) ? Instrumental
12. Kirakira Boshi (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Kirakira hikaru, osora no hoshi yo
Mabataki shite wa Minna o miteru
Kirakira no hoshi yo.
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the sky so high
Like a diamond in the sky,
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are!
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13. Hama Chidori (Plovers on the Shore)
Aoigsuki yo no hamabe ni wa
Oya o sagashite naku tori ga
Nami no kuni kara umarederu
Nureta tsubasa no gin no iro.
Yoru naku toru ni kanashisa wa
Oyao tazunete umi koete
Tsuki yo no kuni e saete yuku
Gin no tsubasa no hama chidori.
14. Hagoromo no komoriuta (Okinawan Lullaby)
Na ku na yo ya Naku na yo an maga tu bin su
Yani kwiyun do kumidara awadara ya ni kwiyun do
Hei yo hei yo naku na yo.
15. Komoriuta (Japanese Lullaby)
Nen nen korori yo, okorori yo
Bouya wa yoiko da, nenne shina
Bouya no omoriwa doko e itta
Anoyam koete, sato e itta.
Sato no miyagene nani moratta
Denden taiko ni sho no fue.
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16. Oyasumi (Goodnight)
Nighttime has come,
Gone is the sun,
Dream sky is spun,
Stars, one by one...
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush.
Oyasumi, close your eyes,
Oyasumi, close your eyes,
Oyasumi, close your eyes,
Sleep, sleep, sleep.
Oyasumi, dream of me,
Oyasumi, dream of me,
Oyasumi, dream of me,
Dream, dream, dream.
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush.
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush,
Hush, hush, hush,
Hush, hush, hushhhhhhh.
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