Taeko Onuki is a japanese pop singer and composer. She formed the pop-based… Read Full Bio ↴Taeko Onuki is a japanese pop singer and composer. She formed the pop-based band Sugar Babe with 山下達郎 (Tatsuro Yamashita) and 村松邦男 (Kunio Muramatsu) in 1973. Her first album, "Gray Skies", was released in 1976.
She also produced the soundtrack for the Japanese movie "Tokyo Biyori" and won the 21st Japanese Academy Award "Best Song Award" in 1998.

Sargasso Sea
大貫妙子 Lyrics

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黒い梅の
砂漠がある
耳鳴り遠く
つづいたまま

絡みついて
沈んだまま
宝船は

錨あげる

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Sargasso Sea" by Taeko Ohnuki start with "a black desert of plums where tinnitus continues to ring in the distance." This is an incredibly poetic way of describing a desolate, lonely place that is perhaps haunted by discomforting memories or experiences. The following lines describe the feeling of being entangled and sunk in this darkness and the image of a treasure ship raising its anchor suggests there is hope and possibility of escaping this place.

Overall, the song seems to be about overcoming personal struggles, perhaps related to mental health or emotional pain. The Sargasso Sea is a real location - a region in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its distinct ecosystem and unusual patch of seaweed called the Sargassum. The metaphorical allusion to the Sargasso Sea in this song could symbolize feeling lost at sea, adrift without direction or purpose, but with the hope of eventually finding a way back to the shore.

Line by Line Meaning

黒い梅の
In the vastness of the ocean lies a dark and mysterious place.

砂漠がある
It is a desert, devoid of life or any form of sustenance.

耳鳴り遠く
In this place sound is lost in the vast emptiness.

つづいたまま
It continues on, seemingly without end.

絡みついて
Entwined and tangled in the depths of this place.

沈んだまま
Sunk without hope of rising again.

宝船は
A ship laden with treasures and riches beyond measure.

錨あげる
Raises its anchor and sets sail away from this place of darkness and despair.

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