襟裳岬 (Erimo Misaki)

Please enjoy Teresa's performance of a Japanese song "襟裳岬 (Erimo Misaki)", meaning "Cape Erimo", originally sung by 森進一 (Mori Shin-ichi). 吉田拓郎 (Yoshida Takurou) composed the song, and 岡本おさみ (Okamoto Osami) wrote the lyrics.

The song is about the severe winter season in Erimo Peninsula (襟裳岬), Hokkaido (北海道), the northernmost large island in Japan.

(My translation of the whole Japanese lyrics)
Erimo Misaki (Cape Erimo)
In the towns in the north, they seem to have already started using the fireplace to temper grief over the fireplace.
Because we are getting old while dwelling on meaningless matters,
let us warm ourselves by recollecting our silent incommunicable past.
There is nothing special in Erimo in spring.

This is your second cup of coffee, and
you like one sugar for that, don't you.
Forget about the cumbersome past by stirring the cup of coffee.
Recalling the last summer, we had happy time, dind't we.
There is nothing special in Erimo in spring.

Although our daily life comes even if we don't like it,
we can laugh our fears away quietly.
Because we are accustomed to consider that lacking spirits is the only way of life,
we are so nervous as to talk by girding outselves.
There is nothing special in Erimo in spring.
Here, we have a friend visiting us in the cold place.
Please feel free to warm up here.

北の街では もう 悲しみを暖炉で
燃やし　はじめてるらしい
理由の わからないことで　悩んでいるうち
老いぼれて　しまうから
黙りとおした 歳月を
ひろい集めて 暖めあおう
襟裳の春は　何もない春です

君は二杯め だよね コーヒーカップに
角砂糖を　ひとつ だったね
捨てて　来てしまった
わずらわしさ だけを くるくる かきまわして
通りすぎた　夏の匂い
想い出して 懐かしいね
襟裳の春は　何もない春です

日々のくらしは　いやでも やってくるけど
静かに 笑ってしまおう
いじけること だけが　生きることだと
飼い馴らし　すぎたので
身構えながら 話すなんて
ああ おくびょう　なんだよね
襟裳の春は 何もない春です
寒い友だちが 訪ねてきたよ
遠慮は　いらないから 暖まってゆきなよ

Kita no machi de wa mou kanashimi wo danro de
Moyashi hajimeteru rashii
Wake no wakaranai koto de nayande iru uchi
Oiborete shimau kara
Damari tooshita toshitsuki wo
Hiroi atsumete atatame aou
Erimo no haru wa nanimo nai haru desu

Kimi wa nihaime da yo ne koohii kappu (coffee cup) ni
Kakuzatou wo hitotsu datta ne
Sutete kite shimatta
Wazurawashisa dake wo kurukuru kakimawashite
Toori sugita natsu no nioi
Omoidashite natsukashii ne
Erimo no haru wa nanimo nai haru desu

Hibi no kurashi wa iya demo yatte kuru kedo
Shizuka ni waratte shimaou
Ijikeru koto dake ga Ikiru koto dato
Kainarashi sugita no de
Migamae nagara hanasu nante
Aa okubyou nanda yo ne
Erimo no haru wa nanimo nai haru desu
Samui tomodachi ga tazunete kita yo
Enryo wa iranai kara atatamatte yuki na yo

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[barrhavener]

Cold Weather in Japan?

It is really nothing compared to us in Canada !!!!!

Second Cup of Coffee?  Double Double in Tim Hortons is better (just joking ---- for Canadians only).

[Masami43A]

@barrhavener

Yes, it is also very cold in winter, particularly in the northern regions including Hokkaido.

I love the winter season in Canada, as I visited your country a few times on business in the past.

[15031230]

@barrhavener

I visited Erimo-Misaki some 40 years ago. It was very windy. I liked the place as well as all the Hokkaido.

I spent 2 years in Hokkaido people are very nice air is clean Ramen noodle, BBQ party...

I want to visit Hokkaido again.

[Masami43A]

@15031230

The cold winter will come to Erimo soon again.

You are always welcome to Japan, and enjoy hot Hokkaido Ramen.

[cswtds]

i like the song, although i don't understand Japanese, I guess襟裳岬is 海角in chinese

[Masami43A]

@cswtds Please click my comment box beneath the video. My explanation and English translation are there.

[munenori1229]

森進一の襟裳岬も良いけどテレサの襟裳岬も良いね。

俺が免許取得後初めてドライブに行ったのがえりも岬だったんだよ­なぁ

２時間ちょっと時間かかったけど・・・

[sunlike1000]

あー涙出て来た、

こんな綺麗な歌、歌ってくれた女性（ひと）がもう死んじゃって、­今はいないなんて淋しいね。

[Criticalheritage]

森進一もいいが、テレサの襟裳岬はすばらしい。初めての感動だ。­台湾と日本との共通性を歌っている。

台湾の山の寒さと北海道の岬の寒さとは同じなのだ。



[Criticalheritage]

@barrhavener There is nothing even in Spring at Erimo Misaki Cape. Theresa did very nice jo.

[barrhavener]

@Masami43A

We in Ottawa, Canada, alredy has snow on the ground and I am "winterizing" my car tomorrow, ie, put on snow tires, get an oil change, put in new anti-freeze, etc. I have also checked to make sure the snow thrower actual can start.

The worst weather condition in Canada is freezing rain, when cars easily bang into each other.

Sure, I like to visit Japan to enjoy Udon, Sushi and Karaoke (bear with my singing of Miss Teng's top hits).

[ichimonjiguy]

It's so beautiful. 森進一 was in the 第61回紅白歌合戦 (2010) with this song. Also, 北島三郎 with 風雪ながれ旅. Cold winters give us good songs.

[quantity07]

おお～～

めっちゃいいなあ･･･

[cswtds]

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vous remercier, et vous souhaite tout le meilleur

[rollsroycekaren]

@cswtds

You are right! Erimo Misaki is a cape in eastern Hokkaido. There are some information about Erimo cape, as follows:

襟裳岬是北海道東部一塊伸向太平洋的海岬，被稱爲北海道的背脊的­日高山脈，長達 150 公里，向南穿過中央部，它的尖端形成長度爲 60 米以上的海蝕崖。山脈形成岩礁，斷斷續續延伸到海灣數公里遠的洋­面上，海浪翻滾，閃閃發亮，氣勢雄偉，構成了一幅充滿律動的景觀­。這裏是寒流與暖流的合流點，容易出現海霧，整個海岬被指定爲日­高山脈襟裳國定公園。

這裏是日本風力最強的地帶，一年中有 290 天刮起風速超過 10米的大風，因此無法開耕出田地，樹也長不高。“襟裳岬風之館­”是以這種大風爲主題的博物館，其中有顯示世界氣象的監視設備和­讓人體驗 25 米風速的設施等。

Sources from Japan National Tourism Organization Website.