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Here and Now

Suzue

過去と未来の中今に立ち

生きる

清濁併せ呑み 批判せず 進む

(後ろの正面だぁれ)

(鶴と亀が統べった)

父母祖父祖母 遡れば

繋いでくれた命を知る

ご先祖さま

八百万の神々に守られ

誰一人欠けても居ない

あなたが居る

過去と未来の中今に立ち

生きて

透明な心で在るように

身削ぐ

(後ろの正面だぁれ)

(鶴と亀が統べった)

幾千万年 時を重ね

臍の緒 結んだ

尊い御霊

ご先祖さま

八百万の神々に守られ

今この瞬間に感謝し続け

生きる

過去と未来の中今に立ち 生きる

あらゆる今を受け入れながら

息る

過去と未来の中今に立ち

生きて

清濁併せ呑み 批判せず

進む

  • Lyricist

    Suzue

  • Composer

    Suzue

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  • 1

    Halo / Misumarunotama

    Suzue

  • 2

    Beyond the Blue

    Suzue

  • 3

    Orion's Belt

    Suzue

  • 4

    10 months and 10 days

    Suzue

  • 5

    Vesica Piscis

    Suzue

  • 6

    Reunion

    Suzue

  • 7

    Edge

    Suzue

  • 8

    Camphor Tree

    Suzue

  • 9

    KUKURI / Song of Unity

    Suzue

  • ⚫︎

    Here and Now

    Suzue

  • 11

    Cradle of the Earth

    Suzue

A full-length work that concludes the 20th anniversary of Suzue, the diva of the Shinto priesthood.

Two sides of the same coin
Two opposing worlds intersect and harmonize

The song "KUKURI" is a song that "binds" and bridges the divided modern society

"KUKURI" refers to the goddess Kukurihime, who appears in the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), and means "to tie or bind."

The deity Kukurihime appears only once, when spouses Izanagi and Izanami are about to say goodbye to each other in YOMI NO KUNI (Land of Hades).

Opposite things, for example
An existence that connects "light and darkness, yin and yang, male and female, good and evil, life and death, past and future, right and left, public and individual, city and countryside, Japan and overseas, etc."

KUKURI is the very heart of harmony itself. A mysterious power that connects and unites opposites and things that are moving apart.

In today's world, which is becoming excessively divided and polarized, Suzue is celebrating the culmination of her 20th anniversary as a Shinto priestess singer.

Why do priestesses sing?

It is because she wants to convey something to the next generation through music.
Because she has a feeling that she wants others to inherit.
Because there are words she wants to weave.
Because there is a KOTODAMA (mystical words) that she wants to leave behind.

KUKURU (to wrap oneself in something) is also to be prepared for it. This work is a "KUKURU" work that concludes the 20th anniversary of Suzue's activities, sublimating the invisible spiritual world of "KUKURI" in sound, voice and song.

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Here and Now

iTunes Store • New Age TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 10 • 4 Oct 2023

Artist Profile

  • Suzue

    Suzue Singer/ Song writer, Shinto priestess Shinto-Priestess (Ono Hachiman Shrine) Rev.Suzue was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1978, and raised in Tokyo, Aomori and Kobe, Japan. In 2002, she released her first album,"Umashiashikabi", which received critical acclaim in the press. In January 2006, she moved to New York as a goodwill ambassador priestess to propagate Japanese Shinto culture. 2007, She held the recital in Carnegie Hall (NYC), The audience were standing ovation and admired. it proved that there is no border in her musicality. Her concert was successful also in Brazil, Russia, China and Thailand. She collaborated as a singer on the new album of the Grammy-nominated world-music group 1 Giant Leap, entitled " What About Me? ", which released worldwide in the summer of 2008. She released her 2nd album,"Konohanasakuya", in 2009. Inspired by her poetic interaction with mountains, rivers, flowers and trees, she sings about the relationship between nature and humans, as well as the inner dimensions of human nature, so as to kindle in the people of Japan and around the world a sense of awe and appreciation for life.

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