Japanese cherry blossom song lyrics full#
Japanese cherry blossom song lyrics free#

Sakura Lekebil, Seibo Rechebong & VOP Band,В 1960s Leng kmal diak modengei eng kotai ra bedengek (V2) Ra dirk lungil a deleuill er kau me ngak

In this version, they sing the same first verse/chorus as the other versions, but then in the 2nd verse/chorus sings only the last two lines of the 2nd verse, combine lines from the 2nd & 3rd choruses, and repeat the last line of the chorus for good measure:

The singers are backed up by two guitars. The singing credit is given to Seibo Rechebong and the Voice of Palau Band, but this rendition is done byВ a chorus of singers. The next version of this song also comes from the 1960s Ngerel Belau Radio Tapes.

where the initials of the subject of the song are given. This song uses a favorite trick of some early Palauan composers - especially Dudiu Tutii who gave us KDNT, KDMU, etc. Mar tells me that this beach is on the island of Tinian (part of the CNMI, near Saipan). The singer remembers their prior times at the beach at Kilman. Cherry trees donвЂ™t grow in Palau, but the Flame Tree ( Delonix regia) does and is given the name Nangiosakura. Sakura, in Japanese, is the name of the Japanese Cherry tree whose beautiful blossoms are the subject of many songs.

Japanese cherry blossom song lyrics free#

When we planned it, it was just you and meДЄnd I didnвЂ™t know that this would later become diseasedДЄnd now IвЂ™m beginning to get my sickness of youДЄnd the person for your free time then informs meД«ecause you donвЂ™t knowВ thatВ IвЂ™ve grown tiredДЄnd it is the source of my illness that will lead to my death When we still had a good relationship between you and meДЄnd they donвЂ™t know because it really is just you and meДЄnd now youвЂ™ve left and just kind of overlooked us Perhaps her heart is poor to the person she loves What are you hearing that drives you awayДЄnd just avoid me and donвЂ™t remember afterwards that That would date this songВ well into the American period. This song has only a few Japanese words (mostly those that have been borrowed into common Palauan usage) but a half a verse in English. Le ng kmal diak modengei eng kotaeruВ bedengek (V3) Sera dolib rengii eng di mle kau me ngak Me ke medengei le ngara chelechol ra KilmanД®В diak a medengei leng kmal di kau me ngak (V2) Kau ke ngar keltang e ngak a kurusii Me a ohima ku rekau e kuk di mei moldingel Sakura Lekebil (instrumental), KioshiВ & Hosei,В 1960sД®В di ousuchiis e diak molatk uriul el kmo This recording was made with BaurieвЂ™s home-made reverb effect, done by looping the tape machineвЂ™s playback output into the mixing board. Kioshi and Hosei were a part of the ABC (Angaur Boys Club) Band. However, I donвЂ™t hear mandolin on this recording, just 2 guitars. The tape box says that Kioshi is playing guitar and Hosei is playing mandolin. Most of the songs composed in the 1960s had only one part (a verse).ДЄnother recording from the 1960s Ngerel Belau Radio Tapes was made of KioshiВ Ngiranguul (Ngirangol?) and Hosei Faustino playing an instrumental version of the song.

Japanese cherry blossom song lyrics full#

The structure of this song is interesting for the early songs because it has a full verse and chorus. Sakura Lekebil, Koyar Ruluked & Paradise Club,В 1960s This first version of the song was recordedВ with Koyar Ruluked singing, backed up by members of the Paradise Club (Kayangel) playing guitar, mandolin and tambourine. The songвЂ™s composition is credited to Chiang Ngirakelbid in 1965. The song Sakura Lekebil was apparently very popular in Palau in the 1960s, as there are 3 recordings that show up in the Ngerel Belau Radio Tapes.