Sukiyaki (上を向いて歩こう ) with English Version & Translation

Sukiyaki is the #1 song of the USA Billboard Hit Chart,1963, and later became the #1 in the UK also. It sold over 13 Million copies internationally. I wonder if anyone could know why they didn't mind such foreign language in Japanese? How come they could get to know about this song anyway? I think that it would never happen again in the world music business.

Below is my English translation. I also sing it in a recent English version later of this play. Thank you for listening! T/T

( 訳 ) スキヤキは１９６３年のアメリカのビルボード・ヒット・チャートの一位の曲です。その後、イギリスでも一位になりました。国際的に、１,３００万枚売りました。どなたか、­何故そんなにも多くの人々がこんな日本語の歌詞を気にしなかったのかご存知ありませんか？大体、彼等が何故、日本語のこの曲の事を知る事になったのか？僕は、おそらく、世­界の音楽業界で二度と起こらないと思う。

下記は私のした、この曲の英訳です。私は、このプレイの終わりに、最近の英語バージョンも歌っています。聞いてくれてありがとう! T/T

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Let's walk as look up so tear doesn't fall.
What I think of are those spring days - lonely nights.

Let's walk as look up - counting the blur stars.
What I think of are those summer days - lonely nights.

Happiness is above the clouds.
Happiness is above the sky.

Let's walk as look up so tear won't spill.
I walk as I cry - lonely nights.

( whistle )

It's all because of you. I'm feeling sad and blue.
You went away. Now, my life is just a rainy day.
I love you so. How much you'll ever know.
You've gone away and left me lonely.

You've gone away and left me lonely.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• sukiyaki
• live
• solo
• acoustic guitar
• kyu
• sakamoto
• Japanese
• 60's
• song
• USA
• UK
• Billboard
• #1
• 1963

[takastyle]

@Hendrix92TheUniverse Thank you!

[Hendrix92TheUniverse]

Beautiful cover.