Another Sunday J-pop time! How have you been? 　It has been so busy week for me that I could not post any blog until today.

My dear friend shared this song the other day. The song call 「Ippon no Ongaku」. This is one of the trucks of an album called 「Hito Kakera No Natsu」which was released in 1983. Kasuhito Murata wrote this song and produced by Tatsuro Yamashita. He was a sing song writer who was admired by one of well-known famous Japanese musician , Tatsuro Yamashita. His vocal skill was fantastic. An accuracy of hitting right notes was for every singer’s dream. He was someone who my friend also aiming to be. He sadly past away of cancer in 2016. He was still early 60’s. It was a great lost.

The video below was from an concert 2015. I have tried to upload the original recording video but it does not allow me to do that. So if you are keen to listen to his singing when he was younger check it out on Youtube.

Which songs would you take it with you on your trip?

Its lyrics and My English translation

一本の音楽 – One Music
作詞：安藤芳彦 – Lyrics by Yoshihiko Ando
作曲：村田和人 – Composed by Kazuhito Murata

振りかえる　国境の街は – looking back the border town
いつか消えていく　遠い蜃気楼 – it will despair one day, far mirage
風を感じたら　I’m just flying away…… if I feel the wind, I’m just flying away

君の好きな歌を　いつも　ポケットに入れて – Always put the song you love in my pocket
一本の音楽が　僕の旅のパスポート – The one music is my passport for my trip
昨日までの　わずらわしさ – the annoyance I had until yesterday, 　
やぶり捨てて　しまえ – Do tear up and throw it away

遠ざかる　街の香りは – the scent of the city goes away is
君と過ごした　夏の余韻さ the afterglow of the summer I spent with you
夢を追いかけて　I’m just a rolling stone……chasing the dreams, I’m just a rolling stone

君の好きな歌を　いつも　ポケットに入れて – Always put the song you love in my pocket
一本の音楽が　僕に語りかける – the one music speaks to me kindly
時は風さ　立ち止まれば – the time is wind if I stop there
通り過ぎて　しまう it would pass by

時には傷つけ合った – Even though there were the times that
こともある　僕らだけど we hurt each other

君の好きな歌を　いつも　ポケットに入れて – Always put the song you love in my pocket
一本の音楽が　僕の旅のパスポート – The one music is my passport for my trip
昨日までの　わずらわしさ – the annoyance I had until yesterday, 　
やぶり捨てて　しまえ – Do tear up and throw it away

Hope you like this song and thank you for dropping by!!!