Octobre 30, 2011. Karaoke Response from Myriam

As a response to Keiko's postcard diary of August 22, 2011

 Myriam sings:

"Toune d'automne" des Cowboys Fringants

Bar nos Aieux, 30 Octobre 2011

Les Cowboys Fringants - Toune d'automne

"Keiko’s diary make me think of the song "toune d’automne" which tells the story of a guy who's happy to see his sister returning from a long trip during fall. He missed her a lot and he is relieved that she finally returns. Autumn can be sad and gloomy, but with the arrival of his little sister, he felt a great comfort and brings him to see the arrival of autumn more positively. When I was younger, my sister left for a long trip and I use to listen to this song and think of her often. I understood the singer who was worried about her little sister and felt related to what was described in the song."

Émilie Jacob-Allard

August 22, 2011. Postcard diary sent by Keiko

 

 

August 22, 2011

"It's getting darker faster these days. I didn't notice summer's ending and for some reason I'm feeling so sad to let it go. For the first time in my life I'm not ready for fall."

April 7, 2011. Karaoke response from Keiko

As a response to Myriam's postcard diary of April 7, 2011

 Keiko sings:

"Kasa ga Nai"

by Inoue Yosui

At karaoke-kan in Shinjunku. August 2011

Inoue Yosui - Kasa ga Nai

" Myriam's diary in which she had to wash her hair in the kitchen sink made me think about everyday life as a chain of random odd things. I thought of the song "Kasa ga Nai (literary translates no umbrella)" by Inoue Yosui, for the obvious reference to water, and the way he suddenly changes one subject to another, from Japan's societal issues to him not having an umbrella and wanting to go see his lover. "

Haruka Ideue

April 7, 2011. Postcard Diary from Myriam

 

April 7, 2011
"I had to wash my hair in the kitchen washbassin this morning. It reminded me when I was young, my dad use to wash my hair in the wash bassin and all the water was running down my ears."

March 11, 2011. Karaoke response sent from Myriam

As a response to Keiko's postcard diary of March 11, 2011

 Myriam sings:

"pour l'amour qu'il nous reste"

de Francine Raymond

Le p'tit Buck. 22 avril 2011, Montreal

Francine Raymond - Pour l'amour qu'il nous reste

"When I read Keiko's words, the last sentence caught my attention. The melody of a song heard during my childhood came back to my memory, which I loved the melancholic and tragic tone. In the chorus, the music increases with an apocalyptic sentence: "the earth bursts and gives rise to rivers of blood" (here I interpret an approximative translation!) to calm down after, softer when facing fatality, saying something like : "So much, for the love that remains to us". I used to sing this song in my head a lot, as it nourished the soul of the great melancholic sensitive girl I was. Now, looking at the tragedy Keiko's country is going through, this song seams to be meaningful."

Sarah Bronsard

March 11, 2011. Postcard diary sent by Keiko

March 11, 2011

"Feared for life for the first time in my life.

I just wanted go home to my family.

The longest day ever.

I really felt the earth move."