Masashi Sada (さだまさし Sada Masashi, originally 佐田雅志, pronounced the same) i… Read Full Bio ↴Masashi Sada (さだまさし Sada Masashi, originally 佐田雅志, pronounced the same) is a Japanese male folk singer. He was born on April 10, 1952 in Nagasaki. He made his debut on October 25, 1973 as a member of Grape.

Masashi is well-known for singing the theme song of the TV series "Kita no Kuni kara" (From the Northen Lands).

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Sada

雨やどり
さだまさし Lyrics

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それはまだ私が神様を信じなかった頃
九月のとある木曜日に雨が降りまして
こんな日に素敵な彼が現われないかと
思ったところへあなたが雨やどり

すいませんねと笑うあなたの笑顔とても凛凛しくて
前歯から右に四本目に虫歯がありまして
しかたがないので買ったばかりの

スヌーピーのハンカチ貸してあげたけど
傘の方が良かったかしら

でも爽やかさがとても素敵だったので
そこは苦しい時だけの神だのみ
もしももしも出来ることでしたれば
あの人にも一度逢わせて
ちょうだいませませ

ところが実に偶然というのは恐ろしいもので
今年の初詣に
私の晴れ着のスソ踏んずけて
あっこりゃまたすいませんねと笑う
口元から虫歯がキラリン
夢かと思ってほっぺつねったら痛かった

そんな馬鹿げた話は今まで聞いたことがないと
ママも兄貴も死ぬ程に
笑いころげる奴らでして
それでも私が突然口紅などつけたものだから
おまえ大丈夫かとおでこに手をあてた
本当ならつれて来てみろという
リクエストにお応えして
五月のとある水曜日に彼を呼びまして
自信たっぷりに紹介したらば
彼の靴下に穴がポカリン
あわてておさえたけど
しっかり見られた

でも爽やかさがとても素敵だわと
うけたので彼が気をよくして急に
もしももしも出来ることでしたれば
この人をお嫁さんにちょうだいませませ
その後私気を失ってたから
よくわからないけど
目が覚めたらそういう話が
すっかり出来あがっていて
おめでとうって言われて
も一度気を失って

気がついたら
あなたの腕に雨やどり

Overall Meaning

The song "雨やどり" by さだまさし (Sadamasashi) depicts a rainy day in September when the singer was still nonbeliever of God. The singer narrates how she hoped for a lovely person to come, and that is when the other person seeks shelter next to her from the rain. The other person's smile was irresistible with the visible cavity in the anterior teeth's fourth tooth to the right. The singer lent the other person her newly bought Snoopy handkerchief but realized after that she could have given her umbrella only if she had one.

The singer says that she worships God in times of adversity, and if there was anything she could do, she would want to make the person she was hoping for to reappear again. However, the scenario takes an unexpected turn when the singer realizes that the person she hoped for earlier met her at the New Year's shrine but stepped on her kimono's hem. The person apologies for the action but bears a tooth cavity and laughs about it. A funny moment occurs when the singer pinches the person's cheek, hoping it was a dream, but her cheek hurts. The girl's family finds this incident hilarious, and the singer decides to introduce the person to her family confidently. But to her dismay, the person's sock had a hole in them. Despite the mishap, the singer was still attracted to the person and decided to confess her feelings in front of him.

The lyrics express the importance of finding beauty in unexpected situations and embracing those moments. The song is a reminder that we can find joy in the little things, like lending somebody a handkerchief or encountering them on rainy days. Although the song's lyrics seem light-hearted and amusing, they still touch upon the romantic undertones that the singer wishes to convey.

Line by Line Meaning

それはまだ私が神様を信じなかった頃
Back when I still didn't believe in God

九月のとある木曜日に雨が降りまして
On a rainy Thursday in September

こんな日に素敵な彼が現われないかと
I wondered if a wonderful guy might appear on a day like this

思ったところへあなたが雨やどり
And just then, you came as shelter from the rain

すいませんねと笑うあなたの笑顔とても凛凛しくて
Your smile that said 'sorry' was very dignified

前歯から右に四本目に虫歯がありまして
You had a cavity on your fourth tooth from the right of your front teeth

しかたがないので買ったばかりのスヌーピーのハンカチ貸してあげたけど
I lent you my Snoopy handkerchief I just bought since there was no other choice

傘の方が良かったかしら
I wonder if an umbrella would have been better

でも爽やかさがとても素敵だったので
But you were so refreshing and wonderful

そこは苦しい時だけの神だのみ
I only prayed to God during times of hardship

もしももしも出来ることでしたれば
If only, if only there was something I could do

あの人にも一度逢わせて
To have one more meeting with that person

ちょうだいませませ
Please, please!

ところが実に偶然というのは恐ろしいもので
But coincidence can be a scary thing

今年の初詣に私の晴れ着のスソ踏んずけて
By coincidence, at the first shrine visit of the year, you stepped on the hem of my formal wear

あっこりゃまたすいませんねと笑う口元から虫歯がキラリン
You apologized with a smile, and I saw a glint of your cavity from your mouth

夢かと思ってほっぺつねったら痛かった
I pinched my cheek, thinking it was a dream, but it hurt

そんな馬鹿げた話は今まで聞いたことがないと
I've never heard such a crazy story before

ママも兄貴も死ぬ程に笑いころげる奴らでして
Even my mom and brother laughed themselves to death

それでも私が突然口紅などつけたものだから
But, since I suddenly put on lipstick and such,

おまえ大丈夫かとおでこに手をあてた本当ならつれて来てみろというリクエストにお応えして
You put your hand on my forehead and said 'are you okay?' You even obliged when I requested you to bring him to me

五月のとある水曜日に彼を呼びまして自信たっぷりに紹介したらば
So, one Wednesday in May, I called him over and introduced him confidently

彼の靴下に穴がポカリンあわてておさえたけどしっかり見られた
But, his sock had a hole and I tried to quickly cover it. Still, you saw it.

でも爽やかさがとても素敵だわとうけたので彼が気をよくして急に
Still, you said he was wonderful and refreshing, which made him feel good and suddenly

もしももしも出来ることでしたればこの人をお嫁さんに
If only, if only there was something I could do, please make this person my bride

ちょうだいませませ
Please, please!

その後私気を失ってたからよくわからないけど目が覚めたらそういう話がすっかり出来あがっていておめでとうって言われても一度気を失って
After that, I fainted, so I don't remember much. When I woke up, that story had been completed, and I was congratulated. I fainted again.

気がついたらあなたの腕に雨やどり
And when I came to, I found myself sheltering from the rain under your arm

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Masashi Sada

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