Banka - Meiko Kaji
Banka means "Elegy" or "Funeral Song" and is part of Kaji Meiko's Zenkyokushu Album. The accompanying images are all actual photos of samurai taken at the end of the 19th Century, many by Western photographers to bring back in albums depicting the exotic Orient. With the exception of the opening quotation, all the text comes from Yamamoto Tsunetomo's Hagakure; I thought it appropriate to pair a tribute to the way of the samurai with this particular song because of its sad nature and the ultimate demise of the samurai class with the Meiji era. Again, I sincerely hope that you enjoy the video! Sorry that this took so long to produce; it's been a busy few months. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch! I always welcome comments, suggestions, and even requests! Have a wonderful day and thanks again! Please enjoy! -------------------------------------- LYRICS (Unfortunately no translation was available, but here are the original lyrics.) Natsu no hi no maboroshi yubisaki de hajikeba Sarasara to suna no ue ni Kuzure ochite higure Kurenai no nagisa ni aki kaze no kuchibue HYUU HYUU to karada no naka Sakasa ni naderu Kaze yo okosanaide Nemuri kaketa ai no kioku wo Kaze yo utawanai de Samui nagori uta wa ADYUU ADYUU ... Natsu yo Umineko no himei ni aseteyuku taiyou Yurayura to nami ni kiete Umi wa yoru no tobari Tsuki kage ni me wo fuse uzukumaru kokoro ni Hitahita to yosete kaesu Umi wa yasashii Nami yo dokoka tooku Daite itte nagare no mama ni Nami yo sara ga nai de Yoru ga <b>...</b>
Meiko Kaji Banka Zenkyokushu Japan Samurai Hagakure 梶芽衣子晩夏Youkou Yuri
