Takeuchi started her own career with a single "Modotte-Oide, Watashi no Jikan" in 1978. From the late 1970s to the early '80s, she has recorded 5 albums and several singles including top-ten hit "Fushigi na Peach Pie". Those materials have featured dozens of Japanese and North American distinguished songwriters, instrumentalists, and producers, such as David Foster, Jim Keltner, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Kazuhiko Kato, Kunihiko Kase, Shigeru Suzuki, Takashi Matsumoto, and her future long-term partner Tatsuro Yamashita.
"Heart to Heart", one of her songs co-written by Roger Nichols and released in 1980, was recorded by the Carpenters two years later, and became the last recording for the late Karen Carpenter.
In 1981, Takeuchi married to a singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, and stopped her career temporarily owing to the pregnancy. After her comeback to the Japanese music industry in 1984, she has accomplished huge commercial success more than when she was single. From that year to the present, she has recorded 6 successful studio albums that mainly consisted of her self-penned songs, and all of them have reached #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart.
As a singer-songwriter, she has produced 8 top-ten hit singles on the Oricon, including "Single Again", "Kokuhaku", "Junai Rhapsody", "Konya wa Hearty Party" and her only #1 hit "Camouflage".
もう一度
竹内まりや Lyrics
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Later let's try again
夜毎 つのる想いに
胸を熱くした日々 ただ
あなたのそばにいれば
幸せだったのに
重ねた時が いつしか
同じ淋しさを今 (I believe in you)
ふたり 分け合っているだけ
すれ違いの愛で 失った言葉が
もうすぐ きっと よみがえるから
このまま 離れずに
傷つけあうより 素直な心と
微笑み選んだの
Ooh, ooh, we share loneliness, we share happiness
Baby, let's try again
Ah, ah, we share loneliness, we share happiness
Baby, later let's try again
優しさ忘れて 暮していた事
初めて気づいたの
部屋を 出て行く勇気
Ooh, I never leave you
とても持てないけれど でも
少しだけあなたを
心配させてみたい
輝いていた頃の私に
再び戻って
再び戻って
夜毎 つのる想いに (let's try again)
胸を熱くした日々 (let's try again) ooh, ooh
Let's try again (let's try again)
Ooh, ooh let's try again (let's try again)
We share loneliness, we share happiness, baby
Let's try again (let's try again)
We share loneliness, we share happiness, baby
Let's try again (let's try again)
We share loneliness, we share happiness, baby
Let's try again (let's try again)
We share loneliness
The lyrics to 竹内まりや's song もう一度 (Mōichido, which means "Once Again" in English) speak to the feelings of a woman who has been hurt in love and is reaching out to her ex-lover to try again. She reminisces about the days when she was happy by his side and how the passage of time has changed her. She realizes that they share the same loneliness despite being apart and lost words of love due to misunderstandings. However, the singer chooses to follow her heart and smile with honesty, rather than hurting each other repeatedly. She hopes to return to her previous happy self and is willing to take the first step of admitting her feelings. The lyrics are an emotional plea to her ex-lover to give it one more try.
The chorus of the song, "Ooh, ooh, we share loneliness, we share happiness, Baby, let's try again," is a sentiment that many people who are grappling with the aftermath of a break-up can relate to. The song's dramatic, sorrowful tone conveys the despair of a woman who is trapped in a cycle of heartbreak but wants to break free. The song's message of hope encourages listeners to take a chance on love, despite past hurts.
Line by Line Meaning
夜毎 つのる想いに 胸を熱くした日々 ただ あなたのそばにいれば 幸せだったのに 重ねた時が いつしか 私を変えてた
Every night, my feelings grew stronger and my heart became warmer. The days I spent with you were filled with happiness, but the passage of time gradually changed me.
同じ淋しさを今 (I believe in you) ふたり 分け合っているだけ すれ違いの愛で 失った言葉が もうすぐ きっと よみがえるから
Right now, we are both sharing the same loneliness. Our love has been plagued by misunderstandings and lost words, but they will soon come back to us.
このまま 離れずに 傷つけあうより 素直な心と 微笑み選んだの
Instead of hurting each other and drifting apart, I have chosen to keep a sincere heart and a smile to stay together like this.
優しさ忘れて 暮していた事 初めて気づいたの
I realized for the first time that I had been living without thinking about kindness.
部屋を 出て行く勇気 Ooh, I never leave you とても持てないけれど でも 少しだけあなたを 心配させてみたい 輝いていた頃の私に 再び戻って 再び戻って
I don't have the courage to leave the room, but I want to worry you a little. I want to go back to the shining person I used to be.
夜毎 つのる想いに (let's try again) 胸を熱くした日々 (let's try again) ooh, ooh Let's try again (let's try again) Ooh, ooh let's try again (let's try again) We share loneliness, we share happiness, baby Let's try again (let's try again) We share loneliness, we share happiness, baby Let's try again (let's try again) We share loneliness, we share happiness, baby Let's try again (let's try again) We share loneliness
Let's try again to spend every night with growing feelings and warm hearts like we used to. We share loneliness and happiness, so let's try again to overcome our struggles together.
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Written by: まりや 竹内
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