Noboru Kirishima (KIRISHIMA Noboru 霧島昇) (born 1914, died 1984) was a popula… Read Full Bio ↴Noboru Kirishima (KIRISHIMA Noboru 霧島昇) (born 1914, died 1984) was a popular music and movie singer from Fukushima. His real name was Sakamoto ENGLISH.

His singing career began in 1937, was put on hold during naval service in the Greater East-Asian War, and ended with his death in 1984. In 1970 he was awarded the Purple Ribbon for valor.

誰か故郷を想わざる
霧島昇 Lyrics

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花摘む野辺に日は落ちて
みんなで肩を組ながら
唄をうたった帰りみち
幼馴染のあの友この友
ああああ誰か故郷を想わざる

ひとりの姉が嫁ぐ夜に
小川の岸でさみしさに

泣いた涙のなつかしさ
幼馴染のあの山この山
ああああ誰か故郷を想わざる

都に雨の降る夜は
涙に胸もしめりがち
遠く呼ぶのは誰の声

幼馴染のあの夢この夢
ああああ誰か故郷を想わざる

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 霧島昇's song 誰か故郷を想わざる speaks to the nostalgia and longing for one's hometown. The song takes us on a journey through different instances where the singer reminisces about their hometown, and nostalgically thinks of their childhood friends, who they grew up with. The first verse describes a scene of picking flowers on a field while the sun sets, where the singer and their friends join their shoulders together and sing a song on their way back home. However, despite these happy moments, the chorus reminds us that there might be people who don't think of their hometown, which subtly implies that the singer does not belong to this category.

The second verse portrays a different scene where the singer's sister is getting married and they feel lonely near the riverbank, thinking of past memories with their friends, reminiscing about the mountains they have explored together. Finally, in the third verse, it is raining in the city, and the singer hears a voice calling them from afar. However, they cannot tell whose voice it is, but they are reminded of their childhood dreams and the dreams they shared with their friends.

This song reflects the importance of one's roots, hometown, and childhood memories. It draws attention to the nostalgia and longing that people often have for their hometown and old friends.

Line by Line Meaning

花摘む野辺に日は落ちて
As the sun sets over the field of flowers that they are picking,

みんなで肩を組ながら唄をうたった帰りみち
all together, linked arm in arm, they sing a song on the way home,

幼馴染のあの友この友
recalling the friends from their childhood,

ああああ誰か故郷を想わざる
oh, who among us does not think of our hometown?

ひとりの姉が嫁ぐ夜に
On the night when one of their sisters was getting married and leaving home,

小川の岸でさみしさに泣いた涙のなつかしさ
they sat on the bank of a stream and cried the tears of nostalgia and sadness,

幼馴染のあの山この山
reminiscing about the hills and mountains they explored with friends from their childhood,

ああああ誰か故郷を想わざる
oh, who among us does not think of our hometown?

都に雨の降る夜は
On rainy nights in the city,

涙に胸もしめりがち
hearts are often filled with a sense of yearning and sadness,

遠く呼ぶのは誰の声
wondering whose voice is calling out from afar,