Shimada got a break in show business at four years old when she was scouted at Yoyogi Park. She briefly became a commercial model until her dad pulled the plug on her model career. Ten years later she auditioned for the television anime Pants no Ana 2 ~Kahei Hatake de Input~ but didn't win. Shimada didn't give up and auditioned for the magazine Momoco a year later and won.
She made her debut as an idol in 1986 under the stage name Shimada Nami and released her debut single "Glass no Gensoukyoku" in 1987 under the label Columbia Records. She didn't break the charts until her third single, "Free Balloon", became a hit.
In 1990, she retired from the idol business and later became a radio personality and a DJ. In 2007, Shimada started to write and host her own online radio show about the soul music and jazz genres.
Free Balloon
島田奈美 Lyrics
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夏色の風 岬から見ていたの
涙に濡れてた あなたの記憶を
お日様にあて 乾かしてしまうのよ
真っ赤なポストに さよならの手紙
一人旅は好きよ 防波堤にカメラ
自動シャッター ポーズするの
笑顔で、、、
小指から 離れて飛んでいく
白いFree Balloon 気球に飛び乗り
あなたから 旅立つわ
まだそれなりに 悲しいけれど
いいのよ、、、
強く生きたいの
青いスニーカー 背中にリュクサック
ボートを積んだ ワゴン車が声かける
悪いけど私 初対面の子に
ついていくほど 軽くない知らん顔
男の子なんて 当分いらない
波の音が好きよ 心洗う感じ
砂の上に 寝転がれば
青空、、、
まるでFree Balloon 生まれ変わりたい
新しい 自由な私へと
白いFree Balloon 吸い込まれそうな
青空に 浮かんでる
まだ少しだけ 寂しいけれど
平気よ、、、
まるでFree Balloon 思い出の糸が
小指から 離れて飛んでゆく
白いFree Balloo 気球に飛び乗り
あなたから 旅立って行くのよ
The song "Free Balloon" by 島田奈美 speaks of a journey of self-discovery and liberation from past memories. The opening lines describe the singer's departure from a harbor on a yacht while observing the view from a cape. She mentions drying her memories, wet with tears, under the summer breeze and the sun. The traveler says goodbye to her past self through a letter on a red post while striking a pose with an automatic camera on the breakwater. Her photograph is reminiscent of a free balloon, a thread of memories that she willingly lets go of with a smile.
The chorus of the song speaks of a white free balloon on which she boards to travel from her past self and fly away with the balloon into the blue skies. The lyrics describe how she wants to be reborn as a new, free version of herself unencumbered by the weight of her past. She dreams of floating into the blue skies like a white balloon, free from sadness and loneliness, happy and at peace.
The lyrics of the song 'Free Balloon' is a complete contrast to its melody, which is upbeat and lively. The song captivates the listener with its catchy rhythm and positive vibes. If you pay attention to the translation and delve deeper into the meaning behind the lyrics, you will find that this song embodies the idea of moving on and letting go of the past.
Line by Line Meaning
ヨットが帆を揚げ 港を出てくわ
A yacht sails out of the harbor with the wind of summer colors blowing from the cape.
夏色の風 岬から見ていたの
I watched the summer-colored wind blowing from the cape.
涙に濡れてた あなたの記憶を
I will dry your memories, which were wet with tears, in the sun.
お日様にあて 乾かしてしまうのよ
I will expose them to the sun and dry them completely.
真っ赤なポストに さよならの手紙
I will put my farewell letter in the bright red postbox.
一人旅は好きよ 防波堤にカメラ
I love traveling alone and taking pictures on the breakwater.
自動シャッター ポーズするの
I pose for automatic shutter photos.
笑顔で、、、
I smile.
まるでFree Balloon 思い出の糸が
The string of memory is flying away from my little finger like a free balloon.
小指から 離れて飛んでいく
It flies away from my little finger and disappears into the sky.
白いFree Balloon 気球に飛び乗り
I jump onto a white free balloon and start my journey.
あなたから 旅立つわ
I will leave you and start my journey.
まだそれなりに 悲しいけれど
I am still a little sad.
いいのよ、、、
But it's okay.
強く生きたいの
I want to live strongly.
青いスニーカー 背中にリュクサック
I wear blue sneakers and have a backpack on my back.
ボートを積んだ ワゴン車が声かける
A wagon car carrying a boat calls out to me.
悪いけど私 初対面の子に
Sorry, but I don't want to talk to strangers.
ついていくほど 軽くない知らん顔
I don't want to associate with strangers that easily.
男の子なんて 当分いらない
I don't need a boy for a while.
波の音が好きよ 心洗う感じ
I love the sound of waves that refreshes my mind.
砂の上に 寝転がれば
If I lie down on the sand,
青空、、、
I can see the blue sky.
まるでFree Balloon 生まれ変わりたい
I want to be reborn like a free balloon.
新しい 自由な私へと
I will become a new, free person.
白いFree Balloon 吸い込まれそうな
I feel like I am being sucked into a white free balloon
青空に 浮かんでる
that is floating in the blue sky.
まだ少しだけ 寂しいけれど
I am still a little lonely.
平気よ、、、
But it's okay.
白いFree Balloo 気球に飛び乗り
I jump onto a white free balloon and start my journey.
あなたから 旅立って行くのよ
I will leave you and start my journey anew.
Writer(s): 松本 隆, 林 哲司, 松本 隆, 林 哲司
Contributed by Levi T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
足臭田園
思い出の糸が小指から、あなたから、この歌詞のところで最高に盛り上がったな～✊奈美ちゃん素敵でかわいい🥰