大橋純子 (Ohashi Junko)
Birthdate: April 26, 1956
Died: November 9. 2023 … Read Full Bio ↴大橋純子 (Ohashi Junko)
Birthdate: April 26, 1956
Died: November 9. 2023 (aged 73)
Birthplace: Yubari, Hokkaido Prefecture
Blood Type: A

Ohashi got her start in music when she joined a band while she was at Hokkaido University.
Inspired by such artists like Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 and Janice Joplin, Ohashi hoped to add soulful singing to her music. She later became a DJ at a local radio station before having a part-time job at the Yamada Headquarters in Tokyo.
There, she auditioned for a chance to release music and won a record deal.
In 1974, Ohashi made her debut with the album Feeling Now and the single "Kagi wa Kaeshite". Her second album, Paper Moon, helped to gain Ohashi some popularity. But it wasn't till 1977 with the single "Simple Love" that Ohashi gained a smash hit. Throughout the late 70s and 80s, a couple of her singles also became big hits.

Natsuno Arashi
大橋純子 Lyrics

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窓を叩く強い雨風
急に進路を変えた夏嵐
作り終えたトランク冷ややかに

不安気な俺達を眺めてる
帰りのフライトを問い合わす度に
見込みない事だけ繰り返す
今夜中に発てなきゃお互いの

城を壊し傷つけ終りさ

こいつを運命と呼ぶのなら
覚悟の上で堕ちた恋さ

誰もふたりを離せはしない
暗黙の秘め事

なのにあなたは背中を向けて
俺だけ責めるのか

雲の切れ間の僅かな隙に
無理に呼んだ Taxi 乗り込めば
口を閉ざすふたりはそれぞれの
相手への言い訳考える
混んだロビーは溜め息の渦
あなたの冷えた手握りしめる
絶望の二文字あざやかに
切なく俺の脳裏をかすめた

こいつを運命と呼ぶのなら
覚悟の上で堕ちた恋さ

追い詰められてふたりのこころ
見える皮肉な今

その時耳を疑うような
フライト告げる声

嵐が去ってここに居るのは
もとのふたりじゃない

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Natsuno Arashi" by 大橋純子 describe a tumultuous summer storm that suddenly changes direction, tapping on the window with strong rain and wind. The singer has just finished creating a trunk, feeling a coldness in the air as they gaze upon their anxious selves. Every time they inquire about their return flight, they only repeat that there are no prospects. They realize that they must leave in the middle of the night to destroy each other's castles and cause harm until it all ends.

If they were to call this fate, they are prepared for the love they have fallen into. No one can separate the two of them, it becomes an implicit secret. Yet, the singer questions why the other person turns their back and blames only them. In the small gap between clouds, they reluctantly call a taxi and both remain silent, each contemplating their own excuses to justify their actions to the other. The crowded lobby becomes a whirlpool of sighs as the singer tightly grips the cold hand of their partner. The words "despair" vividly flash through their mind, leaving a bittersweet trace.

Line by Line Meaning

窓を叩く強い雨風
The strong wind and rain hitting against the window

急に進路を変えた夏嵐
The sudden change in direction caused by the summer storm

作り終えたトランク冷ややかに
The completed trunk, now cold and emotionless

不安気な俺達を眺めてる
Watching over us with a sense of unease

帰りのフライトを問い合わす度に
Whenever we question our return flight

見込みない事だけ繰り返す
Repeating only the hopeless things

今夜中に発てなきゃお互いの
If we don't leave tonight

城を壊し傷つけ終りさ
Destroying and hurting each other, it will come to an end

こいつを運命と呼ぶのなら
If we call this fate

覚悟の上で堕ちた恋さ
It's a love that we fell into prepared for it

誰もふたりを離せはしない
No one can separate the two of us