Kawa no nagare no you ni – Misora Hibari (1989)
Original Title : 川の流れのように (like the flow of the river) | Genre : Enka
Performer : Hibari Misora | Compositor : Akira Mitake
Lyrics (Yasushi Akimoto)
Shirazu shirazu aruite kita Hosoku nagai kono michi Furikaereba haruka tooku Furusato ga mieru Dekoboko michi ya magarikunetta michi Chizu sae nai sore mo mata jinsei A~a kawa no nagare no you ni yuruyaka ni Ikutsu mo jidai wa sugite A~a kawa no nagare no you ni tomedo naku Sora ga tasogare ni somaru dake Ikiru koto wa tabi suru koto Owari no nai kono michi Ai suru hito soba ni tsurete Yume sagashinagara Ame ni furarete nukarunda michi demo Itsuka wa mata hareru hi ga kuru kara A~a kawa no nagare no you ni odayaka ni Kono mi o makasete itai A~a kawa no nagare no you ni utsuriyuku Kisetsu yukidoke o machinagara A~a kawa no nagare no you ni odayaka ni Kono mi o makasete itai A~a kawa no nagare no you ni itsumademo Aoi seseragi o kikinagara | I came walking on this long, narrow path without knowing it When I turn around, my distant hometown is visible The uneven path twists & turns and doesn't even have a map So is the road of life Ah, like the flow of the river the era passes by leniently Ah, like the flow of the river the sky is just endlessly dyed at twilight Living and taking a journey, an endless path Take The person I love to my side while searching for a dream Even if I'm rained on & the path is muddy, someday the sunny day will come again Ah, like the flow of the river I want to calmly go with the flow Ah, like the flow of the river The changing seasons Ah, like the flow of the river I want to calmly go with the flow Ah, like the flow of the river Forever while listening to the blue blabbling stream |
This song was released on Japan's Columbia Music label on January 11 1989. Misora Hibari died in June of the same year. Eight years after its release, it was voted number one in an NHK poll of the best Japanese songs of all time !
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