昔の名前で出ています
細川たかし Lyrics

The lyrics of 細川たかし's song 昔の名前で出ています speak about a woman who goes by different pseudonyms in different places - in Kyoto, she was called 忍 (shinobi), in Kobe, she went by 渚 (nagisa), and in Yokohama, she returns to an old bar and waits for someone to find her using her old name, implying that she has a history there. The woman sings that she has never forgotten the person, who is referred to as "you," and has believed in them, despite knowing many other men. She alludes to drawing the person's likeness on a bottle, where she also writes her own name, further suggesting that they have deep ties, and waits for the person to meet her at the end of a river.

The song is a nostalgic ballad about a woman who has lived a storied life, and yet remains faithful to a person from her past. The lyrics suggest that despite the various names she goes under, what remains constant is her love for this person, and her unwavering faith in them. The image of waiting for someone at the river's end is a poignant one, hinting at the idea that the woman has come full circle in her journey, and is ready to start afresh with the person she loves.