Need Japanese songs for Mother

Ifd like to learn a couple of Japanese songs to sing to my mother on her 80th birthday. My mother speaks Japanese, but I donft, so this will be a surprise for her. Ifm looking for Japanese folk songs or popular old songs that are about gloving motherh or ghappy familyh, and easy to sing. Ifd very much appreciate your suggestions, and if you can send the song title, lyric, or website links to the music. Thank you.

"Mirai e" by Kiroro is the only song that I can think of at the moment. It's not really a folk song but pretty famous and at least 10 years old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRv19QnSZg0

Lyrics and translation can be found here:

http://blog.mohdimran.com/2005/10/kiroro-mirai-e-lyrics...

Hi, there

I will recommend three songs which I think the person who are aged as your grandmother will easly notis what song are there.

1. FU-RU-SA-TO
this song is sing about country you were born and the family.
You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyooHu9x3Nc
translate
http://www.mahoroba.ne.jp/~gonbe007/hog/shouka/z/00furu...
melody line
http://www.mahoroba.ne.jp/~gonbe007/hog/shouka/00_songs...
Sorry but I could not find the lyric which was written in alphabet.

2.YOU-YA-KE, KO-YA-KE
You tube and Lyric in alphabet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPRgElLVDEI
Translate was posted by somebody below this screen.

3.SU-KI-YA-KI (U-E-WO-MU-I-TE-A-RU-KO-U)
this is one of populer songs which was sang by english singer a lot.

You tube and Translate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U2nBre-JEU
Sorry but I could not find the lyric which was written in alphabet.

I hope you like this at least one of them .
hoping for the best , good luck !