Anyway, I've uploaded a cover of another popular Okinawan song " 涙そうそう/ Nada SoSo (Great Tears Are Spilling) ", originally performed by Begin. (Music by Begin / Lyrics by Ryoko Moriyama.)
Here is the link to my sound: Nada SoSo 涙そうそう - cover - by Chiharu
It is covered by many Japanese artists such as Rimi Natsukawa and also those around the world; the song became popular in Hawaii as well, covered and sung in Hawaiian by Keali'i Reichel, a wonderful Hawaiian musician. It became popular as the different title "Ka Nohona Pili Kai". I also like Keali'i's version quite a lot. I'd like to cover the Hawaiian version of Nada SoSo one day.
I'd like to add the background of the song to this post, so that you can grasp what the song says or how/why this song was made. Here is the explanation from Wikipedia ( "Nada Sōsō").
Background, writing
Moriyama and Begin met after performing at lives together in the late 1990s. Moriyama asked Begin to write her an Okinawan-style song. The song's title on the demo tape she received was "Nada Sōsō," an Okinawan language phrase meaning "large tears are falling" (to compare, the Japanese phrase would be namida ga poroporo kobore ochiru (涙がぽろぽろこぼれ落ちる)). When Moriyama found out the meaning of the phrase, it reminded her of the death of her older brother.[2] She kept the title, and based the lyrics she wrote around these feelings.
Moriyama and Begin met after performing at lives together in the late 1990s. Moriyama asked Begin to write her an Okinawan-style song. The song's title on the demo tape she received was "Nada Sōsō," an
The lyrics speak of looking through an old photo-book at pictures of somebody who has died. The protagonist of the song is thankful to them for always encouraging them, and for being happy no matter what. They believe they will meet them again one day, and cries as they send thoughts of sadness and love to that person.[3]
As you can see, this is a sad song, but this heart-warming melody and lyrics reminds you of the happy moments that you spent with the person who left this world.
I hope you will explorer Japanese music through my music activity even if it's a tiny bit ;)
I wish you a lovely summer days (to you who are in the Northern Hemisphere) or a lovely winter days (to you who are in the Southern Hemisphere)!
