Yoshida Minako (born April 7, 1953, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese singer, c… Read Full Bio ↴Yoshida Minako (born April 7, 1953, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese singer, composer and songwriter. While not as well-known for her own material, she's worked with several popular artists composing and songwriting. Her own style consists of soul, pop, dance, funk, and sometimes eccentric experimentalism.
In 1973, made her debut with the album “Tobira no Fuyu”. After that, began making TV commercial songs (won silver prize at The 33rd International Advertising Festival in 1985), offering songs to other artists (a total of 130 tracks so far), producing and arranging in addition to recording overdubbed solo chorus works.
As of now, Yoshida has released 20 original albums, three collaboration works, and four live DVD works.
Her borderless style of music has caught the attention of people from various fields, earning her the praise of being a unique, high quality artist.

かたおもい
吉田美奈子 Lyrics

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あなたはいつも軽く
声をかけてくれるけど
私のこころほかの誰より

しあわせ感じている
そんなやさしい顔で
笑いかけないで
切なすぎる

瞼とじてわかるくらい
あなたに恋しているの

あなたが唄ってくれた
メロディを口ずさんでみる
涙ながして眠る夜も
今では慣れてきたの
誰かのこと想ってるの？
ときどき遠くを見てる
となりにいる私のこと
見つめてほしいと言えたら...

あなたの瞳に私の影さえ
映ることがなくても
せめて小さな想い出だけ
こころの隅に置かせて La la la la la
そんなやさしい顔で
笑いかけないで
切なすぎる
もっと素直にこの気持ちを
あなたに届けられたら La la la la la

La la la la la la
La la la...

Overall Meaning

In the beginning of the song "かたおもい," the singer expresses her feelings towards someone who always speaks to her casually. However, she feels happier than anyone else when she is with this person. Despite the singer's happiness, she pleads with this person not to smile at her so gently because it causes her deep emotional pain. Whenever she closes her eyes, she feels the weight of her love for this person. The singer longs for this person's affection as she sings, "I'm in love with you."

Later in the song, the singer recalls a melody the person sang to her before. She still sings it silently to herself, even on the nights when she cries herself to sleep. Despite her sadness, the singer has grown accustomed to these tears. However, the person she loves sometimes seems distant and lost in thought. The singer desires for this person to take notice of her, to look at her so she can tell him of her own feelings for him.

Overall, "かたおもい" is a song about unrequited love. The singer loves someone who only speaks to her casually, but she longs for his affection. She is happy around him, and yet his kindness to her causes her to feel great sadness as well. The singer has accepted her tears and emotions as a part of her love, despite it sometimes causing her great pain.

Line by Line Meaning

あなたはいつも軽く声をかけてくれるけど
Although you always casually speak to me,

私のこころほかの誰よりしあわせ感じている
My heart feels happier with you than with anyone else

そんなやさしい顔で笑いかけないで
Don't smile with such a gentle face,

切なすぎる瞼とじてわかるくらいあなたに恋しているの
It's so painful, I close my eyes and it's clear I'm in love with you

あなたが唄ってくれたメロディを口ずさんでみる
I hum the melody you sang to me

涙ながして眠る夜も今では慣れてきたの
Even on nights when I cry myself to sleep, I've grown accustomed to it

誰かのこと想ってるの？ときどき遠くを見てる
Do you think about someone else? Sometimes you look off into the distance

となりにいる私のこと見つめてほしいと言えたら...
If only I could tell you to look at me, who's right next to you...

あなたの瞳に私の影さえ映ることがなくても
Even if my reflection doesn't show up in your eyes,

せめて小さな想い出だけこころの隅に置かせて La la la la la
At least let me keep small memories in the corner of my heart, la la la la la

もっと素直にこの気持ちをあなたに届けられたら La la la la la
If only I could express my feelings more honestly and deliver them to you, la la la la la