Kaguyahime is Japanese folk group that formed in the 1970s. The group first… Read Full Bio ↴Kaguyahime is Japanese folk group that formed in the 1970s. The group first formed in 1970 under the name "Minami Taka to Kaguyahime" when Minami joined with Mori Shichiro and Oshima Sanpei. The group released their debut single, as first generation Kaguyahime, "Yoidore Kaguyahime" in 1970 along with one album and two more singles within the year. "Yoidore Kaguyahime" and the single after it broke the Top 100 on the Oricon charts at that time. They also became popular regulars on television and radio shows such like the show Zen Nigon Kayou Senshuuken.

Then in the later half of 1971, the group changed it's member roaster as Mori and Oshima quit the group and added Yamada and Ise. They released their first single together, "Seishun", in September 1991. They also released the Yoshida Takuro-produced album Hajimashite a year later, resulting in 50,000 copies sold.

Their major hit came two years later when "Kanadagawa" was released, selling over 16 million copies. Before the year was up, the group made their first appearance on the year-end special Kouhaku Uta Gassen. They also changed their name from Minami Taka to Kaguyahime to just plain Kaguyahime. However, it was bittersweet when the group broke up two years later in 1975 when they performed their last concert at Kyoritsu Women's University. Minami Kousetsu and Yamada Panda would continue with their own separate music careers while Ise Shozo took a hiatus after group's split.

The band would go on to reunite many times over the years. For example, they reformed in 1978 after the release of the album Kaguyahime Kyou and going on a small tour that including stops at Yokohama Stadium. The group also came back together from 1999 to 2001 with the release of the single "Seishun no Itami", a concert tour, and an appearance on the 1999 Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

こもれ陽
かぐや姫 Lyrics

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春のあたたかなこもれ陽のなか
れんげの花束髪に飾した
17の君は僕の花嫁
幼ない笑顔が僕をよぎる

風の香りはあの時のもの
もえぎ色はただ夢の中
失くしたものは僕の心

なぜ春は同じかおをするのか

Overall Meaning

The song "Komorebi" sung by the famous Japanese folk duo, Kaguyahime, paints a romantic and nostalgic picture of springtime. The lyrics describe a warm and gentle sunlight filtering through the leaves, wherein the singer has adorned a bouquet of lotus flowers into their lover's hair who is a 17-year-old girl, now a bride-to-be. However, the singer's thoughts keep reverting to their lover's youthful smile, making them feel wistful and nostalgic. The scent of the wind and the color of the greenery in springtime remind them of their past, filled with fondness and bittersweet remembrance.

The final verse questions the reason why spring always has the same face, leading the interpretation to something deeper than just romantic memories. The singer poignantly implies the recurrence of loss every spring, maybe referring to a break-up, a void left by their beloved or a lost time, which remains reminiscent of the irrevocable nostalgia of springtime. Hence, the song uses this poetic vision of spring to create a sense of yearning, evoking memories both beautiful and melancholic.

Line by Line Meaning

春のあたたかなこもれ陽のなか
Basking in the warm sunshine of spring.

れんげの花束髪に飾した
Adorned with a bouquet of lotus blossoms in her hair.

17の君は僕の花嫁
At 17, you are my bride-to-be.

幼ない笑顔が僕をよぎる
Your youthful smile lingers in my mind.

風の香りはあの時のもの
The scent of the wind is reminiscent of that time.

もえぎ色はただ夢の中
The color of the burning oak is merely in a dream.

失くしたものは僕の心
What I've lost resides in my heart.

なぜ春は同じかおをするのか
Why does spring always have the same face?

Writer(s): 山田つぐと, 山田　つぐと

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