Kiyoshi Hikawa (Japanese: 氷川きよし, Hikawa Kiyoshi), real name Kiyoshi Yamada… Read Full Bio ↴Kiyoshi Hikawa (Japanese: 氷川きよし, Hikawa Kiyoshi), real name Kiyoshi Yamada, (山田清志), born on September 6, 1977, is a Japanese enka singer. He was born in Fukuoka city in Fukuoka Prefecture. His record company is "Columbia Music Entertainment", and his agency is "Nagara Productions". He debuted in 2000. He was given his stage name by Takeshi Kitano, otherwise known as "Beat Takeshi", the Japanese film director, comedian, and television personality who initially supported his career.

* Despite his normal appearance and personality, he has an extraordinary singing power. He is known as the "prince of enka" in Japan.
* He is popular with both young and old. In particular, he is popular with people in their twenties who don't usually listen to Enka.
* Unlike most enka singers, he does not often wear kimono, but usually sings in Western clothes.
* He also records pop music under the name "KIYOSHI".

櫻
氷川きよし Lyrics

月の光に妖しく匂う
花はあなたの横たわる姿
私が死んだら櫻になるわ
それがあなたの口癖だった
櫻櫻夢かうつつか
ぼくを抱きしめるあなたの幻

まるであなたの涙のように
花が散りますはらはらと泣いて
春にはかならず櫻となって

会いにいくわとあなたは言った
櫻櫻花にかくれて
ぼくにくちづけるあなたの幻

空は明けそめ薄紅に
花は輝く新しい命
愛する心は永遠だから
春が来るたびあなたは帰る
櫻櫻花でつつんで
ぼくを眠らせるあなたの幻

愛する心は永遠だから
春が来るたびあなたは帰る
櫻櫻花でつつんで
ぼくを眠らせるあなたの幻

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Written by: Masaaki Hirao, Rei Nakanishi

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