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Aster

Kaori MUKAI

I'm walking up a hill  

With a bouquet

In my hand for you

At every step and turn

Still my heart aches

For the days gone by 

"One ending always brings

New beginnings"

I remember

Someone whispered long ago

I am here to say "goodbye"  

Holding Aster Flowers  

To you who no one knows  

To you who no one sees 

I am here to sing a lullaby 

Laying Aster Flowers 

For you 

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I am here to say "goodbye"  

Holding Aster Flowers  

To you who no one knows  

To you who no one sees  

I am here to sing a lullaby 

Laying Aster Flowers 

For you when no one mourns  

For you when no one weeps

The world goes round and round

The time goes by and by  

Leaving my sorrows behind 

Over and over and over 

A new day begins 

I lay Aster flowers  

For us

  • Lyricist

    Kaori MUKAI, Danau Tanu

  • Composer

    Kaori MUKAI

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Kaori brings to life a powerfully enchanting ballad about her experience of perinatal loss, also known as the "unrecognized death," as she sings for those who were born and gone before the world knew their names. Aster flowers means, "I will never forget you."

The song features Hisao Sasaki's strings arrangement and is made even richer and more beautiful by Roberto J.'s piano and Yumi Shimazu's cello performances. It is a requiem not only for the loss of life but also for the love and dreams lost and all that we had to let die or give up in our journey of life.

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iTunes Store • Jazz TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 9 • 15 Nov 2022

Artist Profile

  • Kaori MUKAI

    Kaori Mukai was born in Fukuoka, Japan, to parents who love music. At an early age, she took up the electric piano and began playing in her school brass band. After graduating from university, she worked for foreign multinational corporations while also singing at Jazz bars/restaurants in Tokyo. In September 2016, Kaori moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, where she established herself as a Jazz/Pops singer while performing in both Jakarta and Tokyo. The highlight of Kaori's overseas career was when she performed at the Jak(arta)-Japan Cultural Festival that draws more than 43,000 people every year and at a Mosque to an audience of 15,000. She also performed regular gigs at 5-star hotels and restaurants, most frequently at Motion Blue Jakarta with other Indonesian and Japanese artists. Kaori released her 1st Full Album "Nostalgia" in 2020 as the final compilation of her 3.5-year music career in Indonesia. More than 15 musicians from both Indonesia and Japan are featured in the album, making it a truly international collaborative work that goes beyond borders. Soon after moving back to Japan, in June 2020, Kaori sang the end credits theme song for the Honda Theater production, "DISTANCE". In February 2021, two of her original songs as well as one cover song were chosen as BGM for the TV drama "Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo". Kaori is a Finalist of the 5th Okazaki Jazz Vocal Contest, Japan.

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