Album - by Takesh (original song) | Folk & Acoustic | 『アルバム』- オリジナル曲

The links are shown in the description. The song was written back in 1999, and it is one of my earliest songs I've ever written (in Japanese). So happy to have it recorded finally after more than two decades. Travelling has always been my passion, and I used to travel around by hitchhiking, carrying my acoustic guitar with me. I wrote this song at the end of the summer in 1999 after travelling to Hokkaido (in Japan) and Thailand.

You can listen to my original songs in the links below:
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rBwi8Yee2A9LBtLoYmdaN
- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/distant-days-ep/1552101209
- Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B08VW1GJGY/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
- Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBHCsjl8b68&list=PLoCgR0kiuNyC9PIosECMRhLPfL47sDFmI

Genre: Folk, Acoustic
Acoustic guitar, Singer-songwriter, relaxing music, Japanese original song

Audio gear:
Vocal and Acoustic Guitar recorded with a condenser mic MXL 770.
20年以上前に書いた一番初期のオリジナル曲の1つです。10～20代はギターを持ってヒッチハイクして各地を周りましたが、学生時代にタイと北海道に行った夏の終わりに書いた歌です。

ジャンル：
アコースティックギター オリジナル曲
アコギ弾き語り

Lyrics:

アルバム

赤い表紙の小さなアルバム手にして
旅の写真眺めている
夏も終わる静かな夜に

白銀の海の写真　逆光で君が見えなくて
きっと素敵な笑顔だろう
一人思い浮かべた

時の彼方へと往く　切ない夏模様
心のアルバムに生き続ける

青い丘の上から見えた水平線
溢れる思いに涙した
旅の果て　出会えた夢と

真っ黒に日焼けた顔いっぱいに笑み浮かべ
無邪気な頃が恥ずかしく
でもうらやましくて

時の流れに消える　若葉の物語
それでも色褪せることはないだろう

時の彼方に咲く　切ない恋模様
心のアルバムに眠り続ける

(English translation)

Holding a small album with a red cover
I travel through photos of a journey
On a quiet night when summer ends

A photo of the silver sea
I can't see you because of the backlight
I'm sure it will be a wonderful smile
I thought to myself

A sad summer pattern that goes beyond time
Stay alive on the album of my heart

The horizon seen from the top of the blue hill
I cried for overflowing emotions
I found a dream at the end of the journey

Black tanned faces with full of smile
Embarrassingly innocent we were
But enviously free in this world

The story of our springtime that disappears in the flowing river of time
But their colours won't weather or fade away

The sweet love story that blooms beyond time
Stay asleep on the album of my heart

August 1999
(Edited in July 2020)

Видео Album - by Takesh (original song) | Folk & Acoustic | 『アルバム』- オリジナル曲 канала Takesh Music