Zundoko-bushi - Pink Martini ft. Timothy Nishimoto | Live from Portland - 2021

Pink Martini is on tour in 2022! Tickets are on sale now at: Pink Martini vocalist Timothy Nishimoto sings "Zundoko-bushi" during the band&special Pride concert from the Crystal Ballroom, commissioned by Accenture. This song, with lyrics in Japanese by an anonymous soldier, first appeared on Pink Martini&2013 album Get Happy. This performance also features Gavin Bondy on trumpet, Robert Taylor on trombone, and Dan Faenhle on guitar. LYRICS (Japanese): 海軍小唄（ズンドコ節） 汽車の窓から 手を握り 送つて呉れた 人よりも ホームの陰で 泣いてゐた 可愛いあの娘が 忘られぬ ズンズンズンズンズンズンドコ・・・ 花は櫻木　人は武士 語つて呉れた　人よりも 港の隅で　泣いてゐた 可愛いあの娘が　目に浮かぶ ズンズンズンズンズンズンドコ・・・ 元氣でゐるかと　言ふ便り 送つて呉れた　人よりも 涙のにじむ　筆の跡 可愛いあの娘が　忘られぬ LYRICS (English Translation) She held my hand through the train window as I left But the one I can’t forget Is that lovely girl Crying in the shadows of the platform She said “a flower should be a cherry blossom, And a man should be a warrior,” But the one I keep seeing in my mind Is that lovely girl Crying in a corner of the harbor She sent a letter asking how I am But the one I can’t forget Is that dear girl And her tear-stained brush strokes LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano Timothy Nishimoto - vocals China Forbes - backing vocals & tambourine Edna Vazquez - backing vocals Jimmie Herrod - backing vocals Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Nicholas Crosa - violin Reinhardt Melz - percussion Brian Davis - percussion...