wow I'm really impressed for her last "&...smile"

here you can find all elly ch "&...smile", I think that this is amazing!! she is so cute

she is a warm person ^^

http://www.ellymusic.com/ellych/index.html

I'm really touched by the video! Will make an attempt to translate the first part of the video... the lyrics are too tough for me, maybe someone else can try? haha.

Here goes:
Hello! Imai Eriko here. I'm finally back! Today is 24 Jan and I am at the Tokyo Education Board Symposium. I announced this news on my blog as well - I'm going to sing a song called Yurikago (means cradle) today. See you!

Host: Let's put our hands together to welcome Imai Eriko! Wow, such a enthusiastic response!
Host: What has been your happiest moment recently?
Eriko: My happiest moment recently is when my son, whenever I bring him out to play and he finishes playing, or when we complete doing something, he would sign to me and say 'mama, i enjoyed myself.' That makes me very happy. I have been having difficulty understanding what my son says for about 3 years.. so now that I can understand him, I feel very happy. Recently, we went to the planetarium, (whole chunk I can't understand here, but something about Eriko not really liking the planetarium), after that, my son signed 'mama, I really enjoyed myself today'. These simple things that make me happy.

Host: Imai, what are your dreams for the future?
Eriko: For me, being a singer, I hope that my songs can reach many children and make them feel that music is wonderful and singing is enjoyable. As a mother.. I told the story of my son over the 24hours TV program, but as my son is still young, he is not able to tell me 'mama, it's great that so many people have seen our story.' I hope that he will be able to appreciate that next time.

Eriko: Ok, now.. (turns around and tells the students behind her to step forward abit) I hope that this song can reach the hearts of all the children in Japan and all the children in the world. I hope everyone can sing along. This song is called 'Cradle'.

Song starts. Eriko breaks down about 3/4 way through the song and stops singing but continues to sign. She managed to recover and sang the last part of the song though! Hope someone can translate the lyrics! ;)

thank you so much for translate this part!!! I'm so happy to read it

wow I'm so touched when she say that her dream for future is being a singer that reach the heart of many childrens, elly is a good mother. :*hurra*:

thanks flyingmudpie for your great translation and effort that you did it, I really appreciate it

its nice! sweet song for bed time to sweet dream :*roll*:

Thank for translation

Her voice is very warn~
So touch~~~ :'(

I want to watch the video but my line too slow and lag.....can anyone upload to youtube...?

Thanks...

Thx for sharing & the translations, hope to see them more in the future!!

reely touching!!

thx for the translation by the way!! :*hurra*:

OMG!!
I love this woman!!!
She's amazing!!!!

I cried watching her video! Her song is so touching! I love it!!
Oh my gosh.... I have no words to describe the feeling!

Thank you for the translation!
Thank you soo much!

elly updated her diary today, she was talking about Yurikago & she was happy for all comments in her website. That's only that I understand

http://home.ellymusic.com/hpgen/diary/diary.cgi

No worries, Vic! Here's the translation:

Have you watched '...& smile'?
I received many comments and I'm very happy!

The other day, I received a invitation from my ex high school teacher to sing 'Yurikago/Cradle' for the graduating students at a graduation party. So, I went to visit with my son!

I taught the students there how to sign 'Yurikago'. They all managed to learn it very quickly!

There were quite a few students there, so I was very nervous and was perspiring profusely...

Everyone tried very hard to remember the signs, until the line 'aisatsu'. After saying 'hi' to the students, my son was shy and hid behind me all the time. (haha)

He's like a girl, so timid. (haha)

The graduation party is in March!

It'll be great fun!

But... my son is such a shy boy... (haha)

woow this is da best!!!

I love to see your translations, makes my life happier to know that I can know more about my favourite group.

I'm very grateful to find this forum with all about SPEED

thanks for translating flyingmudpie

I'll keep forward for more about SPEED and members

:*haappy*:

thank you very much!!!!

so elly will sing Yurikago again?? that's cool

I hope that some of graduates will record that live

it's so funny when she write about Raimu

elly rocks!!

Edit:

I just realise that elly sang too Yurikago few months ago (in second 40 is showed a little part in the video)

it's so so touching!! >.< She really lov her son... :*hurra*: