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Jounouchi Sanae began being involved in music when she learned to play the shamisen when she was a kid. In middle school, Sanae participated in the TV Tokyo's Zennihon Enka Senshuken Ouboshita contest but didn't get a break into the music business until she won an audition on Yuuyake Nyan Nyan to joined Onyanko Club in 1985.

A year after joining Onyanko Club, she released her first solo single Ajisaibashi in 1986. Ajisaibashi broke the record to be the first enka single to reached #1 on the Oricon charts. And after the breakup of Onyanko Club, she became a popular personality on many of the radio stations and actress in the early 90s.

In 2004, she married Fuji Television planning manager and Yuuyake Nyan Nyan director Kimura Tadahiro.

Discography:

Singles
Jounouchi Sanae during Onyanko Club era

* [1986.06.11] Ajisaibashi
* [1986.11.21] Ryuuhyou Tegami (流氷の手紙)
* [1987.10.21] Kanazawa no Ame (金沢の雨)
* [1988.06.21] Tobenai Ahiru (とべないアヒル)
* [1989.04.21] Yume made TAXI (夢までTAXI)
* [1990.01.21] Yuki Furiyamazu (雪ふりやまず)
* [1992.05.25] Kuchibiru (くちびる)
* [1993.08.25] Yowasete yo Konya dake (酔わせてよ今夜だけ)
* [1995.04.26] Shiawase ni Narimasu (幸せになります)
* [1996.02.25] Yurikamome (都鳥)
* [1997.08.25] Okuhida Hoshi no Yado (奥飛騨★星の宿)
* [1999.03.01] Koisa (恋桜)
* [2000.07.26] Sumidagawa (隅田川)
* [2001.07.18] Uzumaki Ondo / Sumidagawa (うずまき音頭 / 隅田川)
* [2002.02.27] Yukihada Kuchi (雪肌草)
* [2002.11.20] Ooren no Machi kara (大連の街から)
* [2004.11.26] Kiri no kamome Uta (霧のかもめ唄)
* [2006.03.24] Shabondama (シャボン玉)
* [2008.02.13] Kono Machi de (この街で)

Albums

* [1987.01.01] Fuyu Shibai (冬芝居)
* [1987.12.02] Ishidatami no Machi ~19 banme no Fuyu~ (石畳の街〜19番目の冬〜)
* [1988.08.21] Natsu Michiki (夏岬)
* [1990.11.21] Hit Zenkyoushuu (ヒット全曲集)
* [1992.11.01] Hit Zenkyoushuu '92 (ヒット全曲集 '92)
* [1996.10.25] New Best -Yurikamome- (ニュー・ベスト－都鳥－)
* [2001.01.24] Super Best ~Sumidagawa~ (スーパーベスト〜隅田川〜)
* [2002.11.24] Golden Best / Jounouchi Sanae ~All Hits~ (GOLDEN☆BEST / 城之内早苗〜アーリー・ヒッツ〜)
* [2005.10.26] Jounouchi Sanae Zenkyoushuu ~Kiri no kamome Uta~ (城之内早苗全曲集〜霧のかもめ唄〜)

酔わせてよ今夜だけ
城之内早苗 Lyrics

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泣いてばかりじゃつらいから
こんな夜にはひとりきり
飲めないお酒飲みたくて
賑わう街へ出てみたの

あの人を忘れたい
今夜だけ少し

グラス片手に
煙草を吸って気取っても
飲めないお酒
とても苦くて悲しいわ

酔ってこのままあの人の
肩にもたれて眠りたい
酔わせてよ今夜だけ
忘れるのあなた

あなたはいつも日本酒で
私にお酌させたわね
ほんのり酔うとからかって
私にお酒すすめたわ

今はもう思い出ね
あの頃の二人

飲めないお酒飲んでみたけど
酔えないの
酔うことさえもできない私
悲しいわ

グラスの中で揺れている
お酒が私笑ってる
酔わせてよ今夜だけ
帰りたくないの

酔わせてよ今夜だけ
忘れたいあなた

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 城之内早苗's song 酔わせてよ今夜だけ express the emotions of someone who is hurting from a past love and seeks solace in alcohol. The singer is alone on a night when they are unable to drink alone at home and decides to venture out into the bustling city to seek out some company. She is looking to forget about a person that has hurt her, and is hoping that for this one night, she can drink enough to numb the pain. However, despite her efforts to act strong and smoke cigarettes and drink from their glass, she is overcome by the bitterness of the unpalatable drink and the sadness of the situation.

The singer wishes to lean on that person's shoulders once again, to be able to sleep peacefully and forget everything. The song touches on the memories of being served Japanese sake by that person and how they played around and teased her when she got a little tipsy. But now, things have changed, and no amount of alcohol can wash the pain away. The singer feels trapped in a vicious cycle, where she cannot drink and get drunk, which makes her sadder, and wants to drink again. The song ends on a hopeful note, where the singer wishes to be able to drink free of any pain or baggage, and forget everything for this one night.

Line by Line Meaning

泣いてばかりじゃつらいから
It's painful to keep crying, so I'm alone on a night like this

こんな夜にはひとりきり
I'm alone on a night like this

飲めないお酒飲みたくて
I want to drink alcohol that I can't handle

賑わう街へ出てみたの
So I went out to the lively streets

あの人を忘れたい
I want to forget that person

今夜だけ少し
Just for tonight, a little

グラス片手に
With a glass in hand

煙草を吸って気取っても
Even if I'm pretending to be cool smoking a cigarette

飲めないお酒
The alcohol I can't drink

とても苦くて悲しいわ
It's so bitter and sad

酔ってこのままあの人の
I want to get drunk and lean on that person