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WHeN You STaY 〜 (Hotaru No Yoru) ウェン・ユー・ステイ 〜 蛍の夜
© mr christopher September 19, 2009


VERSE1:
I have a thousand questions for you
To whisper in your ear
You put your finger over my mouth
They all disappear.

CHORUS:
When you stay with me (3x)
You make the silence such a beautiful sound

VERSE2:
I want to know the things we don't know
About each other, so far
You put your finger over my mouth
And just point to the stars

CHORUS:
When you stay with me (3x)
You make the silence such a beautiful sound

BRIDGE2:
静かさや ともに過ごしし 蛍の夜 
shizuka sa ya tomo ni sugoshi shi hotaru no yoru

VERSE3:
I'm just a man used to speaking his mind
Instead of feeling the flow
The very answer which I seek to find
You seem to already know

CHORUS:
When you stay with me (3x)
You make the silence such a beautiful sound

BRIDGE2:
静かさや ともに過ごしし 蛍の夜 
shizuka sa ya tomo ni sugoshi shi hotaru no yoru
(Quiet Nights, Dark Skies, Suprised by the lights of Fireflies in your yes.... til Sunrise.)


ALTERNATE CHORUS:
Won't you stay for tea
I've nowhere to be
Until a half past three
You make the silence such a beautiful sound

CHORUS:
When you stay with me (3x)
You make the silence such a beautiful sound (2x)


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08) WHeN You STaY ? (Night of the Fire Fly)"
© mr christopher September 19, 2009
["蛍の夜" Haiku collaboration: Toshie Kyotani.]
[Other Japanese assistance Hassy and Takashi Yotsumoto.]

Inspiration? All I can say is... it was a magical beautiful night... and the silence for the first time, was just a beautiful sound. One of two songs on this album which actually make my eyes tear up. It was a special honor to collaborate with my dear friend and haiku teacher, Toshie Kyotani. I emailed her during the overdub sessions to ask her to write a Japanese haiku. Inspired by my lyric, she came through with a perfect fit. Long time friend and student Yotsumoto-san and Hassy assisted me with proper phrasing and pronunciation for the vocal session. Oh, the falsetto lead vocal was an OBViOUS first! I just kept reminding myself that if Mick Jaggar could do it on "Emotional Rescue", then my masculinity would probably go unchallenged. haha.

"You make the silence such a beautiful sound"

Recorded December 27, 2009.

08) WHeN You STaY ? (Hotaru No Yoru)" ウェン・ユー・ステイ 〜 蛍の夜**
© mr christopher September 19, 2009
["蛍の夜" 俳句コラボレーション: 京谷 俊江]
[その他日本語協力: Hassy、四元孝志]

どこからひらめいたか?ただ言えるのは、うっとりとするようなある美しい夜に、静寂が初めて美しい音に聞こえたということです。このアルバムの中で、ついつい涙ぐんでしまう曲が2曲あるのですが、これはそのうちの1曲です。友人にして俳句の先生でもある京谷俊江先生とコラボレーションできたことは、この上ない名誉です。多重録音セッション中に先生にメールをし、俳句を一句詠んでもらえないかお願いしたのです。わたしの歌詞にインスピレーションを受けて、先生は完璧な一句を詠んでくださいました。「静かさや ともに過ごしし 蛍の夜。」長年の友人であり生徒でもある四元氏とHassyが、ボーカル録音のために、正しい言葉使いと発音の仕方を教えてくれました。リードボーカルにファルセット(裏声)を使用したのは、OBViOUS初です!ミック・ジャガーに"Emotional Rescue"で使ってもらえそうな裏声、というのをひたすら思い起こすようにしていました。そうすれば、一応男らしくしていられそうでしたから(笑)。


"You make the silence such a beautiful sound"
「君が、沈黙を美しい音にした。」

2009年12月27日録音。

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