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".

僕の街へ
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すべてを捨てて歩き出したら
空の色が違って見えてくるのさ
都会の嘘に慣れないうちに
僕は行くよバスに揺られ今日こそ
回り道をしたけどもうこれまで
幸せ探したけど
ここでは何も見つからない
コーヒー片手に窓から歌えば

すれ違った子供の目も優しそう

愛してくれる人もいたけど
安らぐには心がちょっと遠すぎた
明日の朝になればたどり着くさ
失いかけた夢が待ってる
平和な僕の街へ
星の数増えれば友達と居る様
淋しがり屋の僕はもういないんだ
いいことずくめじゃないこの人生
だけど今度ばかりは確かな自分を
手に入れるさ
華やかな暮らしに
さよなら告げたら

本当の空の色が見えてきたよ
本当の空の色が見えてきたよ

Overall Meaning

The song 僕の街へ (Boku no machi e) by 竹内まりや (Mariya Takeuchi) tells the story of someone who leaves everything behind and sets off on a journey to find happiness. The lyrics describe the feeling of seeing the world in a new light when one takes a different path, free from the lies of the city. The singer reflects on how they tried to find happiness but could not find it where they were. They take a bus, singing out of the window with a cup of coffee in hand, and the children's eyes they pass by seem kind. The singer had people who loved them but their heart was still distant, and they hope to find the dreams they almost lost in their peaceful hometown.

The singer ultimately realizes that life is not always perfect but they can find their true self and the real color of the sky when they say goodbye to a glamorous life and return to their hometown. The song is an introspection about the importance of finding oneself and going back to one's roots to find true happiness.

僕の街へ竹内まりや Lyrics

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僕の街へ
竹内まりや Lyrics