Junko Sakurada (桜田淳子 Sakurada Junko, born April 14, 1958 in Akita, Japan) … Read Full Bio ↴Junko Sakurada (桜田淳子 Sakurada Junko, born April 14, 1958 in Akita, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included 山口百恵 and 森昌子. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career, with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s. Her acting career ran from 1973 to 1993. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours. Following her marriage, in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in 1992, she retired from public life.

天使のくちびる
桜田淳子 Lyrics

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ふれないで私のくちびるに
かわいい天使のままでいさせて
抱きしめたその手をゆるめてよ
どこかへ逃げたりしないと誓う
胸はどきどきよ悪いひとね
突然そんなことをいうなんて
いいというまで待っててほしいの
あなたにきめているあなたにきめている

ふれないで私のくちびるに
二人の間が変ってしまう
もう少しこどもでいたいのよ
恋して悩んで泣きたくないの
とても危険だわ罪なことよ
私をこんなにも苦しめて
いいというまで待っててほしいの
あなたにきめているあなたにきめている

胸はどきどきよ悪いひとね
突然そんなことをいうなんて

いいというまで待っててほしいの
あなたにきめているあなたにきめている

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 桜田淳子's song 天使のくちびる (Tenshi no Kuchibiru) describe an innocent and pure love between two people. The singer asks her lover not to touch her lips, to let her stay as a cute angel. She pledges not to run away from him and to wait until he accepts her feelings. She asks him to release his hands from her embrace because she wants to remain a child and not deal with the complications of love, such as heartbreak and tears. She mentions how dangerous and sinful it is to feel this way, but she still wants him to wait for her.

The singer's lyrics show the struggle between the desire for love and the fear of pain. She desires the love of her partner, but she is afraid of the possibility of heartbreak and does not want to grow up. The song also portrays the theme of innocence and purity with the metaphor of the singer as an angel. The singer wants to stay as a pure and innocent being, but at the same time, she desires to love and be loved.

Line by Line Meaning

ふれないで私のくちびるに
Don't touch my lips

かわいい天使のままでいさせて
Just let me stay as a cute angel

抱きしめたその手をゆるめてよ
Please let go of the hand you're holding

どこかへ逃げたりしないと誓う
I promise I won't run away somewhere

胸はどきどきよ悪いひとね
My heart is pounding, you're such a bad person

突然そんなことをいうなんて
Why do you suddenly say such things?

いいというまで待っててほしいの
Please wait until I say it's okay

あなたにきめているあなたにきめている
I've already decided on you

二人の間が変ってしまう
Our relationship will change

もう少しこどもでいたいのよ
I want to stay a little more like a child

恋して悩んで泣きたくないの
I don't want to love, suffer, and cry