Keisuke Kuwata (桑田佳祐, born February 26, 1956) is a Japanese musician from … Read Full Bio ↴Keisuke Kuwata (桑田佳祐, born February 26, 1956) is a Japanese musician from Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a singer-songwriter and Southern All Stars's leader.

He is a multi-instrumentalist who performs on guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. 'Suteki na Mirai wo mite hoshii'（素敵な未来を見て欲しい） was recorded entirely by Kuwata Keisuke. He played all the musical instruments on this record.

Kuwata directed the movie Inamura Jane, released in 1990.

His wife, Yuko Hara is also a member of Southern All Stars. She was in the same music circle at their university. She likes blues too and they hit it off in a moment. They have two sons.

In July 2010, Kuwata was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, causing him to cancel an album planned for October 20th and a live concert tour to undergo treatment.

愛のプレリュード
桑田佳祐 Lyrics

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君と並んで星空を見上げても
抱きしめようとは思わない

顔を合わせりゃ冗談とギャグばかり
友達それ以上何も無い
凄いヤバい喧嘩もやったね
生意気なオンナだよ

I don't like you
But I love you
君が涙見せた時どうして?
ときめくような恋心

愛のプレリュード
高鳴る
気づかないままに生きてきた
でも変わらぬままの素振り

二人並んで大人になれたらいいな
晴れの日もありゃ雨もある

遠い場所へ君がゆくと聞いたのは
人影消えた夏の終わりさ

サヨナラする日が来たら
もう一度喧嘩しよう

I don't want you
But I need you
一番大事な人だった
そうさ男と女だもの

恋のエチュード
叶わぬ
誰にも言えない恋なんだ
そしていつも通りの二人

あの日君が泣いたのは
誰か好きな人他にいるからさ

I don't like you
But I love you
君が涙見せた時どうして?
ときめくような恋心

愛のプレリュード
そして萌ゆ
恋人未満の僕でいい
嗚呼二人の絆は永遠に

Just you and me
Love me please

Mahalo nui loa

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 桑田佳祐's song 愛のプレリュード (Ai no Pureryuudo) express a complex and contradictory feeling of love towards someone. The singer begins by stating that while they may not think of embracing the person they are with while looking up at the starry sky, they admit to having engaged in passionate fights with this audacious woman who is just a friend and nothing more. The singer confesses that they don't like the person, but they love them, and they can't understand why their heart flutters when they see them crying. Despite living without noticing it, the singer expresses a desire to stay unchanged, but also hopes to become adults together. They acknowledge that there will be both sunny and rainy days, and although they have heard that the person will go to a distant place, the singer recalls the end of a summer where their presence vanished. The lyrics wonder what will happen when the day of farewell comes, proposing that they have one more fight. The singer then confesses that they don't want the person, but they need them because they were the most important person. The lyrics refer to a love that cannot be realized, a secret love, and they affirm that they will continue being the same two people as always. The singer remembers a day when the person cried, explaining that it was because they liked someone else. The final lines restate the contradiction of not liking, but loving the person, and they express that it would be good to continue as lovers without reaching that point.

Line by Line Meaning

君と並んで星空を見上げても
Even when I'm looking up at the stars with you by my side

抱きしめようとは思わない
I don't feel the need to hold you tight

顔を合わせりゃ冗談とギャグばかり
Whenever we meet, it's just jokes and gags

友達それ以上何も無い
We're just friends, nothing more

凄いヤバい喧嘩もやったね
We've had some intense and crazy fights, haven't we?

生意気なオンナだよ
You're a feisty girl, you know

I don't like you
I don't like you

But I love you
But I love you

君が涙見せた時どうして?
Why did my heart skip a beat when I saw you cry?

ときめくような恋心
It's a fluttering feeling of love

愛のプレリュード
A prelude to love