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Play this on the jukebox and listen to a lot of other versions too.
You can also download all the different musical versions, in the order they went up.
Check Naomi & Goro’s website, Facebook page and Café Bleu Solid Bond page for more info.
CREDITS:
Naomi Fuse : Vocals
Goro Ito : Guitar, keyboards, arrangement, track recording & mixing
Jorge Helder : Bass
Rafael Barata : Drums
Vocal Recorded by Keigo Sonoda (Pastoral Sound)
Edited by Neru Lab
Production Director Yoko Ito (333discs)
(P)2020 SANSANSAN Ltd,
From Janis: Composer, arranger, musician and producer Goro Ito has long been active as a solo artist under the name “Moosehill’. Working with collaborators from musician Ryuichi Sakamoto to poet Takashi Hiraide, he’s also produced albums like “Architect Jobim” for the 90th anniversary of Antobio Carlos Jobim’s birth, winner of “Disco de Quro da Musica popular Brasileila” and the Hires-Music award in 2017. He’s currently producing music for the animated television program “Arte”. “Naomi & Goro” was formed in 1998, one of the earliest Japanese male-female bossa nova duos. Based around singer Naomi’s “transparent and angelic” vocals, Naomi’s attention to harmonic resonance between voice and guitar has allowed them to successfully create one of the most Gilberto-styled sounds in the world today.
Better Times Will Come – Japanese (direct English translation at end)
Music and Lyrics: Janis Ian – Japanese lyric adaptation by Takahiro Maeda
前田たかひろ 作詞·作曲 Janis Ian 日本語詞 前田たかひろ
Better times, better times will come
その日は 必ず来る
みんなでまるい地球と言う船漕いで行こう
きっと試されている 愛は幻想だろう？と
だったら今証明しよう 愛は幻想じゃないe
Better times, better times will come
その日は 必ず来る
みんなでまるい地球と言う船漕いで行こう
きっと試されている 船出の覚悟を
だったら見せよう証明しよう 嵐も越えよう
Better times, better times will come
今こそ 学ぶとき
みんなでまるい地球と言う船漕いで行こう
Better times, better times will come
その日は 必ず来る
みんなでまるい地球と言う船漕いで行こう
Oh Better times will come
Better times, better times will come
The day will come, without a doubt
Let us row the boat, the boat called the round earth
We are tested. Is love an illusion?
Let us prove, now, that love is not an illusion
Better times, better times will come
The day will come, without a doubt
Let us row the boat, the boat called the round earth
We are tested, to see if we are ready for departure
Let us show that we are ready, and prove we can overcome the storm
Better times, better times will come
Now is the time to learn
Let us row the boat, the boat called the round earth
Better times, better times will come
The day will come, definitely
Let us row the boat, a boat called the round earth
Oh Better times will come
Words & music Janis Ian; © 2020 Janis Ian; Japanese adaptation by Takahiro Maeda. All rights reserved; used by permission.