Ofukuro Zake

[Machine Translation] Ryuji Asakusa has been singing songs about Asakusa in his hometown of Asakusa for some time. He also got acquainted with NORIRO SHINYAMA, famous for his comic duo NORIRO & TORIRO, also closely related to Asakusa. Mr. Noriro Shinyama studied singing and writing lyrics under the great Toru Funamura, and has written lyrics for many of his songs. This time, he wrote "Okurosake" based on the motif of the wife of a chef in Asakusa, where Ryuji also helps out. The song is so good that it makes everyone want to clap their hands and sing along, "Mama's face when I walk through the curtain...". Life is a Windmill" has lyrics that compare life to a windmill, and a melody with intonation.

浅草竜二は地元浅草で以前より浅草をテーマに歌を歌ってきた。そして、やはり浅草に関係が深い、ノリロー&トリローの漫才コンビで有名な新山ノリローと知り合う。新山ノリロー氏は、大御所の船村徹先生の所で、歌そして詞を学び、作詞を手掛けてきた。今回は、竜二がお手伝いもしている、浅草の料理家さんのおかみさんをモチーフに書き上げられたのが「おふくろ酒」。「暖簾くぐれば ママの顔・・・」と、皆で手をたたいて歌いたくなるような調子の良い曲。「人生は風車」は、人生を風車に例えた詞に抑揚のあるメロと歌い応えのある仕上がりになっている。