Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや) (born March 20, 1955 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japan… Read Full Bio ↴Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや) (born March 20, 1955 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese singer and songwriter.
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".

不思議なピーチパイ
竹内まりや Lyrics

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思いがけない good timing
現われた人は good looking
巻きこまれそな今度こそは
それならそれで I'm ready for love
ふりそそぐ陽ざしも wow, wow, wow, good timing

恋は初めてじゃないけれども
恋はその度ちがうわたしをみせてくれる

不思議な不思議なピーチパイ

かくしきれない気分はピーチパイ
わたしの気持ちは七色に溶けて
いい事ありそな気分はピーチパイ
春のざわめきが手のひらに舞う

街を歩けば good timing
ときめくハートがその証拠
人生が今キラキラと近づいてくる I've got my feeling
あの人のイメージは wow, wow, wow, good timing

恋は初めてじゃないけれども
恋はその度ちがうわたしをみせてくれる
不思議な不思議なピーチパイ

光にゆれる気分はピーチパイ
私の体をバラ色に染めて

恋が始まる予感はピーチパイ
小さな私の宇宙はまわる
光にゆれる気分はピーチパイ
私の体をバラ色に染めて

そして不思議な気分はピーチパイ
ちょっとまぶしい大人の世界を

Overall Meaning

The song "不思議なピーチパイ (Fushigi na Pīchupai)" by 竹内まりや (Mariya Takeuchi) translates to "Mysterious Peach Pie." The lyrics describe the unexpected arrival of a good-looking person at a good time and the singer's readiness for love. The sun's rays are also mentioned as being "wow, wow, wow, good timing." The chorus expresses how love can reveal different sides of oneself and compares it to the mysterious and colorful qualities of a peach pie. The singer's emotions are described as being unable to be hidden, and she feels that her feelings are melting into seven different colors.

The second verse talks about the feeling of walking in the city and having a good-timing moment when the heart flutters. The singer highlights how life feels more brilliant when love is in the air. The chorus repeats, emphasizing how love can transform and bring out different sides of oneself, like the mysterious and alluring qualities of a peach pie.

One interpretation of the lyrics is that love is a colorful and exciting experience that allows us to show different aspects of our personality. The use of the metaphor of a peach pie reflects the many layers of emotions and complexities that love can bring. The singer's readiness for love and the good timing of the arrival of the good-looking person suggest the importance of being open to new experiences.

Line by Line Meaning

思いがけない good timing
Unexpectedly perfect timing

現われた人は good looking
The person who appeared is good looking

巻きこまれそな今度こそは
This time, I am in a situation that I cannot avoid, so

それならそれで I'm ready for love
Then, I'm ready for love

ふりそそぐ陽ざしも wow, wow, wow, good timing
Even the shining sun is perfectly timed

恋は初めてじゃないけれども
It's not the first time I've been in love,

恋はその度ちがうわたしをみせてくれる
But each time, love shows me a different self

不思議な不思議なピーチパイ
Mysterious, mysterious peach pie

かくしきれない気分はピーチパイ
The feeling that cannot be hidden is peach pie

わたしの気持ちは七色に溶けて
My feelings melt into seven colors

いい事ありそな気分はピーチパイ
The mood that something good is going to happen is peach pie