Placido Domingo Sings to Comfort Japanese

Placido Domingo, the great opera tenor, didn't cancel his tour in Japan after the earthquake/tsunami devastation and Fukushima nuclear plant disaster that had scared most foreigners away. He gave a touching performance in Tokyo on April 11, 2011.

Placido sang a Japanese song that has been immortalized by the famous Misora Hibari. Kawa no Nagare no Yoni (Like the River Flow) is a beautiful and elegant song about the meaning of life. (Domingo sings an abbreviated version of these lyrics.)

Translation

Part 1:

Without knowing it, I have walked here
This long and narrow road
Looking back, long distance away
I can see my hometown

On the uneven and winding road
There is no map to follow.
Again, life is the same way.

See both Placido's and Hibari's videos below.





Placido sang "Furusato" in Japanese as an encore, dedicating the song to the sufferers of the recent catastrophic event. "Furusato" is known to every Japanese. When he sang the song, it brought tears to many Japanese in the audience.



The performance brought comfort to the Japanese in hard times. Placido Domingo, a kind and giving soul, will always be remembered...

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