This is great. Translating song lyrics is the hardest part of any language that exists. Having the opportunity to see the translation coming from a native speaker is a priceless learning experience. You sing very well, you should sing more! :)
Thank You so much Sensei. Beautiful voice. I can't wait for more lessons. Wishing you the Best of the New Year to you and your family. Happy New Year 2017!
Nora-san, arigatoo gozaimasu. (^^) Thank you for being part of Smile Nihongo academy this year. The next course is coming up soon and I look forward to having you again as my student. Many blessings to you in 2017!
I love Ken Takakura too! Have you watched "Railroad Man"? That movie made me cry so much. It's wonderful that you are going to Japan to study! I'm sure you'll enjoy it so much. :)
Oh, so this is a graduation song just like Naotaro Moriyama's "Sakura". ... Now I'm kind of curious about which one is more common in graduation ceremonies. (I love Sakura, especially when the songwriter himself sings it. He and his mother are both fairly unknown in the western world and deserve more recognition.) ...You sound amazingly beautiful. I think I could almost fall asleep listening to this.
DeltaSilver88-san, Compared to this one, Hotaru no Hikari, "Sakura" by Naotaro Moriyama is fairly new so I think this one is still more common for many ceremonies in Japan. For the New Year's Eve, singing "Hotaru no Hikari" definitely is the tradition. I too love both Naotaro and his mother, Ryoko Moriyama. They are both great singers! Thank you for your kind comment. I'm glad you enjoyed my singing. :)
How interesting; this song shares a tune with "Auld Lang Syne" (Scots language, meaning something like "long long ago" or "days gone by"), which is traditionally sung or played in the west when observing the new year. Common threads like this have always been really fascinating to me! At the same time, "Hotaru no Hikari" seems to be the more versatile of the two, as "Auld Lang Syne" only really seems to be associated with the new year tradition and is otherwise seldom heard.
Hello sensei thank you very much for this. Can i please get the instrumental song of this for my video presentation for my foreign language subject please thank you ☺️
But that is only the 1st stanza. There are 4 stanzas. The last 2 stanzas are rarely sung today because the lyrics reflect the sentiment of Imperial Japan's militaristic past.
This is great. Translating song lyrics is the hardest part of any language that exists. Having the opportunity to see the translation coming from a native speaker is a priceless learning experience.
You sing very well, you should sing more! :)
Thank you, Yuko, for your kind bilingual caption.
二つ語 字幕 ありがとう😊。
Thank You so much Sensei. Beautiful voice. I can't wait for more lessons. Wishing you the Best of the New Year to you and your family. Happy New Year 2017!
Nora-san, arigatoo gozaimasu. (^^) Thank you for being part of Smile Nihongo academy this year. The next course is coming up soon and I look forward to having you again as my student. Many blessings to you in 2017!
ありがとうございます!この歌が好きです!
Almost 2020- totally singing this when the ball drops at the end of the year. ありがとうせんせい。
ありがとうございます! You have a beautiful voice. Japan is ichiban!
Thank you for your sweet comment. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I love everything Japanese. Music (babymetal) movies (ken takakura) fashion (satomi ishihara) I am going to Japan in 2017. I can't wait!
I love Ken Takakura too! Have you watched "Railroad Man"? That movie made me cry so much. It's wonderful that you are going to Japan to study! I'm sure you'll enjoy it so much. :)
And now we are in 2020
We are in 2024 now
That was beautiful! ♥
Arigatoo gozaimasu. (^^)
Here because Yuki Takeya sang this in chapter 69
Very nice, thank you!
thanks for this, i will watch all your videos
Enjoy!
綺麗な。 明けましておめでとうございます!
ありがとうございます。明けましておめでとうございます。(^^)
Wow, Yuko Sensei I love this!
anata great. pretty voice.
Hi Sensei, it’s Devi. I can sing 🎶 along now. Still need a bit of fine tuning. I am going back to watching your videos.
ありがとうございます せんせい
Nice video
Zara-san, arigatoo gozaimasu. (^^)
Oh, so this is a graduation song just like Naotaro Moriyama's "Sakura". ... Now I'm kind of curious about which one is more common in graduation ceremonies. (I love Sakura, especially when the songwriter himself sings it. He and his mother are both fairly unknown in the western world and deserve more recognition.)
...You sound amazingly beautiful. I think I could almost fall asleep listening to this.
DeltaSilver88-san,
Compared to this one, Hotaru no Hikari, "Sakura" by Naotaro Moriyama is fairly new so I think this one is still more common for many ceremonies in Japan. For the New Year's Eve, singing "Hotaru no Hikari" definitely is the tradition. I too love both Naotaro and his mother, Ryoko Moriyama. They are both great singers!
Thank you for your kind comment. I'm glad you enjoyed my singing. :)
How interesting; this song shares a tune with "Auld Lang Syne" (Scots language, meaning something like "long long ago" or "days gone by"), which is traditionally sung or played in the west when observing the new year. Common threads like this have always been really fascinating to me! At the same time, "Hotaru no Hikari" seems to be the more versatile of the two, as "Auld Lang Syne" only really seems to be associated with the new year tradition and is otherwise seldom heard.
It's almost Christmas, Merry Christmas
Really this song make me happy.
Sani-san,
Arigatoo gozaimasu. I am glad you enjoyed the song!
Thank you for the Japanese version of "Amazing Grace" , sensei.
It is NOT "Amazing Grace". It is sung to the tune of " Auld Lang Syne."
god bless you for bringing back my memories .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Why am i crying 😭 so sweet🥲
Nice song very good,😘😘
1:16
nice song! greetings from Germany!
Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru 2019. Vrede op Aarde.
beautiful song. only found out about this from reading the Gakkou Gurashi manga
Please do n3 grammar videos in future sensei
Hello sensei thank you very much for this. Can i please get the instrumental song of this for my video presentation for my foreign language subject please thank you ☺️
✨💛✨ I wish I've seen this before in 2016!!
Happy new year 🎉 from ph
I tip my 🎩 for you. BR from Sweden
I looked at this in preparation for Kohaku Uta Gassen.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You have a very nice voice yuko sensei..daisuki desu.
But that is only the 1st stanza. There are 4 stanzas.
The last 2 stanzas are rarely sung today because the lyrics reflect the sentiment of Imperial Japan's militaristic past.
モハマド ライスル イスラム
My name in Japanese.
my mom sing this song for me :( omg u.u
Basically 50% is just a lecture..
Tay-san, sumimasen. I mainly made this video for my online students. (*^_^*)
How disliked????????? If u reading this and u putted that disliked put like now!!!!! Or Else
Penny-san, Thank you for the sweet comment. :)
Thank you for the Japanese version of "Amazing Grace" , sensei.
It's Auld Lang Syne.
Thank you for the Japanese version of "Amazing Grace" , sensei.
Auld Lang Syne.
Thank you for the Japanese version of "Amazing Grace" , sensei.
This isn't Amazing Grace. It's Auld Lang Syne.