Mari Hamada (浜田麻里 born July 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese female … Read Full Bio ↴Mari Hamada (浜田麻里 born July 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese female rock singer, songwriter and producer.

Mari started her own professional singing career in 1983. She characterized the heavy metal idol. Her records were smash hit in the Japanese rock market. Later, some changing her own musical style, more popularized sounds like Heart and Journey etc. Her market was more expanded.

In 1989, she hit No.1 on the music charts for the first time, and was performed at the Budokan hall two days successfully in the same year. After 1993, she promoted to the other countries' musical markets, especially Europe and Asia.

She is one of the best-selling female artists in Japan, from late 1980s to mid- 1990s.

Mari and Indecent Obsession once did a duet, Fixing a Broken Heart. It was released somewhere in 1994.

Mari's Hold On released somewhere in 1994 was also one of the English hits released under her.

Fantasia
浜田麻里 Lyrics

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Fantasia 終らない
くすしき幻 gloria
紅の薔薇のように
愛告ぐる華よ今 shine out

胸に渦巻いた砂塵を耐えぬれば
いつか風はすべてを消していく

いろを失くした声たおやかに
時過ぐとしても

Fantasia 教えてよ
くすしき強さと gloria
紅の薔薇のように
愛告ぐる華よ今 shine out

目をこらしても見えぬ渇きなら
貴方の夢に雨を降らせましょう

指間をこぼれ落ちゆく砂のように
恋散る日に

Fantasia 怖れない
くすしき強さと gloria
罪深き夜を超えて
踊れ幻よ今 shine out

情熱の香はもう薫らないなんて
Don't let me down

Fantasia 終らない
くすしき幻 gloria
紅の薔薇の陰で
艶と生きる華 gloria
Fantasia 夜を超えて

踊れ幻よ今 shine out
Shine out

Overall Meaning

The opening lyrics of 浜田麻里's song "Fantasia" paint a vivid picture of a never-ending, shimmering illusion, bathed in glory and sparkling like a red rose. The singer implores this illusion to shine out and take hold. She then speaks of swirling dust in the heart that must be endured, for someday it will all be swept away by the wind. Even when voices lose their color and time drags on, the singer implores the illusion to teach her about its strength and glory, to guide her to shine out like a red rose.

The chorus is a call to action, urging the listener to bring rain to their own dreams and keep a watchful eye out for the thirst that cannot be seen. The singer further explains that, like sand that slips through her fingers, love fades on the day of its death. She encourages everyone to overcome their fears of the illusion, to dance and shine brightly, to live in a world of glamour and beauty. In the end, she reminds us that the scent of passion should always be present and should never be ignored.

Line by Line Meaning

Fantasia 終らない
The fantasy will never end

くすしき幻 gloria
This beautiful illusion, gloria

紅の薔薇のように
Like a red rose

愛告ぐる華よ今 shine out
Let the flower of love announce its arrival, now shine out

胸に渦巻いた砂塵を耐えぬれば
If you can endure the swirling dust in your heart

いつか風はすべてを消していく
Someday, the wind will erase everything

いろを失くした声たおやかに
Even if your voice has lost its color, stay gentle

時過ぐとしても
Even as time passes

Fantasia 教えてよ
Tell me about the fantasy

くすしき強さと gloria
This beautiful strength, gloria

目をこらしても見えぬ渇きなら
If you can't see the thirst even when you focus