Ikuzo Yoshi - sake yo (alcohol)

吉 幾三 - 酒よ

A song by Japanese folk (Enka) singer Ikuzo Yoshi (吉 幾三). Basically the type of song for anyone out there to listen to alone when you are down and depressed and feel the need to drink in excess to suppress the painful thoughts or memories. I guess it's safe to say this song is every depressed alcoholic's 'drinking anthem' LOL.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• enka
• 演歌
• Japanese
• folk
• music
• J-folk
• Ikuzo
• Yoshi
• sake
• alcohol
• drunk
• drunken
• shit-faced
• depressed
• alcoholic
• Asian
• karaoke

[Lecktor]

Excellent song. Very sad, is it from the 80s?

[mehnnan]

I'm not too sure myself, but my guess is that this song may have been released in the late 70s.

[pixbuf]

The feeling would get lost in the translation, but the singer is feeling lonely, and remembering the past when he was with someone. Now he's drinking alone, pouring his own drinks, listening to enka and talking to the sake. He tells the sake that it understands how he feels. The sake has taken the place of his lost love, perhaps.

[cgiano]

私は 吉幾三 さんのカラオケ しました。。。。しも北 で 。。。。吉幾三さん 裁判人 でした。。。。。酒よの 歌。。。。私は 第三。。。。。いつまでも わすれない。。。。。。。。

[leoboiko]

According to the Japanese Wikipedia it’s from 1988.

[didp2003]

Love this song. Great.

[oceansclear]

does anyone have the romanised japanese lyrics? i like this song very much. is ikuzo yushi the original singer?

[delicofan]

Ikuzo Yoshi's music is usually very silly and funny. He often sings about his hometown and makes fun it. lol

[balkanikahr]

Asian sinan sakic :D

[Nomiss9]

@Krossificio Send me your translation too, please. xD

[WildWolfWithe]

chamu ja ka moo

[Krossificio]

@tanukitejon I'll message my translation of the lyrics to you soon, when I get my hard drive back. :]

[tanukitejon]

@Krossificio of course where can i see it!!?

[cardar33]

i love this wabisabi song. It takes me right back to my days in hiroshima.