L'Étranger 1911120

たまさかの外出記録として

The everyday light of the places visited -3-

Seaside with an island directly opposite

(続き)

Seaside town.
This is the second reason why I wanted to go here.
I was also attracted by the fact that just beyond the narrow channel of water, there is an island and a shipyard.
However, I am aware that when I want to look at the sea, there are certain discomforts in my mind and I am not in good shape.


When I was in junior high school or just started high school, I borrowed a magazine "Uta Uta Folk Report" from a classmate, which featured Kenji Endo. Maybe that's where I read the lyrics of his songs, which I never actually heard.
"You are still in his eyes.
At the bottom of the blue Norwegian sea."
I was shocked by the lyrics.
The studio recording that followed was disappointing, though, as the anger was so straightforward.
Indeed, if one reads the lyrics, it would be more correct to sing in anger.
Still, I could feel his sense of helplessness just by quietly singing the part about the bottom of the blue Norwegian sea.


The first half of the slide is the afternoon of the first day. The second half was taken the next morning, around 10am. Light shows the difference.

On the second day, there was a small incident.
The fact that I paid an extra 100 yen coiled up in my mind.
It was my fault that I only had a 1,000 yen note, but he gave me a sour look and handed me the change.
He had several 500 yen coins in a large black purse hanging from his neck, but he gave me eight 100 yen coins in change. Was the fare 200 yen? I thought. I thought perhaps I was paying for the return trip first, but no such thing as a ticket stub existed.
On the way back, I asked the same person if it was 100 yen and then handed him a 100 yen coin.
I thought, "Forget it, it's only 100 yen_," but the unpleasant feeling still remained.

Still, looking at the sea on the slide, I thought back to Kenji Endo.
I thought of a different me, born and living near a fjord.

The music used for the slides was

Le Gang
I Was Nothing (Free Download) [Hip Hop/LoFi Beat]
SoundCloud