I read an
article in the New Yorker about a little town in Japan named "Obama," which means "Little Beach." The article is about a small group of political supporters there, who have recorded a theme song called, “Obama Is Beautiful World.”
So I had to go and try to find it on YouTube. I also found the lyrics on
another site. Here they are:
「OBAMA IS BEAUTIFUL WORLD!」
詞/曲:木村 歌:ムッケン＆あきの
演奏:エニワン・ブラザース・バンド
※LA-LA-LA-LA-LA OBAMA!
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA OBAMA!
LALA LA-LA-LA-LA-LA OBAMA!
OBAMA IS BEAUTIFUL WORLD!
遠く広がる海と まぶしい太陽はまるで
異国アメリカの未来 映し出してるみたいね
海岸沿いを歩けば あふれる笑顔に出逢って
想うは自由の国と 繋がる青い青い空
きっと誰もが願ってる この平和が消えぬように
歴史ある港の街が 変わらぬように
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浮かぶ海辺の花火 燃える心の炎さ
似た者どおしで描こう 希望と言う名の船を
きっと誰もが分かってる その青く澄んだ瞳は
歴史を塗りかえてしまう 夢はふくらむ
Repeat chorus
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Unfortunately, I don't read much Japanese at all, so I tried using Google's Translation to read this in English. The verses come out as:
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The sun is shining and the distance as if the sea
Do you like the future of the United States reflects a foreign country.
Just walking along the coast is full of smiles
You lead a country of freedom and the blue sky blue
I hope everyone 消ENU peace to Kono Teru
The historic port city continued to
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Burning fireworks floating in the sea is inflammation of the heart
A similar degree of hope and make a living doing in the name of the ship
I know everyone's clear blue eyes Sono Teru
History is a dream-painted maple swell.
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It doesn't seem to make much sense. If anyone here can provide me with a better translation, I'll edit this poll introduction with the improved text.
I think the message is evident from the younger crowd - Japanese or whoever - Obama has their attention:.A reader writes:I thought I'd pass on an anecdote about my daughter and other kids I've come into contact with during this ungodly long election cycle.I voted for McCain in the primary. As a political reporter and columnist in Michigan, I have the news on in our house with some frequency. That's how my now 6-year-old got to know Barack Obama. And she loved him. She asked to tag along when I went to cover his events. Maybe it's the smile, the calmness. But she felt very assured by the idea of this man being president, long before I was ready to switch my vote. She was the one trying to convince her grandparents to vote Obama last winter.And I've found that Obama has the same effect on lots of kids, whether they come from liberal or conservative homes. He is a rock star with the under 10 crowd, believe me. And I have to say, as a journalist, I found their reactions fascinating in light of both the race debate and the fact that kids tend to be carbon copies of their parents. So that Scholastic poll doesn't surprise me at all.So the next time you see a kid with an Obama shirt, she just might have asked for it for her birthday, like mine, instead of having it foisted upon her by overbearing parents.
OK, all together now... La lalalala Obama.... Let's all jump on the global bandwagon now...but hey, if they all jump off a cliff, don't expect me to follow! lol Bet they wish they had a vote - but they don't.