I look up when I walk 上を向いて歩こう
April 5th 2011
It’s been almost a month after the disaster in Japan. The world is so distracted by the nuclear power plant and economic impact issues now. It is understandable. But I got very disturbing heart wrenching unpublished news about over there… suicide. Some lost everything and everybody, and they lost reason to live too…. In order to prevent the ripple effect, people are making desperate efforts of psychological support now.
Perhaps for this reason, “Sukiyaki” song hit my head. The song tells the story of a man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that his tears won’t fall. In 1963, the song was #1 chart in the US, and it is the only Japanese song to do so. The singer of the song, Kyu Sakamoto, died in the plane clash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXQ31F1A-k
I look up as I walk…So that the tears won’t fall
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Happiness lies beyond the clouds…Happiness lies up above the sky
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But I am all alone tonight
