| Song Name: | Song of the gondola (gondola no uta) | By: | lyrics: Isamu Yoshii. melody melody: Shinpei Nakayama |
| Posted By: | eruhgon | Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Key: | Any | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2010-01-19 14:01:57 | Modified: | 2010-01-19 14:01:30 |
| Song: | This is a Japanese song from the 1910s. It was played in Akira Kurosawa's movie 'Ikiru' and I've also heard it was played in the anime 'fushigi yuugi.'It's sad and beautiful when sung passionately. The English version is sometimes called: Life is brief You can check out one version here (text differs slightly in certain sentences, lyrics change depending on the artist): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMSQ1amd7sU&feature=related (English translation will be at the bottom) 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 7 6 inochi mijikashi 6 -6 6 5 4 5 -4 koi seyo otome 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 7 6 akaki kuchibiru 4 -4 -6 6 -4 5 4 asenu ma ni 6 6 6 8 -8 -8 7 -6 6 atsuki chishio no 6 6 6 5 7 6 hienu ma ni 4 -4 5 6 7 -6 -8 7 -6 6 asu no tsukihi no 4 -4 -6 6 -4 5 4 nai mono wo (rest of the song, repeat the above) inochi mijikashi koi seyo otome iza te wo torite ka no fune ni iza moyuru ho wo kimiga ho ni koko ni wa dare mo konu mono wo inochi mijikashi koi seyo otome nami ni tadayou fune no yo ni kimiga yawate wo waga kata ni koko niwa hitome mo nai mono wo inochi mijikashi koi seyo otome kurokami no iro asenu ma ni kokoro no honoo kienu ma ni kyou wa futatabi konu mono wo (In English) life is brief. fall in love, maidens before the crimson bloom fades from your lips before the tides of passion cool within you, for those of you who know no tomorrow life is brief fall in love, maidens before his hands take up his boat before the flush of his cheeks fades for those of you who will never return here life is brief fall in love, maidens before the boat drifts away on the waves before the hand resting on your shoulder becomes frail for those who will never be seen here again life is brief fall in love, maidens before the raven tresses begin to fade before the flame in your hearts flicker and die for those to whom today will never return |