Tetsurō Oda (織田哲郎 Oda Tetsurō, born March 11, 1958) is a Japanese composer… Read Full Bio ↴Tetsurō Oda (織田哲郎 Oda Tetsurō, born March 11, 1958) is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter.

In the late 1980s, Oda gained prominence as a songwriter. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 of which have sold over 1 million copies. At the commercial peak of successful career, Oda produced a string of popular hit songs with artists like Zard, Wands, Deen, and Field of View. He also discovered and collaborated with Nanase Aikawa, one of the best-selling Japanese female pop icons from the latter half of the 1990s.

Oda embarked on his own solo career since the 1980s, and achieved mainstream success thanks to the contributions to other artists. As a recording artist, he is best known for the chart-topping single "Itsumademo Kawaranu Ai o", which was released in 1992.

In 1990, Oda won the 32nd Japan Record Award for the song "Odoru Pompokorin", co-written by Momoko Sakura and performed by B.B. Queens. In the history of the Japanese singles chart which started in 1968, Oda has been the third best-selling composer behind Kyohei Tsutsumi and Tetsuya Komuro. Accumulated sales of his compositions released as singles have been estimated at over 40 million units as of 2008.

サヨナラから始めよう
織田哲郎 Lyrics

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サヨナラから始めよう
もう一度やり直すために
輝きが錆びつくような
恋なんて欲しくないから

頼りない恋心怯えるだけじゃ虚しいよ
甘い時間(とき)が砕けても本気の愛撫が欲しい

胸の思い吐き出せば
痛みさえもそういつしかやすらぎに変わるよ

サヨナラから始めよう
もう一度やり直すために
輝きが錆びつくような
恋なんて欲しくないから

ハンパなやさしさが怒りをいつも飲み込んでく
涙はそう女の武器もう負けないこれからずっと

傷ついてもゆるがない
愛情ならばこの胸の中にいつもあるから

胸の思い吐き出せば
痛みさえもそういつしかやすらぎに変わるよ

サヨナラから始めよう
もう一度やり直すために

輝きが錆びつくような
恋なんて欲しくないから

Overall Meaning

The song "Sayonara Kara Hajimeyou" by Tetsuro Oda talks about starting anew by saying goodbye. The persona wants to start over and forget about a love that has become dull and rusty. The persona doesn't want a love that only brings anxiety and uncertainty. Instead, the persona desires a real love, with affection and tenderness.

The persona longs for a serious love, a love that will not shatter like sweet moments. The persona wishes to release their feelings and find tranquility in letting go of the hurt. The pain will eventually turn into comfort, and the persona wants to start fresh, say goodbye to the past, and begin again.

The song's message is about not being afraid to start over, even if it means saying goodbye to something that was once cherished. It also emphasizes the importance of sincere affection and the need to let go of a relationship that no longer brings happiness.

Line by Line Meaning

サヨナラから始めよう
Let's start from goodbye

もう一度やり直すために
To start over again

輝きが錆びつくような
I don't want a love that corrodes its shine

恋なんて欲しくないから
Because I don't want a love

頼りない恋心怯えるだけじゃ虚しいよ
An unreliable love unfulfilled by fear is empty

甘い時間(とき)が砕けても本気の愛撫が欲しい
Even if sweet times crumble, I want a serious caress

胸の思い吐き出せば
If I vomit my feelings

痛みさえもそういつしかやすらぎに変わるよ
Even pain will gradually turn into tranquility

ハンパなやさしさが怒りをいつも飲み込んでく
Half-hearted kindness always swallows anger

涙はそう女の武器もう負けないこれからずっと
Tears are a woman's weapon, I won't lose from now on

傷ついてもゆるがない
Even if I'm hurt, I won't budge