Hayami Yu (早見優) is an idol, actress and J-pop singer from Atami, Japan. Her… Read Full Bio ↴Hayami Yu (早見優) is an idol, actress and J-pop singer from Atami, Japan. Her first single, 急いで！初恋 (Hurry up! First Love), released April 21, 1982 ended up winning a Japan Record Award for best new artist. This early success was capitalized on with a string of hit albums throughout the 1980s and a best of collection in the early 1990s. Her last studio album, MOMENTS, was released on December 12, 1988. She has appeared in ads for Coca-Cola, Toshiba and Shiseido among others and remains active in acting to this day. She has also appeared in plays, dorama, movies and as a voice actor for many popular animated films.

アンサーソングは哀愁
早見優 Lyrics

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無邪気な顔の微笑みを
仲間のうちで見せながら
一人になると心がうずく毎日

鏡の中で大人びて
ルージュを薄くぬりながら
おさない愛のあれこれ想う真夜中

奪われる奪えない奪うもの奪え
奪ってよ奪わせて私をあなたを

愛の歌を送りつづけて一年
アンサーソングはいつもいつも
いつも哀愁
All our precious memories
Have finally come to an end
But I'll always remember you
真赤なバイク走らせて
想い出残る海に来て
三角波の季節に涙ながした

ガラスのような夏の陽が
二人をいつもつつんでた
素肌を寄せたあの日も遠い出来事

抱(いだ)かれる抱けない抱くもの抱け
抱いてよ抱かせて私をあなたを
愛の歌を送りつづけて一年
アンサーソングはいつもいつも
いつも哀愁

奪われる奪えない奪うもの奪え
奪ってよ奪わせて私をあなたを
愛の歌を送りつづけて一年

アンサーソングはいつもいつも
いつも哀愁

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 早見優's song アンサーソングは哀愁 express the complicated emotions of a woman who is struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship. The first verse describes how the woman puts on a happy face for her friends and family but feels a deep sadness within her when she's alone. She thinks about the innocent love she used to share with her partner in the night, while she puts on her makeup and tries to appear grown-up.

The chorus talks about the contradictory feelings of wanting to hold on and let go of her partner. She feels like things have been taken from her, but she also wants to take him with her. The second verse describes the happy memories she has with her partner, such as riding on a red bike and watching the waves at the beach. However, these memories are bittersweet as she knows that things will never be the same again.

Overall, the song captures the complex nature of relationships and the various emotions that come with their eventual end. The lyrics express the conflicting desires to hold on to happy memories while knowing that the reality of the relationship is gone.

Line by Line Meaning

無邪気な顔の微笑みを仲間のうちで見せながら一人になると心がうずく毎日
While I smile innocently amongst my friends, my heart aches when I am alone every day

鏡の中で大人びてルージュを薄くぬりながらおさない愛のあれこれ想う真夜中
In front of the mirror, I put on my lipstick to look mature, but in the middle of the night, I think of all sorts of innocent love

奪われる奪えない奪うもの奪え奪ってよ奪わせて私をあなたを
Things that can be taken, things that cannot be taken, things that we take, things that we allow each other to take; take me, take you

愛の歌を送りつづけて一年アンサーソングはいつもいつもいつも哀愁
I have been singing this love song for one year, and the answer song is always sorrowful

All our precious memories Have finally come to an end But I'll always remember you
All of our precious memories have ended, but I will always remember you

真赤なバイク走らせて想い出残る海に来て三角波の季節に涙ながした
We rode a bright red motorcycle to the sea where memories still lingered, and I cried during the season of triangular waves

ガラスのような夏の陽が二人をいつもつつんでた素肌を寄せたあの日も遠い出来事
The summer sun was like glass and always enveloped us, but the day when our bare skin touched seems like a distant event

Writer(s): 阿久悠, 馬飼野康二, 阿久　悠, 馬飼野　康二

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