Kafka on the Shore (海辺のカフカ) - Haruki Murakami's Book Song

My musical take on Haruki Murakami's lyrics of Kafka on Shore, the song written by the character Miss Saeki.
Words:
You sit at the edge of the world,
I am in a crater that is no more.
Words without letters
Standing in the shadow of the door.
The moon shines down on a sleeping lizard,
Little fish rain down from the sky.
Outside the window there are soldiers,
steeling themselves to die.
(Refrain)
Kafka sits in a chair by the shore,
Thinking of the pendulum that moves the world,
it seems.
When your heart is closed,
The shadow of the unmoving Sphinx,
Becomes a knife that pierces your dreams.
The drowning girl's fingers
Search for the entrance stone, and more.
Lifting the hem of her azure dress,
She gazes---
at Kafka on the shore.
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Hello, you lovely human. If you liked this arrangement, I would appreciate giving this channel a follow. Also, most of my self-written songs and arrangements are on soundcloud.com/annemendoza. Please check it out if you're interested. Have a good day. Stay happy and kind. :)

[@icommandant91]

I listen to this song while reading Kafka on the shore. my eyes teared up. It’s a perfect combinations. Thank you for this good song 💕

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thanks so much!

[@remesin11]

my favorite version so far

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Thank you.

[@krisboii]

Absolutely gorgeous! Please, keep making music, this is the prettiest version of this song that I've ever heard.

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Your kind words mean so much to me. Thank you.

[@soumyaaggarwal4300]

This was beautiful and did absolute justice to the words ahhhhhhh ❤️❤️❤️

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thanks so much!

[@mochastrudels4578]

Murakami's Kafka on the Shore is a masterpiece! Full with mysteries but beautifully written!

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Agree 100%!

[@mochastrudels4578]

@@AnneMendozaMusic I had finished reading Kafka on The Shore few days ago. Actually I wonder about the song and finally I found your channel. Thanks for sharing it. I can feel the magical vibe!

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

@@mochastrudels4578 Very glad you're here too! :)

[@sabbbado3025]

This is wonderful, made me feel calm after being an anxious mess. Love kafka on the shore 💛

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Love and light 💛

[@sahiltheeng578]

Beautiful music❤

[@jadeshin4320]

This is really beautiful. It makes me sad yet it warms my heart. You're very talented. Pretty interesting you live in PH too. ^^

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thanks for the nice words. ❤️ Yep! I'm a Filipina but currently based abroad.

[@CompliancesWithChaitanya]

I may not know you but, I appreciate you. Please don't stop producing content.

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Thanks so much. Your comment means the world to me.

[@aoife7831]

this is so beautiful! thank you ♡

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thank you, too!

[@mattblack5957]

Damn! That was just beautiful.

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thank you 😊

[@mangarecs]

So good.

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Thank you.

[@bonitoflakes7974]

out of all the version out there yours really stuck with me. it's beautiful

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thank you! That means a lot :)

[@nutsasvanidze7825]

this is so beautiful

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thank you very much. It plays around this progression in the chorus. F - E7 - Am - D7 - F - Em - Dm - G The verse is kinda similar except it goes to C - F after the D7, then proceeds to F - Em - Am - B/Am - C

[@nutsasvanidze7825]

Thank you so much ♡

[@ayusuryanah686]

I love it!!!

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Thank you!

[@chinesebootleg333]

This is so good.

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Thank you.

[@darkfrost315]

Nailed it

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Hey, thank you. :)

[@loveconsciousness963]

Lovely

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Thank you.

[@praveendesilva1749]

Where I can find mp3? Plz🥺🤩

[@briandoherty8535]

I think that the book version would have been sung in English as well--look at the other music being listened to in '69 by the lover of Saeki--Dylan, The Beatles, Stan Getz.

[@sanjayyethipathi]

how can someone sing that sweet?

[@AnneMendozaMusic]

Thanks, Sanjay 🙏🏻

[@gsahara8405]

Someone can help me find a Japanese version?

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