Ohguro Maki (大黒摩季), born December 31, 1969, in Sapporo, Japan, is a Japanes… Read Full Bio ↴Ohguro Maki (大黒摩季), born December 31, 1969, in Sapporo, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter.

In 1989, she passed the '3rd BAD' audition. Her famous songs are "DA・KA・RA", "Chotto", and so on... Her second single "DA・KA・RA" sold 1.1 million copies and won the 'Japan Record Grand Prix' newcomer award of the year. Because of her rare public appearances, she was originally known as a phantom singer, like Izumi Sakai of Zard. She is one of the rare Japanese singers that writes all her own material. So far she has released 15 albums and 30 singles.

One of her most popular hits is あなただけ見つめてる from the popular anime "SLAM DUNK". Her songs are frequently featured in Japanese anime such as "Detective Conan".

On May 2007, in order show her support for the idea of the Olympics in Tokyo, Ohguro held a free concert that brought a huge turnout, entitled "Olympics in Tokyo 2016!".

あぁ
大黒摩季 Lyrics

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やっぱり夢を叶えたい
このまま終わりたくない
目の前の現実は厳しすぎるけど
もう一度だけ賭けてみよう

やらなきゃいけないことだらけ
やりたいことつのるだけ
このままでいいのかな

何もかもが不安に変わるよ oh

あぁ君のように輝いてみたい
冷たい風に吹かれても負けない君のように wow oh
あぁ諦めないで前だけ向いて歩いてみよう
寂しくてもたとえ苦しくても
何かが見えるまで

きっかけがないと自分では決められない事がある
何かに背中をグッと押されなきゃ勇気も出ない時がある

人はどちらにつくかで見方が変わってしまう
あれは身を引いたのか
それとも逃げ出したのか oh

あぁ君のように貫いてみたい
どんなに遠回りしても迷わない君のように oh oh
あぁもう逃げないでこの今を乗り越えてみよう
正しくても間違いだったとしても
いつか笑えるように

あぁ君のように輝いてみたい
冷たい風に吹かれても負けない君のように oh oh
あぁ諦めないで前だけ向いて歩いてみよう
寂しくてもたとえ苦しくても
何かが見えるまで

胸の奥の夢だけ抱き締めて
今夜は眠ろう

Overall Meaning

In the lyrics of the song あぁ, the singer 大黒摩季 expresses her desire to achieve her dreams and not wanting to give up at this moment. She acknowledges that the reality in front of her is harsh, but still wants to take a chance and try again. The singer mentions having a lot of things that need to be done while also having several dreams that she wants to pursue. She questions whether the current state of her life is okay or not and admits that everything is becoming uncertain. However, she reveals her desire to shine like the person she admires and not be defeated by the cold wind. She encourages herself and others not to give up and keep moving forward, even if it means going through rough times.

Line by Line Meaning

やっぱり夢を叶えたい
I still want to fulfill my dreams

このまま終わりたくない
I don't want it to end like this

目の前の現実は厳しすぎるけど
The reality in front of me is too harsh

もう一度だけ賭けてみよう
Let's take another chance, just once

やらなきゃいけないことだらけ
There are so many things that I have to do

やりたいことつのるだけ
All the things I want to do keep piling up

このままでいいのかな
Is this really okay?

何もかもが不安に変わるよ oh
Everything turns into anxiety, oh

あぁ君のように輝いてみたい
Ah, I want to shine like you

冷たい風に吹かれても負けない君のように wow oh
Like you, who doesn't lose even when faced with the cold wind, wow oh

あぁ諦めないで前だけ向いて歩いてみよう
Ah, let's not give up and keep walking forward