[Thank You] A song for grandpa and grandma: a classic that makes you want to express your gratitude

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Peaberry “Cabbage White Paper” (Music Video)

Peaberry’s song is a classic that warmly wraps feelings of gratitude toward one’s grandmother.

The love poured into growing vegetables and the family bonds conveyed through cooking are expressed with lyrics and melodies that truly touch the heart.

Released as a major debut in February 2013, the song reached No.

8 on the Oricon chart.

The music video features former Prime Minister’s wife Kayoko Hosokawa and includes a scene where the folk song “Furusato” is sung.

It’s a perfect listen when you want to reflect on memories with your grandmother or express thanks that are hard to say out loud.

Tangerine-Colored Summer VacationFukuyama Masaharu

Masaharu Fukuyama - Tangerine-Colored Summer Vacation

This is the song that was also used as the theme for the 3D insect documentary film “I Want to Be Like an Ant.” The song itself depicts scenes from Fukuyama’s childhood in Nagasaki City, visiting his grandmother’s house.

Fukuyama has said he respects his grandmother, who never stopped working in the fields despite pain in her legs and back, calling her “my guidepost.”

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“I don’t usually think about it deeply, but when I really do, it might be something very important”—this song turns that space between life and death, and the present moment, into music.

I don’t particularly dwell on my roots, but if someone were to tell me about them, I’d be interested.

Still, while we’re alive, it’s hard to form a real image of the afterlife.

It’s a curious set of lyrics, contrasting my grandfather in his coffin with myself in the womb.

Thank you very much.Sakushi: Konishi Hiroya / Sakkyoku: Hoshi Tomoaki

Thank you very much.

Taka Town in Hyogo Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of Respect for the Aged Day, and this song was created in 2013 as part of its public relations efforts.

I hear the lyrics were solicited from students in the town.

They’re filled with gratitude for grandfathers and grandmothers and are truly moving.

The words also say that the kindness and thoughtfulness we’ve received will be passed on by us to the next generation.

I think singing it to your grandparents on Respect for the Aged Day would make them very happy.

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GrandmaAsakura Misa

Grandma by Misa Asakura, the theme song for Hiyoshi Shimada’s Saga no Gabai Baachan

Grandma from Saga by Hiroshi Shimada—his autobiographical book that became a massive hit—was the talk of Japan for a long time.

This is the theme song from the 2006 film adaptation, and Misa Asakura, who performs it, made her debut with this track.

It was also used as a song in commercials for Kōjun.

The 26th autumnOkabayashi Nobuyasu

Nobuyasu Okabayashi ♪ The 26th Autumn (2010.10 Asahi Mountain Range, Otori Pond to Mt. Ito)

This song features a grandmother, but it doesn’t treat her as a central theme.

Still, it conveys Nobuyasu Okabayashi’s feelings for his grandmother and his way of thinking.

After a period when he was celebrated as the “original god of folk,” his misanthropy led to depression, and he even spent time farming in Mie Prefecture.

Many folk songs of the 1970s had lyrics themed around the “meaning of life” and “life” itself—songs that allowed young people to share their struggles.

This song belongs to that era.

Please tell me.Iju Kayoko

HD Heidi, Girl of the Alps OP

This is the opening theme song of the TV anime Heidi, Girl of the Alps.

It’s a song in which the singer asks Grandpa for answers to simple everyday questions, like “Why does a whistle carry so far in the grand nature of the Alps?” and “Why is it always warm inside the straw?” Grandpa is very knowledgeable.