戦争を知らない子供たち (Peace, Peace) [Children Who Don't Know About War (Peace, Peace)]

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Russian album featuring Vietnamese patriotic songs, titled "Tiếng hát quê hương" on Фирма Мелодия (# 030650) - the state-owned major record company of the USSR, established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya". The label released several records and songs dealing with the Vietnam War. (1)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

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戦争を知らない子供たち (Peace, Peace) ("Children Who Don't Know About War") "We were born after the war / We grew up without knowing about war / As adults, we begin to walk / While humming songs of peace / I want you to remember our name / We are children who don't know about war / Young If you can't forgive me because I'm too long / If I can't forgive you because my hair is long / All that's left for me now is to hold back my tears and sing / I want you to remember our name / We're children who don't know war / The blue sky If you like flower petals / If you're a nice person who always has a smile / Let's walk together / Along the path where the beautiful sunset shines / I want you to remember our name / We're children who don't know about war / War Children who don't know" "戦争が終わって 僕らは生まれた / 戦争を知らずに 僕らは育った / おとなになって 歩きはじめる / 平和の歌を くちずさみながら / 僕らの名前を 覚えてほしい / 戦争を知らない 子供たちさ / 若すぎるからと 許されないなら / 髪の毛が長いと 許されないなら / 今の私に 残っているの / 涙をこらえて 歌うことだけさ / 僕らの名前を 覚えてほしい / 戦争を知らない 子供たちさ / 青空が好きで 花びらが好きで / いつでも笑顔の すてきな人なら / 誰でも一緒に 歩いてゆこうよ / きれいな夕陽が かがやく小道を / 僕らの名前を 覚えてほしい / 戦争を知らない 子供たちさ / 戦争を知らない 子供たちさ"

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

this single peaking at # 11 in the Japanese charts, selling over 300,000 copies

About the artist

Japanese folk group (Jiros) led by Jiro Kitayama, active around 1967-71; best known for 'Sensou o shiranai kodomotachi' ('Children Who Don't Know War'). [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Anti-War

In collections

European Songs · Japanese Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs