Saburō Kitajima (北島 三郎, Kitajima Saburō, born October 4, 1936) is a well kn… Read Full Bio ↴Saburō Kitajima (北島 三郎, Kitajima Saburō, born October 4, 1936) is a well known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.
He was born Minoru Ōno (大野 穣), in a little town in Hokkaidō, to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied.
When he was about to graduate from high school, he decided to become a singer. His debut single was called "Bungacha-Bushi," which was released in 1962.
He has many famous songs, including "Namida Bune" (1962), "Kyōdai Jingi" (1965), "Yosaku" (1978) and "Kita no Ryōba" (1986). His 1965 song "Kaerokana" was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. He is very popular in Japan partly due to his looks of a physical laborer, and he mostly sings the spirit of Japan's working class and rural laborer. He often appears on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, a TV program at the end of the year where many major Japanese singers gather to perform.
Kitajima released single "Fūfu Isshō" (夫婦一生, lit. "Couple in a Lifetime"?) on January 1, 2010 at the age of 73. It debuted at #10 on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts. It became the first single to reach Top 10 by a solo artist in his 70s in Oricon charts history.
Although Enka is becoming less popular with the younger generation, he is still Japan's most famous singer. He does a lot of concerts overseas as well, and he is contributing a lot of work to the culture of Japanese music.
In addition to his singing career, Kitajima acted in the role of Tatsugorō on the television series Abarenbō Shōgun. During the quarter-century life of the series, he also sang its theme songs.
He was born Minoru Ōno (大野 穣), in a little town in Hokkaidō, to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied.
When he was about to graduate from high school, he decided to become a singer. His debut single was called "Bungacha-Bushi," which was released in 1962.
He has many famous songs, including "Namida Bune" (1962), "Kyōdai Jingi" (1965), "Yosaku" (1978) and "Kita no Ryōba" (1986). His 1965 song "Kaerokana" was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. He is very popular in Japan partly due to his looks of a physical laborer, and he mostly sings the spirit of Japan's working class and rural laborer. He often appears on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, a TV program at the end of the year where many major Japanese singers gather to perform.
Kitajima released single "Fūfu Isshō" (夫婦一生, lit. "Couple in a Lifetime"?) on January 1, 2010 at the age of 73. It debuted at #10 on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts. It became the first single to reach Top 10 by a solo artist in his 70s in Oricon charts history.
Although Enka is becoming less popular with the younger generation, he is still Japan's most famous singer. He does a lot of concerts overseas as well, and he is contributing a lot of work to the culture of Japanese music.
In addition to his singing career, Kitajima acted in the role of Tatsugorō on the television series Abarenbō Shōgun. During the quarter-century life of the series, he also sang its theme songs.
加賀の女
北島三郎 Lyrics
君と出逢った 香林坊の
酒場に赤い 灯がともる
ああ 金沢は 金沢は
三年前と おんなじ夜が
静かに俺を 待ってる町だ
忘れられよか 天神橋の
たもとにのこる 物語り
ああ あの女(ひと)も あの女も
おもいの糸の 細白糸を
かけるか遠い 都の空に
謡曲(うた)がふるふる 加賀宝生の
木洩れ陽(こもれび)青い 石だたみ
ああ 金沢は 金沢は
身も世もすてて あなたのために
生きると云った 君住む町よ
酒場に赤い 灯がともる
ああ 金沢は 金沢は
三年前と おんなじ夜が
静かに俺を 待ってる町だ
忘れられよか 天神橋の
たもとにのこる 物語り
ああ あの女(ひと)も あの女も
おもいの糸の 細白糸を
謡曲(うた)がふるふる 加賀宝生の
木洩れ陽(こもれび)青い 石だたみ
ああ 金沢は 金沢は
身も世もすてて あなたのために
生きると云った 君住む町よ
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 星野哲郎
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Shigeto Horita
サブちゃんの女シリーズの中でも、抒情たっぷりで、心に残る歌ですね🎵
Shigeto Horita
女シリーズの中で、一番好きな曲です。金沢の町並みや風情が浮かんできます。
二宮章子
金沢は良いところ、人は良いし食べ物は最高。
金沢城を見ると「利家とまつ」を思い出す。
また行こう。
くぅちゃん
日本人に生まれて良かったと思わせる歌です(^_^)
Yoshiro
つずみの音がとてもマッチして、素晴らしい名作です。
浜崎静夫
いつ聴いても飽きないですねぇ
天下泰平
加賀の女・・・・・
イントロが大好きです。素晴らしい
Shigeto Horita
風雪ながれ旅や北の漁場など沢山有りすぎて困る大歌手の歌ですが、一曲といえば、個人的にはこの歌になりました。最高です。🎌
西村和夫
北島三郎さんの「女シリーズ」のうち「加賀の女」が一番好きです。動画のつられてついつい！歌ってしまいました。www!前奏の「加賀の影笛」と「謡曲」のアレンジ!たまりませんね…。
Kuramochi Kenji
(゜m゜;)