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Music from Murakami World

A variety of music titles appear in Haruki Murakami books.
Story keeps going as if it is a common word.

A song from 'Norwegian Wood'.

For Christmas I bought Naoko a Henry Mancini record with a track of her favorite, "Dear Heart". I wrapped it myself and added a bright red ribbon.



-Japanese-

村上春樹の本にはたくさん曲名が出てきて、
まるで誰でも知っている日常の単語のようにさらっと流してストーリーは続いていきます。

「ノルウェイの森」より

クリスマスには僕は直子の大好きな「ディア・ハート」の入った
ヘンリー・マンシーニのレコードを買ってプレゼントをした。
僕が自分で包装して赤いリボンをかけた。

Comments

Rimokana said…
Momoさん、こんばんは。
改めて村上春樹を読んでみました。
『もし僕らのことばがウィスキーであったなら』と『国境の南、太陽の西』の2冊です。今後も読まずにいなくて良かった。おそらく2,3日中にシングルモルトを手に入れていると思います。
momo said…
Kazuyukiさんも村上春樹がお好きで嬉しいです。Jazzと美味しいものが欲しくなりますね。彼の独特な世界は小説とは少し違う・・濃厚な時間が楽しめます。
Rimokana said…
いえ、はは、どうしよう、だいぶ前に読んだきりだったんです。たぶん10年以上たちます。Momoさんのブログを見てまた読んでみようと思いました。
momo said…
ご安心下さい。
村上春樹は好きだけど固執した熱烈ファンと言うわけではありませんから^^。

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