イルカ (Iruka, real name Kanbe Toshie, born December 3, 1950 in Nagano) is a J… Read Full Bio ↴イルカ (Iruka, real name Kanbe Toshie, born December 3, 1950 in Nagano) is a Japanese folk/pop singer.
Iruka got her interest in music when she saw her dad playing saxophone for the band Stardust in the late 50s. Iruka then debuted in 1970 with the single "Kimi no Umareta Asa". She got the stage Iruka when she was going to college at Joshibi University of Art and Design. She really didn't have much of a solo career till 1974, when she released the single "Ano Koro no Boku wa". Her hit single came the year after with the single "Nagori Yuki".

星の長距離電話
イルカ Lyrics

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引き出しをあけたら
なつかしいにおい
それは二人の縞模様のセーター
お人好しの星の子たち
あの人にどうか
つないで下さい
遠い遠い長距離電話を

ダイヤル廻すふりして今夜も
昔のあなたへかけています
こんなきれいな夜だから
空を見たくて
泣いてしまいそうだから
一人言の長距離電話

お人好しの星の子たち
あの人にどうか

つないで下さい
遠い遠い長距離電話を

Overall Meaning

The lyrics describe a nostalgic moment where the singer opens a drawer to find a sweater with stripes that they used to wear together with another person. The singer then asks the kind-hearted star children to connect them to that person through a long-distance phone call. The singer pretends to dial the number and talks as if they are speaking to someone from the past. The reason for the call is that on this beautiful night, the singer wants to look at the sky and feels like crying alone, so they opt for a one-sided long-distance phone call.

Line by Line Meaning

引き出しをあけたら
When I open the drawer

なつかしいにおい
There's a nostalgic scent

それは二人の縞模様のセーター
It's from the striped sweater we wore together

お人好しの星の子たち
We were naive and kind-hearted young people

あの人にどうか
Please connect me with that person

つないで下さい
Please link us together

遠い遠い長距離電話を
Across the distant long-distance call

ダイヤル廻すふりして今夜も
Tonight, I pretend to dial

昔のあなたへかけています
Calling out to the you of the past

こんなきれいな夜だから
On this beautiful night

空を見たくて
I want to gaze at the sky