夕焼け小焼け (Yuuyake Koyake) -- Teresa Teng & Sojiro (Ocarina)

Please enjoy Teresa's performance of a Japanese beautiful nursery rhyme '夕焼け小焼け (Yuuyake Koyake)", meaning "Sunset glow". 中村雨紅 (Nakamura Ukou) wrote the lyrics, and　草川信 (Kusakawa Shin) composed the song (and released in 1927).

Teresa sang only the first half paragraph of this song, without background orchestra, at her first Japanese live concert in Shinjyuku (新宿), Tokyo, in 1976, the second year after her debut in Japan. This part of her live songs is reported to have been unofficially recorded in a tape and was kept by Teresa.

I modified the recorded portion, and created this video by adding the beautiful Ocarina performance by Sojiro (宗次郎).

The following are the whole Japanese lyrics, with my English translation.

夕やけこやけで　日が暮れて
Yuuyake koyake de hi ga kurete
(The day is declining with the sunset glow)

山のお寺の　鐘がなる
Yama no otera no kane ga naru
(The bell of the mountain temple started ringing)

お手々つないで　みなかえろ
Otete tsunaide mina kaero
(Let's go home hand in hand)

からすといっしょに　かえりましょ
Karasu to issho ni kaerimasho
(Let's go home with crowds)


子供がかえった　あとからは
Kodomo ga kaetta atokarawa
(After the children went home,)

まあるい大きな　お月さま
Maarui ookina otsukisama
(the round and large moon is up)

小鳥が夢を　見るころは
Kotori ga yume wo mirukorowa
(By the time when birds have a dream,)

空にはきらきら　金の星
Sora niwa kirakira kin no hoshi
(golden stars are twinkling in the sky)

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[erichuman]

Masami San, thanks for another beautiful clip by our TT. I just closed my eyes and let our angel takes me with her. Feels Greatttttttttttttttttttttttt!

[masami43]

@erichuman

Happy New Year to you.

I hope you still remember some Japanese words. Please try to sing this beautiful song with Teresa.

[embun1945]

Thanks Masami. It is a beautiful song.

[cidaskyblue]

Haai Masami san

Uwaaaaaaa natukasiiiiiiii utta desune watasi ga 5sai no tokoro itumo uttate imasita....

Dolmo Aligatol!

[teiska123]

Such a beautiful Japanese nursery rhyme, sung by Teresa Teng. Thank you for sharing this very nice artistical work, Masami-san. Please, spend a wonderful weekend. Kiotsukete kudasai. ~Teisuka

[112makim]

Dear Masami.

It's really great to watch and listen to your impressive new video which has beautiful melody & lyrics.Pretty,soothing & autumnal song sung by Teresa Teng & played by Sojiro.

I wish you a restful autumnal weekend.

Makim