ジャングルジム
五輪真弓 Lyrics

In 五輪真弓's song ジャングルジム, the lyrics describe a young girl's nostalgic memories and longing for a time when she played on a jungle gym in the evening's twilight. The jungle gym is a memory of her childhood, and it is as if it calls out to her youthful heart. The jungle gym, like a mother figure, is a symbol of warmth and protection for the singer. Though the singer acknowledges that she is now a stranger to those who knew her in the past and a broken soul, she longs to return to that simpler time.

The singer's final line, "あー ジャングルジム 今はあこがれ / あー ジャングルジム 遠い恋人のように" (Ah, jungle gym, now just a longing / Ah, jungle gym, like a distant lover), indicates that the jungle gym is no longer accessible to her. Still, it holds a special place in her heart because it was a rare oasis of joy in her melancholic past. It is a bittersweet memory that keeps the singer connected to her happier self.