I'm very much impressed with your memory of your mother. Your mother was a big fan of Sada Masashi, and you've got to know him through your mother! You were happy to know many wonderful songs of Sada Masashi, though you are not a genuine Japanese. That 's a great thing, I think. You are more Japanese than an average Japanese. (笑)
@@eileentruehawaii1875 My pleasure! I was also surprised at your perfect Japanese. So you can understand Sada Masashi's songs well enough. It's great that foreigners can share his wonderful songs which are very Japanese, traditional and sensitive. I think you can sense his talent and superiority.
The key word of this song is "Merry Christmas," which is repeated again, again and again. At the beginning the word is sung gently, but it gradually gets harder and stronger and in the end it is sung like crying out with anger. But the title is "Far from Merry Christmas," not "Merry Christmas." Merry Christmas is a symbol of peace and happiness, but the real world is not full of peace and happiness, far away from them. That's why the title is "Far from Merry Christmas." His way of singing "Merry Christmas" hard and vigorously implies his anger and irritation against the real world, and his strong wish for peace and happiness as well. Particularly in the world facing the unreasonable war in Ukraine, this song has significance. I really wish Ukrainians Christmas this year would become really peaceful "Merry Christmas," not "Far from "Merry Christmas."
The following is my private translation of this song, "Far Away from Christmas" Merry Christmas With wine for us and a present for you, I left the station Merry Christmas Out of the station It's snowy, and I found myself called gently by strangers Merry Christmas Turning around, I saw small children hold out a small donation box and I searched my pocket Merry Christmas It was when I answered your excited voice on the cellphone and I told you I'd be back home soon Merry Christmas Suddenly, unexpectedly I heard someone scream, and the front screen showed violent bombings and repeated the news Merry Christmas Unwillingly I told myself that it had nothing to do with me, and just kept on walking silently Merry Christmas Peace for us and peace for the world are gradually getting to disagree with each other Merry Christmas Everybody insists on justice and happiness, but justice at knockdown price and happiness lumped with another,--- that is false Merry Christmas The truth is that only heartwarming love for you is enough for me Merry Christmas The truth is that I notice some people are silently being deprived of their lives somewhere Merry Christmas I wonder what on earth peace is, in which people hurt each other after the collapse of the dictator Merry Christmas People have already noticed that adults cannot tell the truth to the emperor in new clothes Merry Christmas Before we notice it, adults and children have gotten to kill each other in peaceful battlefields Merry Christmas Things are almost the same, however, as we have made a contract to send our children to the battlefield sooner or later Merry Christmas Children's eyes, looking into adults' deep minds for the truth, are gradually losing their brightness Merry Christmas I really, truly love you, and cry out for your eternal happiness, Merry Christmas But next to you, there exists myself seeking only my own happiness, --- nasty myself Merry Christmas There exist you wishing all over the world to be happy, and myself contradictorily wishing all over the world to be unhappy Merry Christmas I'm thinking deeply, seriously about the small present for you which I hold in my breast Merry Christmas Am I holding this present to send your children to the battlefield? Merry Christmas I really love you, and I cry out for your eternal happiness Merry Christmas Truly I really love you, and I cry out for your eternal, everlasting happiness Merry Christmas Wiping cold, icy tears Merry, Merry Christmas I cry out for your on-living, for your on-living, for your on-living Merry Christmas In the snow, in the snow, in the snow Merry Christmas In the white snow, in the white, white, white snow Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas... Merry Merry Merry Merry Christmas ...