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".
本気でオンリーユー
竹内まりや Lyrics
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No need to wait and waste our time
Why do we have to carry on
This way?
No one can keep us apart
So, let's get married right away
I'll wake you up
Sweeten your coffee
With my kiss
And in the night
I will hold you so tightly
Whisperin' the words you long to hear
So, let's get married (so, let's get married)
Why don't you ask me and stop
Hesitating? (hesitating?)
Just think how happy we can be
You and me
In a small house with a dog
So, let's get married right away
So, let's get married right away
When you are blue and so down, my baby
I'll give a smile to cheer you up
But if I get sad and lonely
Please hug me close and wipe my tears
So, let's get married (so, let's get married)
I just don't know how to live without you
Maybe it's nice to have our kids some day
And this is all I can say
Now let's get married right away (let's get married, let's get married)
So, let's get married right away (let's get married, let's get married)
So, let's get married right away (let's get married, let's get married)
So, let's get married right away (let's get married, let's get married)
Now let's get married right away (let's get married, let's get married)
So, let's get married right away
The song "本気でオンリーユー (Honki de Onri Yu)" by Mariya Takeuchi is an upbeat love song that expresses the desire for two people to get married and spend their lives together. The singer is urging her lover to stop hesitating and just ask her to marry him. She is confident that no one can keep them apart, and she is excited about the prospect of waking up with him every morning and sweetening his coffee with her kiss. She promises to be there for him when he's feeling down and to hold him tight and whisper sweet words in his ear at night. The second verse is sung by the singer's lover, who expresses his own desire to be with her and his fear of living without her. He hints at the possibility of having kids someday and ends the song by repeating the refrain "let's get married right away" several times.
The lyrics of "本気でオンリーユー" reflect a sense of urgency and a desire for intimacy and commitment. The song is a celebration of love and the desire to build a life together. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of domestic bliss, with the singer and her lover living in a small house with a dog, cooking breakfast together, and comforting each other through life's ups and downs. At its core, the song is a heartfelt plea for two people to take the ultimate step in their relationship and to commit to each other for life.
Line by Line Meaning
Now let's get married
Let's get married now without any delay
No need to wait and waste our time
We don't have to wait anymore and waste our time
Why do we have to carry on This way?
What's the point of continuing like this?
No one can keep us apart
Nobody can separate us
So, let's get married right away
Let's get married without any delay
I'll wake you up In the morning, my baby
I'll wake you up in the morning, my love
Sweeten your coffee With my kiss
I'll add sweetness to your coffee with my kiss
And in the night I will hold you so tightly Whisp'ring the words you long to hear
At night, I will hold you tightly and whisper the words you want to hear
Why don't you ask me and stop Hesitating? (hesitating?)
Why don't you propose and stop hesitating?
Just think how happy we can be You and me In a small house with a dog
Imagine how happy we could be living in a small house with a dog
When you are blue and so down, my baby I'll give a smile to cheer you up
When you're feeling sad, I'll make you smile to cheer you up
But if I get sad and lonely Please hug me close and wipe my tears
But if I get sad and lonely, please hold me close and wipe away my tears
I just don't know how to live without you Maybe it's nice to have our kids someday
I can't imagine living without you. Maybe it would be nice to have kids someday
And this is all I can say Now let's get married right away
All I can say is let's get married now without any delay
So, let's get married right away
Let's get married without any delay
So, let's get married right away
Let's get married without any delay
So, let's get married right away
Let's get married without any delay
So, let's get married right away
Let's get married without any delay
Now let's get married right away
Let's get married now without any delay
So, let's get married right away
Let's get married without any delay
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Written by: まりや 竹内
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