Ishikawa Hidemi (石川秀美) was born on July 13, 1966 in Chiba, Japan.

Sh… Read Full Bio ↴Ishikawa Hidemi (石川秀美) was born on July 13, 1966 in Chiba, Japan.

She tried out for an audition for a program held by famous musician Saijou Hideki. While trying out for the program she took singing lessons and quickly became the star in the eyes of Hideki himself, thus winning the competition. She debuted in 1982 with her single "Yousei jidai" and won a rookie award for it.

She maintained a good bit of top 40 hits for her first few singles, but finally broke the top ten with her single "Hey! Mister Policeman" from then on she kept a steady stream of top tens. Unfortunately she never made a number one hit, but she still had many fans and had moderate music sales. She decided to retire in 1990 to get married and raise a family. Her most famous singles are "Yurete shounan", "Motto sekkin shimasho", "Mystery Woman", and "Ai no jumon."

スターダスト・トレイン
石川秀美 Lyrics

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止まらないでこのまま
夜空を走るスターダスト・トレイン
私の恋星になるまで

両手でこの目をふさぎたかった Tonight
あなたがあの娘を抱きしめていた Tonight
ガラスのように恋がくだけた
そして気づけば

今汽車にひとり乗って

見上げる星くず宝石箱のよう
なんてきれいすぎる

連れて行って遠くへ
私を乗せてスターダスト・トレイン
この涙が星になるまで
止まらないでこのまま
夜空を走るスターダスト・トレイン
私の恋星になるまで

オリオン星座が私を見てる Tonight
笑って窓からこの手をふるの Tonight
ゆられてひとりはしゃいでみるの
街のあかりももう
見えなくなってゆく

あなたの想い出空に返すだけよ
私は泣いていない

連れて行って遠くへ
私を乗せてスターダスト・トレイン
この涙が星になるまで
止まらないでこのまま

夜空を走るスターダスト・トレイン
私の恋星になるまで

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 石川秀美's song "スターダスト・トレイン" tell a story of a woman who is heartbroken over her lost love. She remembers the night when she saw her former lover with another woman and her heart shattered like glass. The woman now finds herself alone on a train ride gazing up at the starry night sky. She feels comforted by the beauty of the stars and Orion constellation that seem to be watching her. The woman forgets her sadness for a while as she imagines riding the train to the far reaches of the universe. She wishes for her tears to turn into stars and to become part of the endless sky. She longs for her love to become a star too so that she can look up and see him shining down on her. The lyrics evoke a mythic and dreamlike sense of longing for transcendence, moving beyond the pain of loss and into the realm of the infinite.

Line by Line Meaning

止まらないでこのまま
Don't stop, keep going the way you are

夜空を走るスターダスト・トレイン
The Stardust Train running through the night sky

私の恋星になるまで
Until my love becomes a star

両手でこの目をふさぎたかった Tonight
Tonight, I wanted to cover both of my eyes with my hands

あなたがあの娘を抱きしめていた Tonight
Tonight, you were holding that girl in your arms

ガラスのように恋がくだけた
Love fell apart like glass

そして気づけば今汽車にひとり乗って
And before I knew it, I'm riding alone on a train now

見上げる星くず宝石箱のよう
The stardust I see above is like a jewelry box

なんてきれいすぎる
It's just too beautiful

連れて行って遠くへ
Take me far away

私を乗せてスターダスト・トレイン
Put me on the Stardust Train