allhailhata,
Thanks for your help! That's the song I was looking for. ...I don't know why I didn't think to search 'sakura' in Hiragana. It came up instantly. :P
I asked for help translating the accordion girl on another site and one fellow gave me this answer:
"I'm pretty sure that the accordion girl said, 'chotto... Kakkoii gaijin onisan, bikurishita'
I would translate this as 'just a sec... a cool/sharp foreign gentleman, whoa/I was surprised.'
This can definitely be taken as a compliment! "
*blush*
I recorded a few audio bits when I was in Japan because I felt my photographs-and even my writing-couldn't capture the experience as well as the audio could. It breaks my heart to listen to it though. I will return one day!
Thanks, also, for the info on Tokyo Boogie Woogie.
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siokan,
Thanks for your answer.
The song I'm looking for is actually this one, though:
YouTube - 「魔女の宅急便」より「晴れた日に」他 ２台のマリンバとマンドリン
It's orchestrated but it's different than the one in my link.
Most versions I hear use heavy instrumentation or sound like a musicbox but the one in my link is very simple. It seems the main instruments are harp and flute.
SAKURA by Naotarou Moriyama is the other song I was looking for. Thanks.
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One more question, if I may...is anyone familiar with the song that plays in the Ghibli Museum zoetrope room?
YouTube]YouTube - Living Anime @ The Ghibli Museum - Living Anime @ The Ghibli Museum
It's quite beautiful + I'd like to obtain it. Thanks to all for your assistance!
-Seth