Kawasaki Tama river x Kawa no nagare no you ni [Misora Hibari]

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This video of Tama river was recorded while walking on the river bridge in June 2023 at Kawasaki city of Kanagawa prefecture in Japan.

The audio is excerpt from the popular Japanese song "Kawa no nagare no you ni" sung by reputed singer Misora Hibari. The song was to be her last single, and she died shortly after it was released in 1989.

Music was composed by Akrika Mitake; 
Lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto


This song describes the thoughts of someone who has travelled far away from place of origin, physically and metaphorically..on the mapless road of life. in the process, the person realises that life keeps flowing slowly like a river on its own course..

URL of full song video with romaji lyrics as well as approximate translation of meaning: https://youtu.be/fsCceq0dc3k