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.

月
桑田佳祐 Lyrics

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遠く遠く海へと下る忍ぶ川のほとりを歩き
果ての街にたどり着く頃空の色が悲しく見える

振り返る故郷は遥か遠くなる柔らかな胸に抱かれてみたい
君を見ました月見る花に泣けてきました嗚呼

蒼い月が旅路を照らし長い影に孤独を悟る
人の夢は浮かんで堕ちてされど赤い陽はまた昇る

啼きながら鳥は何処へ帰るだろう翔び慣れた夜もひとりじゃ辛い
君と寝ました他人のままで惚れていました嗚呼

夏の空に流れる星はさわぐ胸をかすめて消えた
波の音に哀しみを知り白い砂に涙が滲む

罪深き風が肌を萌やす季節酔いながら人は抱かれてみたい
君と寝ました月夜の蚊帳で濡れていました嗚呼

揺れて見えます今宵の月は泣けてきました嗚呼

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 桑田佳祐's song 月 tell a story of a long and distant journey taken by the singer. The singer walks along the side of a river in a faraway land, heading towards a city at the end of this journey. As the singer gets closer to the city, the color of the sky seems to become more melancholic.

The singer then looks back at his hometown, which has become increasingly distant, and wishes to be held in a warm embrace. The sight of the moon and the flowers blooming beneath it causes the singer to cry.

The blue moon lights the path of the journey, but it also highlights the loneliness found in the long shadows cast by the moon. The dreams of people may soar high but often fall to the ground, yet the sun still rises in the end. The singer hears a bird cry and imagines where it is returning to, and realizes how difficult it is to be all alone in the midst of flying night.

The stars passing through the summer sky evoke emotion and sweep past the singer's heart. The sound of waves teaches sadness and the tears seep into the white sand. The season brings a guilty wind that the singer wants to embrace while being intoxicated, and finally, the singer sleeps with someone in a wet mosquito net on a moonlit night.

Line by Line Meaning

遠く遠く海へと下る忍ぶ川のほとりを歩き
I walk along the river that runs stealthily towards the distant sea

果ての街にたどり着く頃空の色が悲しく見える
When I arrive at the end of the city, the color of the sky looks sad

振り返る故郷は遥か遠くなる柔らかな胸に抱かれてみたい
My hometown, seen from afar, seems so distant; I want to be held in a soft embrace

君を見ました月見る花に泣けてきました嗚呼
I saw you, and tears came to my eyes like flowers viewing the moon, ah

蒼い月が旅路を照らし長い影に孤独を悟る
The blue moon lights up my journey, and in my long shadow, I realize my loneliness

人の夢は浮かんで堕ちてされど赤い陽はまた昇る
People's dreams may soar then fall, yet the red sun still rises

啼きながら鳥は何処へ帰るだろう翔び慣れた夜もひとりじゃ辛い
I wonder where the bird goes as it cries, alone in a night it has grown accustomed to flying in

君と寝ました他人のままで惚れていました嗚呼
I slept with you, still as strangers, and fell in love, ah

夏の空に流れる星はさわぐ胸をかすめて消えた
The stars that flow through the summer sky brush past my clamorous heart and disappear

波の音に哀しみを知り白い砂に涙が滲む
I know sadness in the sound of the waves; tears blur on white sands

罪深き風が肌を萌やす季節酔いながら人は抱かれてみたい
In this season when the wind is full of guilt, people want to be held while drunk and feeling their skin tingle