リンゴ村から
春日八郎 Lyrics

In the song リンゴ村から by 春日八郎, the singer is reminiscing about his hometown village and the memories he shared with his childhood friend. The first verse talks about the vivid red apples that were exported from the village to the city, which the singer finds difficult to see because it reminds him of his nostalgic past. The second verse is about the night when he had to say goodbye to his friend at the train station in the rain, and the sound of the train whistle still haunts him. The final verse is a plea for his friend to return home with him to the familiar landscape of their childhood in the mountains.

The song's melody and the lyrics evoke a sense of longing for the past and the memories associated with it. The repetition of "俺らのナ 俺らの胸が" (our feelings, our hearts) at the end of each verse emphasizes the emotional attachment to the memories and the physical place of the village. The choice of the apple as a symbol of the village suggests that it was an agricultural town and apples were its primary export, which was a common theme in postwar Japan.