[Song] Furusato

Furusato (ver.01)

From 61st Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2010 & Uta de Tsunago 2011



Yuugure semaru sora ni
Kumo no kisha mitsuketa
Natsukashii nioi no machi ni
Kaeritaku naru

Hitamuki ni toki wo kasane
Omoi wo tsumugu hito tachi
Hitori hitori no egao ga ima
Boku no soba ni

Meguriaitai hito ga soko ni iru
Yasashisa hirogete matteiru
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Ichiban sunao ni nareru basho

Wasurerarenai uta ga soko ni aru
Te to te wo tsunaide kuchizusamu
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Koko wa furusato

Meguriaitai hito ga soko ni iru
Yasashisa hirogete matteiru
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Koko wa furusato
Kimi no furusato
Boku no furusato

Furusato ( ver.02 )

From Arashi no Waku Waku Gakkou

Yuugure semaru sora ni
Kumo no kisha mitsuketa
Natsukashii nioi no machi ni
Kaeritaku naru

Hitamuki ni toki wo kasane
Omoi wo tsumugu hito tachi
Hitori hitori no egao ga ima
Boku no soba ni

Meguri aitai hito ga soko ni iru
Yasashisa hirogete matteiru
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Ichiban sunao ni nareru basho

Wasurerarenai uta ga soko ni aru
Te to te wo tsunaide kuchizusamu
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Koko wa furusato

Koko ni tsudoeta kiseki
Mune ni fukaku kizamu
Chiisaki hikari ga terasu
Ooinaru yume

Asu e no tobira hiraite
Itsutsu no tane wo maitara
Misugoshite kita mono sae ima
Itoshi sugite

Tasuke aitai tomo ga koko ni iru
Tooku wo mitsumete arukidasu
Sora no hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Subete wa kokoro no naka ni aru

Kidzuku koto de kagayaku ikikata wo
Itsumademo taisetsu ni shitai
Sora no hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Kimi no furusato

Tasuke aitai tomo ga koko ni iru
Tooku wo mitsumete arukidasu
Sora no hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Subete wa kokoro no naka ni aru

Kidzuku koto de kagayaku ikikata wo
Itsumademo taisetsu ni shitai
Sora no hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Kimi no furusato

Kidzuku koto de kagayaku ikikata wo　
Itsumademo taisetsu ni shitai
Sora no hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Kimi no furusato
Boku no furusato
Koko wa furusato

Furusato (ver.03)

From 62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2011


Yuugure semaru sora ni
Kumo no kisha mitsuketa
Natsukashii nioi no machi ni
Kaeritaku naru

Hitamuki ni toki wo kasane
Omoi wo tsumugu hito tachi
Hitori hitori no egao ga ima
Boku no soba ni

Meguri aitai hito ga soko ni iru
Yasashisa hirogete matteiru
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Ichiban sunao ni nareru basho

Wasurerarenai uta ga soko ni aru
Te to te wo tsunaide kuchizusamu
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Koko wa furusato

Shashin no naka no koe ga
Futo koishiku natta
Yume wo katariatta hibi
Kagayaiteita

Ano koro to onaji you ni
Sora wo mitsumeru kigi tachi
Yurugi naki sono tsuyosa ga ima
Boku no mune ni

Sasaeaitai hito ga soko ni iru
Ashita wo shinjite aruiteru
Hana mo hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Subete wa kokoro no naka ni aru

Ikiru koto de kanjiru shiawase wo
Itsumademo taisetsu ni shitai
Hana mo hoshi mo niji no hashi mo
Kimi no furusato
Boku no furusato
Koko wa furusato

Furusato (ver.04)

From 63rd Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2012


Yuugure semaru sora ni
Kumo no kisha mitsuketa
Natsukashii nioi no machi ni
Kaeritaku naru

Hitamuki ni toki wo kasane
Omoi wo tsumugu hito tachi
Hitori hitori no egao ga ima
Boku no soba ni

Meguriaitai hito ga soko ni iru
Yasashisa hirogete matteiru
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Ichiban sunao ni nareru basho

Wasurerarenai uta ga soko ni aru
Te to te wo tsunaide kuchizusamu
Yama mo kaze mo umi no iro mo
Koko wa  furusato

Asayake iro no sora ni
Matataku hoshi hitotsu
Chiisana hikari ga terasu
Ooinaru yuuki

Nanigenai hibi no naka ni
Ashita no tane wo sagaseba
Hajimari no kane ga hibiku ima
Kimi no tame ni

Ame furu hi ga aru kara niji ga deru
Kurushimi nuku kara tsuyoku kunaru
Susumu michi mo yume no chizu mo
Subete wa kokoro no naka ni aru

Tasuke aeru tomo to no omoide mo
Itsumademo taisetsuni shitai
Susumu michi mo yume no chizu mo
Sore wa furusato
Boku no furusato
Koko wa furusato

Ashita wo Utaou, Nippon no Arashi "Furusato"

The White Team host, Arashi, will be acting as the presenters in delivering this Tohoku support project. "Furusato" was a song that was specially produced for last year's Kouhaku. People's "feelings towards their hometowns" have grown even stronger this year, and we hope to convey them through this song. The lyricist, Koyama Kundou, has added a second verse to the existing lyrics. Also, this "Furusato" will be used as the image song of the "62th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen".


A piano that had been damaged by the tsunami was used for many years in the gymnasium of a middle school in the Fukushima prefecture. That school just so happened to be holding its graduation ceremony on the day of the earthquake. After being waterlogged and covered in sand from the earthquake-triggered tsunami, the piano underwent careful repairs under the hands of a local piano merchant and has since had its sound miraculously restored. The piano has been borrowed for this show and will be played by Arashi's Sakurai Sho-san on stage. Through this restored piano - a symbol of revival - everyone across the nation, everyone singing in this Kouhaku, and of course the members of Arashi, will come together and sing "Furusato" in a heartfelt chorus. This is a special segment that will impart the undying radiance of our hometowns, as well as our belief in the future.

A piano brought back to life over the span of half a year.
Even now, countless scars remain upon it.
But its clear timbre still resonates.
I will be performing "Furusato", keeping the feelings of Endou-san, the piano tuner, as well as the children of Fukushima in mind as I do. - Sakurai Sho - 

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