Placido Domingo sings in Japanese

Fukuoka, with winners of Operalia
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
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
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
English translation:
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.
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
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

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[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 :-)

[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!

[collinfong]

Wow I really admire this guy

[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.

[telesoforo123]

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

[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 !!!