博多情話
細川たかし Lyrics

The lyrics to 細川たかし's song 博多情話 depict a scene of a woman drowning her sorrows in alcohol on the islets in the middle of the night in Hakata. The singer remarks that he doesn't need a woman like her, who is crying while hiding her face with senbei crackers from the recent festival. The woman is with her long-time friend, both of whom are from the same town, Goki. The singer notes that she has gone through a lot of hardships and tears, and he wants her to return to the day when she embraced the emotions she is now drowning in. He admits that he prefers being alone as a rough and tough man. The song concludes with the woman asking the singer for advice, and he tells her that if she's going to lie, she'd better do it convincingly, and wonders if she plans to act in the festival's play about a makeshift dance.

The lyrics convey a story of heartbreak and comfort-seeking in the backdrop of Hakata's nightlife. The woman's vulnerability and pain are evident through her tears, senbei-cracker-masking, and alcohol consumption. The singer is empathetic but detached, refusing to engage in whatever drama the woman is experiencing. He acknowledges her hardships and pain, but his preference is to be alone than in emotional turmoil. He advises the woman to lie convincingly, pointing towards the play with the same theme, suggesting that indeed, everyone in the city is masking their true feelings with temporary pleasures.