Her music is by tur… Read Full Bio ↴Akiko Yano is a Japanese pop and jazz musician.
Her music is by turns playful, heartfelt, melodic, ornate, and disarmingly simple, reflecting a love of music in all its forms and colors. She handles moody new wave, virtuosic fusion, traditional jazz ballads, straightahead pop, and singer-songwriter folk songs with equal aplomb.
Though she's recorded with many of the 20th century's greatest pop and jazz musicians, her primarily Japanese-language albums have kept her music below the radar of most English-language listeners. She's recorded with, among many others, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Jeff Bova, Yukihiro Takahashi, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, the band Quruli, and her son Futa Sakamoto.
Beyond her solo work, Yano has recorded with Thomas Dolby, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Chieftains, The Hammonds, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kazumi Watanabe, The Boom, Tetsuro Kashibuchi, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. She appeared on the recording "Snowflake" reading a children's story in Japanese with Peter Gabriel reading in English and music by Akira Inoue and David Rhodes accompanying both.
いつか王子様が
矢野顕子 Lyrics
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鏡の中にいるブスはだれ?
どうしてこうもちかうのかな?
きのうの数学のテストには
わたしの理想は届かない
どうしてうまくいかないの
今はなんのとりえないけど
わなしの小さな日だまりに
わたしは本当は
すなおでやさしいヒトなの
誰にもしゃべられずにあの人の
姿を目で追っていたのに
どうして遠くへいってしまうの?
空の上であなたをのぞく
しあわせそうな笑顔をみて
わけもわからず楽しくなる
わたしは本当は
すなおでやさしいヒトなの
きのうまでのことは無かったこと
とりあえずきょうからはじまる
風も光もわたしのもの
いつか王子様がやってくるね
The lyrics of "いつか王子様が" by 矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano) talks about a girl who is feeling insecure and questioning her own beauty. She says that until yesterday, she was a pretty girl, but now when she looks in the mirror, she sees an ugly girl. She wonders why things have suddenly changed, and why she cannot be like she was before. She then goes on to talk about her recent math test where she failed to reach her ideal, and how she feels that things are just not going her way. She feels that she has nothing special to offer, but still wishes that someone would notice her and appreciate her for what she truly is - an honest and kind person.
The lyrics then shift towards a secret crush that the girl had for someone, whom she watched from afar, but could not express her feelings to. She wonders why he has gone so far away, leaving her behind. However, she feels happy looking at his smiling face from a distance, and this brings joy to her. The song concludes with the girl feeling that the past is behind her, and that from today, she is going to start afresh. She believes that the wind and the light belong to her, and that someday her prince charming will come.
Line by Line Meaning
きのうの朝までは美人だった
Until yesterday morning, I was a beautiful person
鏡の中にいるブスはだれ?
Who is the ugly person in the mirror?
どうしてこうもちかうのかな?
I wonder why I've changed so much
きのうの数学のテストには
On yesterday's math test
わたしの理想は届かない
My ideals were not met
どうしてうまくいかないの
Why isn't anything going well?
今はなんのとりえないけど
Right now, I don't have any strengths
わなしの小さな日だまりに
In my small pool of sunlight
だれか早く気づいてちょうだい
Please, someone notice me soon
わたしは本当は
The truth is, I
すなおでやさしいヒトなの
Am truly an honest and gentle person
誰にもしゃべられずにあの人の
Without speaking to anyone, I watched that person
姿を目で追っていたのに
As they disappeared into the distance
どうして遠くへいってしまうの?
I wonder why they had to go so far away
空の上であなたをのぞく
Looking down on you from the sky
しあわせそうな笑顔をみて
Seeing your happy smile
わけもわからず楽しくなる
I become happy for no apparent reason
きのうまでのことは無かったこと
What happened yesterday is in the past
とりあえずきょうからはじまる
For now, let's start fresh from today
風も光もわたしのもの
The wind and the light are also mine
いつか王子様がやってくるね
Someday, my prince charming will come
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 顕子 矢野
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@yuui997
この歌詞にグッと来ますね!久しぶりに聴きました。カラオケで歌えるようにここで聴いて練習します👍
@user-rx5fv2lt1d
カラオケにはDAMにもJOYにもないですw
@yuu-bb5bw
先ほど調べたらDAMにもJOYにもありませんでした!😭いい曲なんですけどね🥹くやしぃぃ〜!
@user-rx5fv2lt1d
@@yuu-bb5bw
いつか王子様がは入ってないですけど、LiveDAM Aiにはただいまが入ってます
JOYにはI Singがありますよ
@yuu-bb5bw
よくご存じですね!ただいまもI sing も大好きなのでカラオケで曲を見つけたら歌っています☺️
ひとつだけはどちらもあるのでカラオケで必ず歌っています。あずき抹茶さんと一緒にカラオケに行きたくなりました🙌よろしくお願いします☺️
@NEUPARADOX
改めて聞くとすごくグイグイ来る曲!
@user-ne4hx5lx6n
癒やしと再生の歌
@marisa7reimu7
30年ぐらい前にハマってた曲です!
アップして下さってありがとうございます😊
@TATANKA-nf4ck
児童合唱と教授のシンセがまた良い!
@kenmach555
コメントありがとうございます
僕は数ある矢野顕子さんの曲の中でも、この曲が特に気に入っているのでとても嬉しいです
アレンジは矢野さんと坂本龍一さんの共同作業と思いますが、このシンセの音は坂本さんの好みですよね
80年代の矢野さんと坂本さんのコンビは非常に高品位な作品を次々と世に送り出していると思います