This is one of the most famous songs that everyone has heard. It is famous as a chorus song, but it may not be well known that it was written by Kyu Sakamoto, one of the greatest stars of the Showa period.
The song was recorded on NHK on the day of his death, and is characterized by the very warm and loving lyrics he sang to his wife. In my opinion, there are colors in the songs he sings, for example, “Ue wo muite arukou(SUKIYAKI)” has warm red and pinkish colors, and “Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo” can be imagined as the dark blue of the night sky, as the title suggests. In my mind, the image of this song is “blue. The lyrics are heartwarming, but the tenderness and sadness oozing from the cold blue color, and the fact that it was the last song he sang, give me the impression that this is his last song.This arrangement incorporates the form in which the song is sung by the chorus, but also incorporates the beat of the original song. The performance will be more beautiful if the rhythm of the melody is not just a ballad, but is firmly set to the tempo within the phrases.
