Placido Domingo sings in Japanese

[ItsumoKokoroniTaiyou]

僕は！

ボーダーコリー好きでアマリリス♪

[MeinKomponist]

Music has no borders ! 

[DanTheManFromTexas]

love the mariachi version :D ViVa El Mariachi !!!

[WWLD001]

this is one of the most beautiful songs ever in Japan

and now he brought me one of the most beautiful male vocal version of that song

I can't but have tears flown as I think twice of Japan earthquake and current worldwide disaster

I hope this video will heal their hearts gently and guide us to positive and peaceful future...

thanks wansob for sharing this video!

[31operafan]

Pretty moving, especially considering what happened in Japan recently. I heard he sang in Japan at a benefit for the earthquake victims. He's such a sweet, generous person. :)

[orobyn]

Challenge met and bravery exemplified. 

[clyhiz]

This actually brought tears to my eyes. Everything about it. The fact that Placido Domingo and Misora Hibari are two of my all-time my favorite singers in the entire history of this (or any other) universe probably has something to do with it.

....I gotta go find some kleenex now.

[lanarv]

What a REMARKABLE performance !

..to sing in Japanese !,,it was a funny" experience "for him to sing and for us to hear!

I would be happy to listen to him even if he would have been singing just in..LA LA LAAA "language" :-)

..

[Antonlizard]

great song !!!

[johnchannetshow]

YEA...

[Antonlizard]

amazing !!! great singer, big song !!! =)

[XNiNj4Xx]

1 de los mejores 4 life

[bassgeisha2]

OMG!!!!I love Placido Domingo,and kawa no nagare no you ni is the best song ever!!!Thanx...

[TheVideosrock]

What can't this guy do!!! :)

[hidehiro99]

ドミンゴだけが　いつもこの曲を　確実に唄えていたので　今回も　安心して聞けました。

[MegaTama123]

素晴らしすぎ

[eliana64077]

incrível versatilidade ! Placido canta como tenor, como barítono, rege, ensina ... é um ser iluminado ! lindo vídeo !

[onikuma25]

Belt it out, Placido! lol Good stuff. Kudos for the upload.(^_^)

[ChrisPayneable]

WOW, amazing!!!

[federic017]

Piano piano lo sentiremo cantare da basso!!!

Grande musicista... un saluto

[satie85]

sugoooooiiiiii  ôÔ

[Lulusayang99]

Great job!!!!!!!!!Bravo!!!

[bajaamigo]

涙が出るほど素晴らしい！！！

Qué voz!

Excelente!...

[asurandy1]

日本語で聞くとその凄さがハッキリわかった。

ここまで歌える日本人はいない。。。

[chipslin]

It is can be more best than this, but this is relative good for a non-Japanese tenor.don't you?!

[waltermontani]

adorabile topone.....

[gharusa]

HE IS STILL SO HANDSOME!!!!

[31operafan]

@gharusa Yep! :) Keep it up, Placido!

[AbrahamDiner]

Bravo, Placido Domingo. Now it is time for you to sing in Hebrew and Yiddish. We know

you spent 2 years in Israel in the early 1960s

so you are familiar with the language, and

Yiddish has a similar pronunciation to

German. I can imagine Placido Domingo singing´ cantorial classics such as KOL NIDRE, ELI, ELI and others made famous by Yosele Rosenblatt and Moyshe

Oysher. We are waiting for you, Placido

[Tralfamadoro]

@AbrahamDiner

I think he's already sung in Herbew, search 'Noam Sheriff Placido Domingo' here on youtube.

[wlahmann]

Fraquinho....

[nocanpau]

He did a great job! ... MAGNIFICO!!

[brightspark495]

could jay-z or someone make a rap version? it would beat all the rest. (juz joking) domingo makes it sound so majestic..

[oohkuchi]

As a Japanese speaker, I disagree with comments above. Domingo has done his homework here. The Japanese is understandable and it sounds like he does know what he is singing. As somebody else said, phrasing when singing Japanese is far from easy. The title means, Like the flow of a river, but I'm kind of glad he didn't try an English or other translated version.

[kazuko62]

Fantastico! What a voice, and to try another language that you don't even understand. I give him a lot of credit for even trying. The phrasing in Japanese songs is very difficult to get especially when you don't know how to speak the language.

[xarissof]

poor guys next to him

the second he opens his mouth he's the only one you can actually listen

[CesarTnR]

Solo Placido puede interpretar una cancion de Misora Hibari

[laboxlo]

bravooo placido bravoooooooooooo

[irmina1]

Bravo Domingo!

[nazgul1400]

genio

[collinfong]

Wow I really admire this guy

[animus2006]

Stunningly beautiful setting and, of course, performance.

[veytia1]

maestro! que grande, felicidades

[LASTOURSDECABARET]

Même en japonais, cette star mondiale est fabuleuse !

Merci et chapeau..!

[HwangMyungShin]

Oui. Il peux aussi parler en neuf langues, c'est formidable!

[Pablo668]

That was so cool. Yeah his pronunciation was a little off but.......damn!

[crazychapin11]

sos uno de los grandes de la musica de tenorios del mundo

[mfu02]

Love his version (though I have the utmost respect to the original singer, Hibari, too). I'm Japanese, and his pronunciation is very very nice to my ears. I think it shows his respect to other culture.

[emilio1794]

the brown hair lady is beautiful

whats her name

[jojijoji88]

Bravo!!!!!!!

I liked that much better than the "3 Tenors" version. Placido! Simply glorious.

I'm glad he got his specs out in time! ^_^

[peterkar]

Wonderful, wonderful: the finest vocal performer (singing ability/language/dramatic capability....) of his time. Wonderful, wonderful.

[nahleili]

WOW. What a treat to hear. I've always loved this song, and its performed beautifully.

[luisenes]

ES UN CANTANTE SUMAMENTE VERSATIL.

[eric33yt]

Kawa no Nagare no Yoni (Domingo sings an abbreviated version of these lyrics.) Shirazu shirazu aruite kita hosoku nagai kono michi Furikaereba haruka toku furusato ga mieru Dekoboko michi ya magarikunetta michi chizu sae nai, sore mo mata jinsei Aa kawa no nagare no yoni yuruyaka ni ikutsu mo jidai wa sugite Aa kawa no nagare no yoni tomedo naku Sora ga tasogare ni somaru dake

[wansob]

Thank you for posting original words :-)

[ClaudiaPasseraub]

@eric33yt

Hi! I'm an opera singer and I love japanese songs, and I would like to sing this one for my next concert. Do you have the complete lyrics? Where can I foud the music sheet for piano? Thankyou so much for posting!

[telesoforo123]

@eric33yt Que melodia tan dulce!!!, no se porque, pero las lagrimas se brotan de mis ojos escuchandola. Felicidades Placido!!!

[eric33yt]

Ikiru koto wa tabisuru koto

owari no nai kono michi

Aisuru hito soba ni tsurete

yume sagashi nagara

Ame ni furarete nukarunda michi demo

itsuka wa mata hareru hi ga kuru kara

Aa kawa no nagare no yoni odayaka ni

kono mi wo makasete itai

Aa kawa no nagare no yoni utsuri yuku

Kisetsu yukidoke o machi nagara

[eric33yt]

Aa kawa no nagare no yoni odayaka ni

kono mi o makasete itai

Aa kawa no nagare no yoni itsumade mo

Aoi seseragi o kikinagara

[Taiwanensis]

Translated with help from a special youtube friend.

Part1:

Without knowing it, I have walked here

This long and narrow road

Looking back, long distance away

I can see my hometown

On the uneven and winding road

There is no map to follow.

Again, life is the same way.

[wansob]

Thank you very much! Beautiful words!

[EdgarinLA]

@Taiwanensis part two

[Taiwanensis]

Part 2: Like the river flowing leisurely, Time passes through the ages Like the river flowing endlessly, The sky is tinted (red) by the sunset Life is a journey on an endless road with my love beside me I search for dreams Even this muddy road in the rain Will some day see a sunny day

[Taiwanensis]

Part 3:

Like the river flowing leisurely,

I entrust myself gently to the flow of nature

Just like the changing flow of the river

Awaiting the season to change and the snow to melt

Like the river flowing leisurely,

I entrust myself gently to the flow of nature

Like the river flowing eternally,

while listening to the sound of blue stream

[Taiwanensis]

-:)

[55patri]

Placido es único

[A7madeus]

what is the name of the composer??

[eric33yt]

Music by: Mitake Akira

Words by: Akimoto Yasushi

[alinde555]

Charming! Thank you for posting.

[alex879999]

The song is Kawa no nagare no yoni, but what does it mean?

[steainsy]

it means like the flow of a river. His pronunciation is quite good too. Thanks wansob!

[elsavbrabant]

He looks so gorgeous! ;-)with his glasses... What year was that?

[kamikazekate]

What a MAN!

[pdefeoo]

Thanks, wansob! Placido is fantastic.