said that the song "Tears Shining" is "world-renowned", which is not an exaggeration. Since the release of
in 1998, performers from Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, New Zealand... from different countries have provided countless outstanding versions of this single.
, therefore, listeners from all over the world are also impressed by the charm of this single.
Among them, the most well-known is probably the cover version released by Rimi Natsukawa in 2001-it has been on the annual sales chart of oricon singles in Japan for 4 consecutive years. The physical sales alone exceeded 1.2 million, and it became Japan in 2004. Karaoke on-demand champion. The popularity of this version of
in the world far exceeds that of other versions, and many people even mistakenly believe that Xia Chuan Rimi is the original singer of "Tears Shining".
is not the case.
This song was written by Moriyama Ryoko and BEGIN composed. The original version, arranged by Kurata Nobuo, was included in Moriyama's 1998 album "Time Is Lonely". The inspiration for the single
comes from the real experience of Ryoko-, which expresses the feelings of yearning for his elder brother Moriyama Shin, who died young.
Jin was born in 1947, only one year older than Liangzi.
They all study in the same school for elementary school, junior high school, and high school. They also joined the same basketball club in high school. The way of getting along with each other is the same as that of brothers and sisters in many ordinary families. They will fight with each other because of vying for their beloved things and expose each other's shortcomings painfully. They will also act as the strongest shield when the other party is lonely.
In the daily life where happiness, anger and emotion are intertwined, the family members form a deep bond.
For Liangzi, his elder brother is the most trustworthy person in the world.
In 1970, the 23-year-old Moriyama Jin died suddenly. Ryoko
has been unable to accept this fact for a long time. She felt like her brother when she saw anyone on the road. In order to take care of her emotions, her family did not even dare to mention her brother's name in person.
She often took out a red album with her brother's mark from the shelf in the living room, turned it over, tears streaming down her eyes.
One night, she thought about her brother and looked up to the sky.
Above the sky, the stars twinkled, reflecting the brother’s face, as if to say: "Don’t cry and lose your face — I’m really sorry for not being able to walk with you, but in the days to come, please also ask someone to do well. Come on."
So, Moriyama Ryoko wrote the poem "Tears Shining".
flipped through the yellowed photo album
and whispered "Thank you" gently.
, the person who always lived in my heart
who brought me courage
no matter how sunny or rainy
I will remember your smile
Later, Ryoko met in a performance I went to the Japanese band BEGIN, which was born in Okinawa, and chatted with them. Because she appreciated each other's talent, she took out this single for her dead brother and asked BEGIN members to help compose the song.
"Tears Shining" with strong Okinawa characteristics was born.
"Tears Glittering" is not born to please listeners. It is the brainchild of the creators who condense a lot of true feelings. Although Ryoko Moriyama's singing voice is not as sweet as Natsukawa Rimi, he can hear the order while breathing. The moving and timeless yearning.
In 2014, Ryoko and his son Naotaro Moriyama sang "Glittering Tears"
on stage. After its release, "Glittering Tears" was born with more than 100 reinterpretations.
Next, introduce several very representative versions: BEGIN, which composed the song by
, released the song in the form of a single in 2000.
Since then, they have performed this single in various forms on different occasions. The video above
is a clip from 2004 when the band and jazz pianist Xiaozun Genzhen co-acted "Tears Shining".
guitar, piano and string orchestra behind him, with grand tenderness, enveloping the husky voice of lead singer Higa Rongsheng, as if he could hear the nightThe color struck, and the stars flickered in the Milky Way.
In 2001, Natsukawa Rimi, who was also born in Okinawa, sang this single. In her version,
uses a strong nasal vocal tune with the traditional Okinawa shamisen to infuse the blue of the sea and the sky and the refreshing breeze into the ears of the audience. It is an originally sad song with a healing experience. effect.
also made "Tears Shining" officially popular because of the cover of Xia Chuan Rimi.
At the 2003 Red and White Songs, Ryoko Moriyama, BEGIN, and Rimi Natsukawa were invited at the same time to co-act "Tears Glittering" on the stage. The lyricist, original singer, composer, and first-generation cover singer collaborated on the "Japanese Spring Festival Gala" stage. , Became one of the most memorable live of this single.
In 2004, the Singaporean singer Cai Chunjia, who had been hiding in the snow for many years due to the reorganization of the record company, returned to the music scene.
is different from the feeling of longing emphasized in the original text. The Chinese lyricist Liang Wenfu portrayed in "Watching the Sunrise with Me" the gratitude to the "accompaniment" who persisted in the trough of life until dawn. Love, this song corresponds to Cai Chunjia's mood at that time.
Cai Chunjia's fresh, gentle yet energetic performance was very popular, and this album also made the album top of the charts, ranking ninth in the Singapore record sales chart that year.
Other cover singers
Huang Pinyuan covered the Taiwanese version of "Tears Shining" in 2002, and released another version of "Tears Shining" written in Chinese in 2006.
New Zealand classical crossover soprano singer Hayley Westenra In 2007, they sang the English version of "Sparkling Tears"
MAMAMOO member Solar sang the Korean version of "Sparkling Tears"
