Japanese Folk Music – Japanoscope

Hosono House Background and Translation of Boku Wa Chotto

Graded Japanese Reading & Listening Practice, JLPT2, Language, Level 9, Songs In Translation

Detailed look at the background of Haruomi Hosono’s album Hosono House.

Imjin River by the Folk Crusaders In Japanese and English

Graded Japanese Reading & Listening Practice, JLPT2, JLPT3, Language, Level 4, Music, Songs In Translation

https://youtu.be/nVoZI0a_Q1kVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: イムジン河 Imjin River – Fok Crusaders 英訳 translated into English (https://youtu.be/nVoZI0a_Q1k) Approx Japanese level JLPT2, JLPT3 Themes Korea Japan & Korea Text Type Lyrics, Songs In Translation Lyrics イムジン河水清く　とうとうと流る水鳥自由にむらがり　飛び交うよ我が祖国南の地　想いははるかイムジン河水清く　とうとうと流る北の大地から　南の空へ飛び行く鳥よ　自由の使者よ誰が祖国を二つに　分けてしまったの誰が祖国を　分けてしまったの　　　　イムジン河空遠く　虹よかかっておくれ河よ　想いを伝えておくれふるさとをいつまでも　忘れはしないイムジン河水清く　とうとうと流る The imjin river flows so clear It flows so strong, it flows so deep …

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Japan’s Most Famous Anti-War Folk Song? Wataru Takada’s Jieitai Ni Hairo

Graded Japanese Reading & Listening Practice, JLPT3, Language, Level 6, Music, Songs In Translation

You probably know something about the anti-war folk music of the United States in the 1960s. But do you know much about the parallel movements in Japan?
Today I’m taking a look at one of the most representative songs of the time, Wataru Takada’s 自衛隊に入ろう Jietai in hairou or, as I’ve translated it, “Why don’t you join the army?”