Label:Victor – VS-46
Country:Japan
Used 7" 1957
Disc:VG+ (good shape overall, slight surface noise at quieter moments)
Jacket:VG+ (the original vinyl-wrapped type likely just as it was back then)
1957 single featuring Izumi Yukimura singing an Ainu lullaby. The song "Pirika Pirika" is based on old Ainu folk song that was popular in the 1950s. "Pirika" is a word used to mean "beautiful" "cute" and generally positive things. The highlight is the B-side, which recreates a beautiful yet melancholic lullaby that, even back then, only two people were still singing. It has an indescribable atmosphere, making a mysterious tremolo effect. Believe it's in quite a rare great condition.
雪村いずみが歌うアイヌ子守歌を収録した57年のシングル盤。昭和30年代に流行したというアイヌ古謡を元唄にした歌謡曲”ピリカ ピリカ”。ピリカは「美しい」「かわいい」などいい意味全般で使われる言葉。そして注目はB面には当時ですら歌い継ぐものが2人しかいなかったという美しくももの悲しい子守歌を再現。アイヌ語のイントネーションに不思議なトレモロ感を醸す何とも言えない雰囲気。かなり貴重なコンディションと思います。
A - ピリカ ピリカ
B - アイヌの子守歌
