Sukiyaki 上を向いて歩こう Kyu Sakamoto 坂本九

English and Japanese lyrics. My first attempt using Windows Movie Maker.

英語と日本語の歌詞。僕は初めてWindows Movie Makerを使ったのです。

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[justnancyv]

This song is so beautiful and tragic. Such a wonderful song of love, and the tragic death of the singer. Is this an accurate translation? It seems rather terse, compact.

[steve4nlanguage]

@justnancyv Some parts are pretty much translated word-for-word, and in other parts I was a bit freer with the English. That's the trouble with translation: If it's word-for-word, some people complain that the English is stilted and not natural. If more stylistic English is used, then some people will remark, "That's not what XXX means." Oh well...

[Thegus0]

Great song and great video, only one thing, I would translate "Kanashimiwa Hoshino Kageni, Kanashimiwa Tsuki no Kageni" as "Sorrow is in the shadows of the stars, sorrow is in the shadows of the moon"

[steve4nlanguage]

@Thegus0 You're right; that would be a correct, exact translation. I vary between translating word-for-word and changing it a bit for "artistic" effect. I did that on another song video I made (Tómame o Déjame) and got some flack for it, lol. Oh well.

[chuckbuckbobuck]

There are some real talented people on youtube and you are one of them!

[steve4nlanguage]

@chuckbuckbobuck Wow, thanks!

[kingbushwickthe33rd]

Well,come December 21,according to the Mayan Calendar,Quezacoatal;Kim Jong Il and Tom Cruise are gonna fight Jesus;Captain Kirk and Snooki for control of the universe!!

So if Christ;Kirk and snooki lose,we'll all sing"Sukiyaki"before we get 666 on our foreheads!!

[Bananafight24]

I think I had to learn this back in Japanese school. Nope I did. I've definitely heard it before. (⌒▽⌒)

金 anyone know what this means in Japanese?

[Sesshomaus1fangirl]

@jamesh625 ah so I was, in a way, RIGHT! =D

thank you

[jamesh625]

@Sesshomaus1fangirl It is a type of dish in Japan. When this song was introduced to America however, they decided to change the name, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with food.

[ElenaRichfield]

This is lovely..I dont understand the language but i feel the lovely tempo is a sweet melody :) xx

[steve4nlanguage]

@carpenterabc I'll be giving away my oldest daughter in January. Is it even possible to get through it without tearing up?

[chuckbuckbobuck]

This song is appropriate for my situation in life---especially today on Christmas Eve. Not a good situation.

[kamyueloh]

@chuckbuckbobuck I agree

[Sesshomaus1fangirl]

i thought Sukiyaki was Japanese beef soup ='(

[l1nkh0gthr0b]

Fab!