Nagori Ame

[Machine Translation] Thinking of those who will never return, crying over sake and rain tonight - the essence of a melancholy enka song! Nagori Ame" was originally released as a coupling song for the single "Yumeka-hi" in September 2006, and has since been re-released as a long-awaited single. The song has received over 3 million views on YouTube, which is unprecedented for an enka single coupling song, and is now being reevaluated in the digital age. The world of the song, which emotionally depicts the woman's heart and her unfulfilled love blurred by the rain, still attracts a great deal of sympathy, and has become one of Ayako Natsuki's representative songs, shining with a new brilliance. The coupling song, "Akizuki no Yado" is a lyrical enka about a woman who loses her love and travels alone in the emotional town of Akizuki, which is called "Little Kyoto" in Chikuzen, Kyushu. The lyrics depicting sad feelings are accompanied by a warm and easy to sing melody, making this song a longtime favorite among karaoke fans. Includes sheet music.

帰らぬ人を想い、今夜も酒と雨に泣く─ 哀愁演歌の真骨頂!! 2006年9月発売シングル「夢華火」のカップリングとして発表された「なごり雨」が、時を経て待望のシングル化再リリース。演歌シングルのカップリング曲としては異例となるYouTube再生300万回超を記録し、デジタル時代に再評価が高まる話題作。雨に滲む未練と女心を感情豊かに描いた歌世界は、今なお多くの共感を集め、夏木綾子の代表的楽曲のひとつとして、新たな輝きを放っている。カップリング曲、「秋月の宿」は、九州・筑前の小京都と称される情緒あふれる秋月を舞台に、恋を失った女性がひとり人旅をする叙情演歌。切ない心情を描く詞に、温かく口ずさみやすいメロディが寄り添い、カラオケファンに長く愛される一曲。楽譜付き。