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Junko Yagami - ジ​ョ​ハ​ナ​ス​バ​ー​グ (Johannesburg)

from Tokyo Riddim 1976​-​1985 by Time Capsule

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Taken from her 1985 album "Communication" produced by her American husband J.J. Stanley.

lyrics

Can't believe what I'm seeing, still unfolding today,
Apartheid's grip, in South Africa's play.
Whirling dust in the strife-torn streets,
Johannesburg cries as twilight meets,
Its beauty tainted, where sorrow and hope greets.

Why were we given this life, tell me why?
For what reason under this sky?
No one would teach them.

Two coolers of skin, setting the line,
Oh, Johannesburg, it splits you in two,
People hurting each, hate breaks through.

PEOPLE SING REGGAE MUSIC, SO TRUE,
Leaning on each other, as the weary often do,
Losing track of time, to a rhythm so new.
(IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY)
(ANYTIME ANYWAY)
Sun's piercing glare, in a fierce display,
Brightest beams over Johannesburg.

Barefoot children, in market lanes,
Walkers look away, ignoring their chains.
Two shades of skin, and it remains,
Oh, Johannesburg, love's lost gains,
People wound each other, the pain sustains.

PEOPLE SING REGGAE MUSIC, DEFYING THE BLUES,
With every note, their spirit accrues,
In a chorus of change, paying their dues.
(IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY)
(ANYTIME ANYWAY)
Sun's piercing glare, in a fierce display,
Brightest beams over Johannesburg.




信じられない 出来事今もまだ
南アフリカ ずっと続いでいる
砂ぼこり舞う街
暮れなずむ ジョハネスバーグ
美しさが 悲しみを 映してる

何のため生まれ
何にのために生きる
誰も彼らに 教えることはない

肌の色が二つ それだけで
ジョハネスバーグ
人と人が傷つけあって
憎しみ生まれてる

PEOPLE SING REGGE MUSIC YEAH
疲れた体寄せて
歌い続ける 時を忘れて
(IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY)
(ANYTIME ANYWAY)
太陽だけがやけに
明るく注ぐ ジョハネスバーグ

市場の道に 裸足の子供達
見ないふりして 行き過ぎる人達
肌の色が二つ それだけで
ジョハネスバーグ
人と人が 傷つけあってゆく

PEOPLE SING REGGE MUSIC YEAH
疲れた体寄せて
歌い続ける 時を忘れて
(IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY)
(ANYTIME ANYWAY)
太陽だけがやけに
明るく注ぐ ジョハネスバーグ

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from Tokyo Riddim 1976​-​1985, released January 16, 2024

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