Hosono House Explained and Translated & English version of Boku Wa Chotto 細野晴臣「僕は一寸」英語カバーとホソノハウスの説明

[@ratsbath]

Excellent video! Very interesting to learn about the album's backstory & great translated cover too. I've been listening to much of Hosono's solo work after being introduced through YMO, and I play this album frequently at my cafe here in Toronto. Laid-back, sun-dappled vibes don't need translation!

[@yogakudaigaku]

Thanks Ray Bath, glad to hear Hosono is on high rotation in Toronto...going back to Hosono house via YMO is a bit of a jolt...that being said it's a bit of a jolt whichever way you go!

[@rssyng]

hosono is my favorite japanese singer-songwriter

[@yogakudaigaku]

Yep, prices pretty special Dias!

[@zacknorton650]

And then didn’t think I could love that album more…. Awesome!!!

[@tsu_3tsu]

I really like the English version of the song! Thank you for spreading Hosono's song overseas! ありがとうございます！ 世界に細野さんの歌がたくさん広まって欲しいです😆 当時の日本の歌(特に70年代のはっぴいえんど～80年代のシティポップに派生する曲群)は、今の日本の歌よりキャッチーで、心に響くものがありますね…😌

[@yogakudaigaku]

Thanks Hiroshi. Happy to spread the word. そうですね。あの辺の日本のポップスはいいですね。あのころの一番好きな曲とかはありますか。お勧めの曲とか？歌詞が面白いのとか。

[@princetchalla2441]

Thank you so much for your research, I always wanted to know more about this album!

[@yogakudaigaku]

Thanks Prince, glad you got something out of it!

[@princetchalla2441]

@@yogakudaigaku perchance for my own research are there any places or websites you recommend going to learn more about the song rose and beast?

[@DidiChama]

Awesome! I'm happy to learn more about the album and understand this song. Arigato

[@yogakudaigaku]

Glad it was of use butterdee, its an interesting world to explore!

[@natures_neighbor]

This is amazing! How did you find out about all of this?/ This is one of my favorite albums of all time and Hosono is a huge hero for me!

[@yogakudaigaku]

Thanks Nature's Neighbour, most of the info for this comes from Japanese language websites that are fairly easy to find but I don't think have been widely translated to English...hopefully this video and the Web post I've done about this help the situation. Hosono is certainly an amazing artist!

[@MrKorogaruishi]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing this video about 僕は一寸 with your explanation in English. I've been listening to the album Hosono House for nearly half a century, properly speaking 48 years, lol. JUST ONE THING, "日の出ずる" is NOT "Hi no dezuru" BUT "Hi no izuru." Next time, please correct it.

[@humansixbillion]

Thanks MrKorogaruishi, yes I realised after posting this video that I had made a mistake with "Izuru". Maybe I can put in a card in the video to correct...Thanks for your attentive listening!

[@brycewaitkus6150]

amazing video!!

[@antonioaguiar5071]

Great video. Would love to see more videos of this kind. Be it another song from haruomi or another japonese artist from this era. As a westerner it's not to easy to find detailed info about Japanese musicians.

[@yogakudaigaku]

Thanks Antonio! Any particular artists or songs are you mosted interested for me to tackle?

[@este.bahn92]

​@@yogakudaigaku Miharu Koshi!

[@ZootAlours]

is "inaka no ongaku" intended as a kind of cheeky translation of hosono singing "country music'"?

[@yogakudaigaku]

Ha, you picked it in one @summer coy. You're the first person to pick up on that, so thanks for the close listen ;)

[@ZootAlours]

@@yogakudaigaku Thank you for the wonderful explanation and translation!

[@ratsbath]

I caught that too! The only 2 words I can sing along to when I play this album. 🎶

[@JakeStarstorm]

This is such a wonderful dive into the track. I'm learning the 日本語 original at the moment to play acoustically (and translating the lyrics with my measly N5 abilities on the side - just to get a feel for Hosono's intention) but this went above and beyond at giving me context. Thank you for this! Are you Melbourne-based too?　 P.S. My limited Japanese experience makes me think the difference between 散歩 and 歩く is that the former implies a walk for leisure (to take in the scenery or relax ones mind, which our man Hosono-san clearly digs) and the latter refers more to the prosaic action of walking as a mode of transport. So my impression is he's saying "won't you take a walk with me, just for the sake of it?" That kind of country-life walk - vastly different to commuting to, like, a day-job.

[@snicker576]

Thanks for this!!

[@yogakudaigaku]

No worries Kyle, thanks for watching.

[@alien-america]

thanks for turning me on to this channel ... very informative !!!

[@takkabon]

Deep!

[@alisap6776]

why no man blink

[@yogakudaigaku]

Thanks for comment. Not sure what you mean.

[@貧乏独身おじさん]

Hosono house →Harry's house