Hokkai no Hana / Minori

[Machine Translation] The fishing fire that I miss so much is a flower of the North Sea that calls spring to my hometown... The second work to commemorate Ichiro Toba's 40th anniversary is a song of the sea, the treasured sword of the Toba family! The second work to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Ichiro Toba's debut is a new take on "Songs of the Sea". It depicts a man who once chased his dream of living in the city, but decided to go back to his hometown to take a boat. This ambitious work features poetry by Yashiro Yo and music by Keisuke Hama. The coupling song, "Minori," is a pastoral piece that simply describes a man working in agriculture.

やけに恋しい漁火は、故郷に春呼ぶ北海の花・・・ 鳥羽一郎40周年記念作品第2弾は、伝家の宝刀・海の歌!! デビュー40周年記念作品の第二弾である今作は、新しい切り口の"海の歌"。一度は都会に夢を追いながら、やはり故郷で船に乗ることを決意する男の姿を描いた作品。作詩にやしろよう、作曲に浜圭介両氏を迎えた意欲作。カップリング曲の「みのり」は、農業に勤しむ男の様子をシンプルに描写した牧歌的作品。