Aoi Koinobori to Shiroi Carnation

[Machine Translation] Singer/songwriter Tokiko Kato, who visited the disaster area immediately after the earthquake, wrote an original song to encourage children who lost their parents in the Great East Japan Earthquake, and singer and TV personality Utsumi Miyadori, who is also a close friend of Tokiko Kato, sang the song. The idea for the lyrics came from reading the "Earthquake Diary" of the children of Osawa Elementary School in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, which is published monthly in the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun. Blue Carp Streamers" was inspired by the scene in Miyagi Prefecture where only blue carp streamers were decorated for the May festivals, and "White Carnations" was a thought for children who lost their mothers. The song "White Carnation" was created for children who have lost their mothers and are still struggling to live with their loved ones.

震災直後に被災地を訪れたシンガー・ソングライター加藤登紀子が、東日本大震災で親を亡くした子供たちを励まそうとオリジナル曲を作り、加藤登紀子の親友でもあるタレントで歌手のうつみ宮土理が歌を担当、二人の熱意で実現した作品。毎日小学生新聞で毎月掲載されている岩手県山田町立大沢小学校児童らの「震災日記」を読んで歌詞の発想となった。『青いこいのぼり』は、5月の節句に合わせて宮城県内で青いこいのぼりだけが飾られていた光景からイメージ、『白いカーネーション』は母親を亡くした子供たちへの思いを込めた。大切な人と共に今も頑張っている、そんな子供たちに歌ってもらい、元気になって勇気や希望、夢を持って欲しいという気持ちから生まれた作品。