2011/10/29

Enka(演歌)、a female singer

Do you know Enka( 演歌 )? I will introduce Enka. Enka is a Japanese characteristic song. The songs are amenity songs which basad on Japanese original feelings or emotions. Words of the songs have often the content about sea, alcohol, tears, woman, rain, northland, snow, farewell. And Enka singers represent wistful love between a man and a woman through these phrase to sing Enka.
This time I will introduce a female Enka singer, she is Ishikawa Sayuri(石川さゆり). My favorite her song is Tsugarukaikyoufuyugeshiki(津軽海峡冬景色). Tsugarukaikyou(津軽海峡) is a narrow between Hottsukaidou(北海道) and the isiand of Honsyu(本州). Fuyugeshiki(冬景色) is winter landscape. This song represents a farewell between a man and woman at Tsugalkaykyou in winter.












 She sang this song on kimono(着物)after several years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEFnxPtlKxI&feature=fvst