Without the sad lyrics, it seems to be a rather happy tune. The music was played as an instrumental in a very upbeat manner, much like the original. I would wager that it was a deliberate choice by the producers of the celebration to include this song as a nod to popular music at the time of the previous Tokyo Olympics. I guess they are all too young to remember how popular it was in the US back in the sixties. None of the commentators on American TV remarked upon it (even though Johnny Weir spends a lot of time in Japan and is supposed to be fluent in the language). I was watching the closing ceremonies of the 2020 (2021?) Tokyo Olympics, and I was delighted to hear this song. I came here specifically for the lyrics and translation. Sadly, he was killed in an airplane crash in 1985 at the age of 43. The singer, 坂本九（さかもときゅう）Kyu Sakamoto was called 九ちゃん Kyu-chan by Japanese people and dearly loved. 幸せは空の上に（しあわせはそらにうえに）Shiawase wa sora no ue niĭo you want to be able to read the lyrics in Hiragana? Try my complete Hiragana lesson! About the Singer – Kyu Sakamoto I did sing the song in Japanese in the video, so please try singing along with me! ? ?⠀įind below the lyrics of “Ue o muite arukou” in Japanese and English. One of the fun ways to learn a language is to learn from a song! ? As you sing along, you naturally learn some vocabulary, train your listening comprehension and pronunciation.

They say the title “Sukiyaki” was picked only because it was short, catchy, and recognizably Japanese in English-speaking countries.⠀ Sukiyaki Song – Lyrics ? Sukiyaki is the name of a Japanese hot pot dish and has nothing to do with the meaning of the song!⠀ This is such a famous song in my country and I was truly surprised to learn that the song is called “Sukiyaki” outside Japan. It reached the top of the Billboard charts in the US in 1963.⠀ The Sukiyaki Song “Ue o muite arukou” was released in 1961 in Japan. The original title of the song in Japanese is 上を向いて歩こう（うえをむいてあるこう）”Ue o muite arukou” by Kyu Sakamoto. Do you know this Japanese song – Sukiyaki Song?

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