 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2018) |
| "Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Kyu Sakamoto | |
| Language | Japanese |
| English title | "Look Up at the Stars at Night" |
| B-side | "Benkyo no cha cha cha" |
| Released | 1963 (Japan), 1963 (WW), 1986 (WW) (Re-release) |
| Genre | J-pop, Pop |
| Length | 3:10 |
| Label | Toshiba-EMI |
| Composer(s) | Taku Izumi |
| Lyricist(s) | Rokusuke Ei |
"Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo" (見上げてごらん夜の星を "Look up at the stars in the night") is a 1963 hit song performed by a Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. It was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Taku Izumi. Izumi won the Japan Record Award. The song was originally written for a musical of the same title in 1960.
This song was covered by many singers, including BEGIN (as an end theme for the anime Futatsu no Spica) and Ken Hirai.
The song, among other cheerful songs of Kyu Sakamoto, was often heard in Japan after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1] This included a series of versions by 71 actors and singers (among which was Tommy Lee Jones), for Suntory beverage company commercials, coupled with the song "Ue o Muite Arukō".[2][3] Shikao Suga also covered the song for charity.[4]
The lyrics start as follows:
見上げてごらん夜の星を miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo (Look up at the stars in the sky)
小さな星の 小さな光りが chiisana hoshi no, chiisana hikari ga (The small light from a small star)
ささやかな幸せを 歌ってるsasayaka na shiawase wo utatteru (Is singing of a small happiness)
- ^ Asahi Shimbun (2011-07-14). "VOX POPULI: Songs that cheers us up a precious asset". Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "好きな日本のCM（緊急番外編） サントリー 『上を向いて歩こう』＆『見上げてごらん夜の星を』". plaza.rakuten.co.jp (in Japanese). April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Suntory Channel 『上を向いて歩こう』『見上げてごらん夜の星を』". suntory.co.jp (in Japanese). 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "スガシカオ「見上げてごらん夜の星を」震災チャリティ配信". natalie.mu (in Japanese). March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.