Israel Kamakawiwo’oleのTake Me Home Country Roadと歌詞

Braddah IZ “Take Me Home Country Road”

イズラエル・カマカヴィヴォオレのテイク・ミー・ホーム・カントリー・ロード

IZが歌う、レゲエ風の”Take Me Home Country Road”です。

この曲が収録されているアルバムは「フェイシング・フューチャー」です。

歌詞はLyrics Maniaから。

Braddah IZのバージョンは、west virginiaがwest Makahaになっていたりと、ハワイ風にアレンジされています。
John Denverの歌詞と比較してみるとおもしろいかも。

“Take Me Home Country Road” lyrics

Almost Heaven, West Makaha,
high-ridge mountain, crystal-clear blue water.
All my friends there hanging on da beach,
young and old among them,
feel the ocean breeze.

Country road, take me home,
to the place I belong,
West Makaha, Mount Ka’ala.
Oh, take me home, oh, country road.

I heard a voice,
in the morning calm, she calls me,
as though to remind me of my Home far away.

Driving down the road,
I feel the Spirit coming to me,
from yesterday, yesterday.

All my memories hold Heaven on high,
brown-skinned woman, clear blue island sky.
Daytime sunshine, oo-ooh so bright,
midnight moon a-glowing, stars up in the sky.

Country road, take me home,
to the place I belong,
West Makaha, Mount Ka’ala.
Take me home, take me home, country road.

I hear a voice, in the morning calm, she’s calling,
as though to remind me of my Home far away.
We driving down the road, I feel the Spirits coming to me,
of yesterday, yesterday.

Almost Heaven, West Makaha,
high ridge mountain, crystal clear blue waters.
All my friends there sitting on the beach,
young and old among them,
eating fish straight from the sea.

Country road, take me home,
to the place I belong,
West Makaha, oh, Mount Ka’ala.
Take me home, oh country road.

Country road, take me home,
oh to the place I belong.
West Makaha, Mount Ka’ala,
take me home, oh country road.

Country road, oh take me home,
yes to the place, to the place, I belong,
West Makaha, Mount Ka’ala,
take me home country road.

Country road, take me home,
to the place I was born,
West Makaha, Mount Ka’ala.
Take me home, country road…….

Huuhuu. Huuu-tah.
Good fo’ be back.
White san’, clean watah.
Hô boy, the mountain…feel the makani…
whew, what a place.

耳をすませば “カントリーロード”

カントリーロードといえば、こっちの方が馴染み深いかも。
以前ご紹介した「ウクレレジブリの森」に”カントリーロード”が入ってないのは残念。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispeh2bW1AQ

ちなみに、テクノっぽい「the ジブリ set」に入っている”Take Me Home Country Roads”もおすすめ。

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