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".

Forever Friends
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どんなに長くごぶさたをしてても
電話ひとつかけるだけ学生に戻れる
懐かしい場所で待ち合わせをしたら
思いきりはしゃぎながらドライブに出かけよう

それぞれに抱えている悩み打ち明けなくたって
瞳を見ればすぐにわかる恋のゆくえぐらいは

だって彼よりもっと心許している
そんな仲間永遠の友達いつまでも友達

気まぐれだけで生きていた頃には
同じ人好きになって泣いた日もあるけど
落ち込んだ時に誰よりもやさしく
励ましてくれるみんな変わらないでそのまま

仕事がまだ楽しいうちは独り身の気軽さを
守りとおす約束をして夜明けまで語り合った

だって彼よりうんと弱味つかまれてる
女同士永遠の友達いつまでも友達永遠の友達

張り合う気持ちもちょっぴりは大切にしたいねと
ウィンクでさよならしたあと別々の道を歩く

だって彼よりずっと古いつき合いなの

そんな仲間永遠の友達いつまでも友達
永遠の友達いつまでも友達

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Forever Friends" by Mariya Takeuchi convey the feeling of a deep and lasting friendship that transcends time and distance. The singer talks about how, no matter how long it's been since they've spoken, just one phone call could transport them back to their carefree student days. The lyrics describe how the group of friends could meet up at a nostalgic spot, go for a drive, and forget all their troubles. Even though each friend might be carrying their own worries, they could tell just by looking into each other's eyes how their romantic relationships were going.

The singer acknowledges that she trusts her friends' hearts more than she trusts her lover's. She sings about the comfort and support they give each other, especially during times of sadness. Even when they've had differences in the past, they always come back together because their friendships are eternal. The lyrics talk about how, when they were young, they might have been a bit selfish or carefree, but their friendships were always there to guide them. The song also touches on how, as they grow older, they have different priorities but still make time to catch up and reminisce about the past.

Line by Line Meaning

どんなに長くごぶさたをしてても
No matter how long it's been since we've talked

電話ひとつかけるだけ学生に戻れる
With just one phone call, we can go back to being students

懐かしい場所で待ち合わせをしたら
If we make plans to meet at a nostalgic place

思いきりはしゃぎながらドライブに出かけよう
We can go for a drive, laughing and having fun

それぞれに抱えている悩み打ち明けなくたって
We don't have to share the problems we're dealing with individually

瞳を見ればすぐにわかる恋のゆくえぐらいは
Just by looking into each other's eyes, we can understand where our love lives are headed

だって彼よりもっと心許している
Because we trust each other more than we trust anyone else

そんな仲間永遠の友達いつまでも友達
We're those kinds of friends - friends forever, always and forever

気まぐれだけで生きていた頃には
Back when we were living on a whim

同じ人好きになって泣いた日もあるけど
There were days when we cried over the same person we both liked

落ち込んだ時に誰よりもやさしく
When we're feeling down, we're kinder to each other than anyone else

励ましてくれるみんな変わらないでそのまま
Let's keep encouraging each other, just the way we are

仕事がまだ楽しいうちは独り身の気軽さを
As long as work is still fun, let's enjoy the freedom of being single

守りとおす約束をして夜明けまで語り合った
Let's make a promise to protect each other and talk until dawn

だって彼よりうんと弱味つかまれてる
Because we can be more vulnerable with each other than we can with anyone else

女同士永遠の友達いつまでも友達永遠の友達
We're those kinds of friends - girlfriends forever, always and forever

張り合う気持ちもちょっぴりは大切にしたいねと
But we should also cherish the feeling of competing with each other, even just a little

ウィンクでさよならしたあと別々の道を歩く
After saying goodbye with a wink, we'll walk our separate paths

だって彼よりずっと古いつき合いなの
Because our friendship has been around much longer than any romantic relationship we may have

そんな仲間永遠の友達いつまでも友達永遠の友達
We're those kinds of friends - friends forever, always and forever

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Written by: Mariya Takeuchi

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タイトル:Forever Friends
歌手:竹内まりや
作詞:竹内まりや
作曲:竹内まりや
編曲:山下達郎

どんなに長く　ごぶさたをしてても
電話ひとつかけるだけ　学生に戻れる
懐かしい場所で　待ち合わせをしたら
思いきりはしゃぎながら　ドライブに出かけよう
それぞれに抱えてる悩み　打ち明けなくたって
瞳を見ればすぐにわかる　恋のゆくえぐらいは
だって　彼よりもっと心許している
そんな仲間　永遠の友達　いつまでも友達

気まぐれだけで　生きていた頃には
同じ人好きになって　泣いた日もあるけど
落ち込んだ時に　誰よりもやさしく
励ましてくれるみんな　変わらないでそのまま
仕事がまだ楽しいうちは　独り身の気軽さを
守りとおす約束をして　夜明けまで語り合った
だって　彼よりうんと弱味つかまれてる
女同士　永遠の友達
　　　　　いつまでも友達　永遠の友達

張り合う気持ちもちょっぴりは　大切にしたいねと
ウィンクでさよならしたあと　別々の道を歩く
だって　彼よりずっと古いつき合いなの
そんな仲間　永遠の友達　いつまでも友達
　　　　　　永遠の友達　いつまでも友達