Yuri Harada (原田悠里, real name: Yoshimi Harada) is an enka singer from Hondo,… Read Full Bio ↴Yuri Harada (原田悠里, real name: Yoshimi Harada) is an enka singer from Hondo, Kumamoto, Japan. Harada is a graduate of Kagoshima University, and taught music at public schools in Yokohama before embarking on a career in music. She made her début as a recording artist in 1982 with the single "Ore ni saita hana" (「俺に咲いた花」).

おんな坂
原田悠里 Lyrics

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困ったものですあの子には
苦労するわね嫁を励ます
じょうずに機嫌をとることよりも
名前でいつも呼び合えば
心も通う心も通う女坂

世間はなにかと噂でも
我が家を守る女同志よ

たまには飲みましょ愚痴云い合って
亭主は抜きで夜更けまで
垣根をはらう垣根をはらう姑嫁酒

どうやら女の人生は
一段二段のぼる石段
頑張りましょうねねえ負けないで

私と同じこの道を
あなたも歩くあなたも歩く女坂

Overall Meaning

The song "Onna Zaka" by Yurie Harada is a song about the bonds between women, specifically between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law. The first verse speaks about the difficulties the daughter-in-law faces as she tries to impress or get along with her mother-in-law, but the solution is to call each other by name. By using each other's names, they can communicate and connect with each other on a deeper level, creating a relationship that transcends the difficult mother-in-law/daughter-in-law dynamic. The second verse speaks about the importance of women supporting each other and how they must band together to protect their homes and families. The final verse speaks about the journey of life for women being like climbing a steep hill. But the singer encourages others to keep going and not give up on the rocky road. She reminds us that we are all walking similar paths and that we must support each other to make it through.

Line by Line Meaning

困ったものですあの子には
It's troublesome, isn't it, with that child.

苦労するわね嫁を励ます
I have to work hard to encourage my daughter-in-law.

じょうずに機嫌をとることよりも
Rather than pleasing others in a skillful way,

名前でいつも呼び合えば
If we always call each other by name,

心も通う心も通う女坂
Our hearts will be connected, connected as women.

世間はなにかと噂でも
The world is full of rumors and such,

我が家を守る女同志よ
But we women protect our own households.

たまには飲みましょ愚痴云い合って
Let's drink together and complain from time to time.

亭主は抜きで夜更けまで
Without our husbands, until late at night.

垣根をはらう垣根をはらう姑嫁酒
Breaking down the barriers, our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law bond over sake.

どうやら女の人生は
It seems that a woman's life is