But there was a boy who, caught in the middle of a crisis of individualism between his parents, agonized over the situation.
Reklam
Values are changing with regard to family and the community. These days, fewer families make the effort to introduce themselves to the people they live next to when they move in. In fact, it is not uncommon for residents of apartment buildings in urban areas not to even know their neighbours’ faces.
The cafe’s name was Funiculi Funicula. It was named after the popular Italian folk song from the Naples region, which had been commissioned to commemorate the opening of a cable-driven railway.
‘Toward the fiery flames of Mt. Vesuvius
Let’s go up the slope . . .’
That’s what the Japanese lyrics say in this song, whose melody most people have heard at least once. Children in Japan recognize the melody as that of ‘The Imps’ Trousers’, a ‘Funiculi Funicula’ parody song. The reason why this time-travelling cafe was named after an Italian folk song was unknown, even to its owner.
‘Toward the fiery flames of Mt. Vesuvius
Let’s go up the slope . . .’
Reklam