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"Sukiyaki", known in Japan as "Ue o muite arukō" (上を向いて歩こう "looking up while walking") is a Japanese song that was performed by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, and written by Rokusuke Ei and Hachidai Nakamura. It is best known under its alternative title "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking parts of the world. The song reached the top of the sales charts in the United States in 1963, and was the only Japanese language song to do so.
The lyrics start as follows: 歌詞 起始幾句
上を向いて歩こう ue o muite arukō (holding my head up while walking)
涙がこぼれないように namida ga kobore nai yō ni (so tears won't fall)
思い出す春の日 omoidasu haru no hi (thinking back, that spring day)
一人ぼっちの夜 hitoribocchi no yoru (alone tonight)