Hard Times Come Again No More

by Nanci Griffith

This is a american folk song, also sang by Japanese pop singer Akiko Yano. One of my favorite songs by Yano.

Here is the lyrics:
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears,
While we all sup sorrow with the poor;
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;
Oh Hard times come again no more.
There's a song, the sigh of the weary,
Hard Times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
Oh hard times come again no more.
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,
There are frail forms fainting at the door;
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh hard times come again no more.
There's a pale drooping maiden who toils her life away,
With a worn heart whose better days are o'er:
Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
Oh hard times come again no more.
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh hard times come again no more.

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by Stephen Foster


by Bob Dylan

New Video: f/f in Maus Hábitos(Porto, Portugal), 2008

I uploaded the video of my work, "f/f", last month in Maus Hábitos(Porto Portugal). It was on 9th May 2008.

duration of the video: 10:18


About "f/f":
   f/f is improvisaton dance project, which is core of all of Hajime Fujita’s dance works, and has been presented in several places (Reims, Motemor-o-Novo, Osaka, Kyoto and Yokohama) since 2001. The original theme is showing the existance of himself, not only showing “dance” or “performance”. To do that, he trys to be honest and to show everything what he feels/thinks/reminds.... on the each moment. So sometime he losts, he hesitates, even sometime he starts to speak

   Recently, this piece is also involved by presenting in the alternative places. Especially, in the Festival Ananil in Motemor-o-Novo, Portugal, Fujita represented this piece on the path of country side besides old house, collaborating with Spanish musician, Andreu Jacob, was quite appreciated. All of the nature surrounding him affects his sence, and make the movements diverse and flexible. Also in the French momument, Palais du Tau, he danced in the outside place.

read more and watch other videos (on Hajime Fujita official web site)

Coming back from Ananil

just coming back from Ananil. 2 performance + 1 workshop(my first workshop!!) in 3 days, pretty busy, but really great people and familiar beautiful festival. Now time to back to the reality again, and rest somewhat... zzz...

"f/f" on 13th/15th June in Montemor-o-Novo

I would represent my improvisation piece called "f/f" in the festival Ananil in Motemor-o-Novo(eastern Portugal). This is 2nd time to show this piece in the same festival since last year. Please visit and enjoy the great summer atmosphere surrounded beautiful Portuguese country side :) :) :)

"f/f"
   f/f is improvisaton dance project, which is core of all of Hajime Fujita’s dance works, and has been presented in several places (Reims, Motemor-o-Novo, Osaka, Kyoto and Yokohama) since 2001. The original theme is showing the existance of himself, not only showing “dance” or “performance”. To do that, he trys to be honest and to show everything what he feels/thinks/reminds.... on the each moment. So sometime he losts, he hesitates, even sometime he starts to speak

   Recently, this piece is also involved by presenting in the alternative places. Especially, in the Festival Ananil in Motemor-o-Novo, Portugal, Fujita represented this piece on the path of country side besides old house, collaborating with Spanish musician, Andreu Jacob, was quite appreciated. All of the nature surrounding him affects his sence, and make the movements diverse and flexible. Also in the French momument, Palais du Tau, he danced in the outside place.

=videos from last year in Ananil (collaboration with Andreu Jacob)=

Renewal of Website

As you see, I am improving my web site and add the section of text. And, the section of works shows a lot of information and videos.

Slowly, but certainly I am making better my web site. I would continue to organize to make it easier to get information of myself for the visitors.

Hajime Fujita Official Web Site