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.
中央線
矢野顕子 Lyrics
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僕はハミガキやめて
電車に飛び乗る
今頃君は流れ星くだいて
湯舟に浮かべて僕を待ってる
走り出せ中央線
夜を越え僕を乗せて
逃げ出した猫を探しに出たまま
今頃君はどこか居心地のいい
町を見つけて猫と暮らしてるんだね
走り出せ中央線
夜を越え僕を乗せて
走り出せ今頃中央線君は
夜を越え僕を乗せて
走り出せ走り出せ中央線走り出せ
夜を越え走り出せ僕を乗せて
走り出せ僕を乗せて
夜を越え僕を乗せて僕を乗せて
The lyrics of "中央線" by 矢野顕子 tell a story of longing and separation. The song begins with the metaphorical imagery of a shooting star falling towards the direction of the singer's lover's house. The singer decides to abandon their normal routine, represented by quitting their habit of brushing their teeth (ハミガキやめて), and instead, they board a train on the Chuo Line (中央線). They imagine that their lover is waiting for them, floating in a bathtub and breaking open the shooting star to release its magic. The Chuo Line becomes symbolic of their escape together, transcending the nighttime and taking the singer on a journey towards their lover.
However, there is a sense of tragedy in the song as well. It is revealed that the lover had left without returning, perhaps in search of a more comfortable town to live in and taking a cat with them. The singer acknowledges that their lover has found a new home, ultimately accepting the reality of their absence. Despite this, the longing and desire to be reunited remain strong, as expressed through the repeated lyrics of "走り出せ中央線, 夜を越え僕を乗せて" (Run, Chuo Line, carry me across the night).
Overall, "中央線" is a poignant and heartfelt song that explores themes of longing, separation, and the enduring hope for reunion.
Line by Line Meaning
君の家のほうに流れ星が落ちた
A shooting star fell towards your house
僕はハミガキやめて
I stopped brushing my teeth
電車に飛び乗る
Jumping onto a train
今頃君は流れ星くだいて
By now, you're making a wish upon a shooting star
湯舟に浮かべて僕を待ってる
You're waiting for me, floating in the bathtub
走り出せ中央線
Start running, Chuo Line
夜を越え僕を乗せて
Crossing the night, carrying me
逃げ出した猫を探しに出たまま
Still searching for the runaway cat
もう二度と君は帰ってこなかった
You never came back again
今頃君はどこか居心地のいい
By now, you're somewhere comfortable
町を見つけて猫と暮らしてるんだね
You found a town and are living with a cat, right?
走り出せ中央線
Start running, Chuo Line
夜を越え僕を乗せて
Crossing the night, carrying me
走り出せ今頃中央線君は
Start running now, Chuo Line, where are you?
夜を越え僕を乗せて
Crossing the night, carrying me
走り出せ走り出せ中央線走り出せ
Start running, start running, Chuo Line, start running
夜を越え走り出せ僕を乗せて
Crossing the night, start running and carry me
走り出せ僕を乗せて
Start running, carry me
夜を越え僕を乗せて僕を乗せて
Crossing the night, carry me, carry me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MIYA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
tanabotaturisan
すばらしいですね、この人が歌うと、すべて、矢野顕子の歌になる。この歌の何倍、何十倍も想像力をかきたてられます。
boss
残念だけど、自分の歌を歌う時より素晴らしいです!
Hidé Suzuki
高校生のときに何度も聞いた曲。今聞いても涙が出る。
nal cione
抜群のセンス 原曲が彩りを添えて生まれかわる 不世出のミュージシャン!
sutomato
矢野顕子さんが歌うと唯一無二の存在になるんだよね。その曲に魔法がかかるようなね。
Tatsuya Honda
ほんとにイイですね。
矢野さんの曲だと思ってました。
Tomoko t
中央線乗ってたなあ・・武蔵境・・・三鷹・・後忘れた・・矢野さんかっこいい・・
Tomoko t
@Atodashi -Tone ありがとうございます
矢野さんの声とあってますよね♪
Tomoko t
@8841naxtucyu 8841naxtucyuさんは作曲の勉強されていたんですよね
勉強すると音楽の見え方が変わりますよね
これはカバーだけど矢野さんはジャンルないですね 矢野さんの音楽・・
8841naxtucyu
矢野顕子さん
憧れています。
この方はコード理論で曲は作らないって
自分で明言してたの思い出しました。
あくまで感覚が音の集まりになっていると・・・。
天才の証です!!