In 1972, she released her debut single Henji wa Iranai (返事はいらない, "No Response Necessary"). The next year she released her first album Hikoki-gumo (ひこうき雲, "Contrail").
In 1976, at the age of 22, she married her producer, Masataka Matsutoya (松任谷正隆), and from then on she went by her new name Yumi Matsutoya. In 1990, she received a gold disc grand prix. She also made appearances in many television commercials. Fans take note of her singing talent as well as her unique singing voice.
She became famous for many songs, including Hikoki-gumo and Haru yo, Koi (春よ、来い, 1994, "Spring, Come") which was used as the opening theme song for a TV drama by the same name. Her song Rouge no Den'gon (ルージュの伝言, "Rouge Message") is featured in the anime film Kiki's Delivery Service from the famed Studio Ghibli.
As reported on various websites, Yuming also writes songs for other singers, using the pen name Kureta Karuho.
ふってあげる
松任谷由実 Lyrics
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おどかしたってもう帰らぬ心
これ以上あなたを疲れさせちゃ
思い出したくもない恋になる
ひたむきな視線や
そのシャツの匂いが
私をすり抜けて
やがて薄れてゆく
私は今なら平気よ
I know I know
あなたが最後に悩まぬように
ふってあげる
もっとしおらしい娘が似合うのに
どうして私を好きになったの
気まぐれじゃないわと信じたから
どんな努力でも楽しかったわ
シーズンのページが
さかさまにめくれて
いちばん笑ってる
ショットで止まってる
I know I know
あの日の二人は消えない
I know I know
私が自由を望んだふうに
ふってあげる
I know I know
私は今なら平気よ
I know I know
あなたが最後に悩まぬように
ふってあげる
The lyrics of the song 'ふってあげる' by 松任谷由実 (Yumi Matsutoya) express the sentiment of a woman who is contemplating taking her own life out of despair for a broken relationship. She realizes that her heart is already gone and she cannot bear to make her loved one suffer more. This agonizing decision is reflected in the lyrics where she questions herself and wonders if she should die tonight. She doesn't want to burden her loved one with any more pain and wants to end the relationship in a way that would make it easier for them to move on.
The lyrics use imagery to describe the fading of her feelings and memories for her lover, such as his earnest gaze and the smell of his shirt slowly disappearing from her mind. The words suggest that the relationship has already crossed a point of no return, and the memories have lingered for long enough. The woman feels regret and disappointment wishing that she was a more submissive and traditional girl so that the love could have lasted. However, she knows that whatever they had is now gone, and they can not go back to how they used to be. The song ends on a bittersweet note, with the woman accepting her fate and wishing her significant other the best and leaving them with the carefree and happy memories of their moments together.
Line by Line Meaning
今夜私死んでしまおうかな
Tonight, I wonder if I should just die, so that I won't have to deal with the pain of knowing you won't return the love I have for you.
おどかしたってもう帰らぬ心
Even if I try to scare you away, my heart is already committed to loving you and won't leave.
これ以上あなたを疲れさせちゃ
I don't want to burden you any further with my unrequited love.
思い出したくもない恋になる
I don't want this love to turn into something I regret and can't bear to remember.
ひたむきな視線や
Your determined gaze towards other things is like a reminder that I will never be the focus of your attention.
そのシャツの匂いが
The scent of your shirt reminds me of you, but also of the distance between us.
私をすり抜けて
You slip right through me, not feeling the love that I have for you.
やがて薄れてゆく
My feelings for you will eventually fade.
もっとしおらしい娘が似合うのに
I know I'm not the kind of girl you prefer, someone more submissive would fit you better.
どうして私を好きになったの
I still wonder why you even fell in love with me in the first place.
気まぐれじゃないわと信じたから
I believed that your love for me was real and not just fleeting.
どんな努力でも楽しかったわ
Even though I know our love was one-sided, it still made me happy to try my best to show my love for you.
シーズンのページが
The pages of time keep turning, and the seasons change.
さかさまにめくれて
But sometimes, the pages of our story seem to turn backwards.
いちばん笑ってる
And we were both happy, laughing together in the past.
ショットで止まってる
But it's just a moment in time that was captured in a photograph.
あの日の二人は消えない
The memories of us together on that day will never disappear, but it's time to move on from that moment.
私が自由を望んだふうに
Just like how I wished for freedom, I want to set you free from the burden of my love.
あなたが最後に悩まぬように
I want to give you the gift of a life free from the pain of unrequited love.
ふってあげる
So I'll wave goodbye to you and let you go, wishing you only the best.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Yumi Matsutouya
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@HK-gp2gh
いい曲ですね。
@user-mp6hn1rn5b
ふってあげる、聴けるなんて嬉しいです。
いまだに毎日車で聴いて歌ってるので。
ありがとうございます！
@user-jx3oy9nw5u
この二曲とも大好き
@sumi8294
ユーミン、カッコいい💓
アップありがとうございます🥰
@user-rf7ox2rz4z
ありがとうございます
@gimjjaacmeng4995
Was she a heavy smoker? that isn't a singer's voice.