Kazuo Funaki (FUNAKI Kazuo 舟木一夫, born 12 December 1944 , Ichinomiya, Aichi)… Read Full Bio ↴Kazuo Funaki (FUNAKI Kazuo 舟木一夫, born 12 December 1944 , Ichinomiya, Aichi) is a Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as a stage actor, a film actor, and a TV actor.
His real name is Shigeyuki Ueda ( UEDA Shigeyuki 上田成幸).
Official site:http://www.aiesu.co.jp/talents/fk_index.html
His acting career can be found at IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298572/

高原のお嬢さん
舟木一夫 Lyrics

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(リーフ)

あの人に逢いたい (リーフリーフ)
たまらなく逢いたい (リーフリーフ)
高原に風はわたり
白樺はゆれていた
夏がゆけば恋も終ると

あの人はいつも言ってた
リーフ (リーフ) リーフ (リーフ)
君にぼくの恋を語ろう

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つぶらなる瞳よ (リーフリーフ)
つぶらなる瞳よ (リーフリーフ)
高原の夏はすぎて別れゆく夜はきた
一人よせる夢ははてなく
残り火は赤く燃えてた
リーフ (リーフ) リーフ (リーフ)
ぼくの恋は消えてしまった

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あの人に逢いたい (リーフリーフ)
たまらなく逢いたい (リーフリーフ)
東京の空のどこかあの人は住んでいる
せめていちど逢ってききたい
夏の日の恋は嘘かと
リーフ (リーフ) リーフ (リーフ)
東京の秋は淋しい

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Overall Meaning

The song 高原のお嬢さん (Takasaki no Ojousan) by 舟木一夫 (Funaki Kazuo) is a heart-wrenching ballad that tells the story of a person who longs to be reunited with their loved one who they met in the highlands (takasaki). The lyrics start off with the chorus expressing the person's strong desire to meet their loved one, highlighting the beauty of the place they met in. The verse that follows talks about how the summer has ended and the person remembers their loved one saying that their love would also end with summer. However, the person still wants to express their love to the loved one.

In the second verse, the person speaks about the passing of time and how they were left alone with their memories of the loved one, and they could not forget the bright red fire of their love. The following chorus repeats the desire to meet the loved one again, suggesting that the loved one may now be living in Tokyo. The person reflects on the loneliness they feel in the autumn in Tokyo, with longing for even a single chance to meet the loved one again.

Line by Line Meaning

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The sound of wind blowing through the leaves of trees

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Repeating the sound of wind blowing through leaves

あの人に逢いたい (リーフリーフ)
I really want to meet that person

たまらなく逢いたい (リーフリーフ)
I can't bear not seeing that person

高原に風はわたり
The wind blows through the highlands

白樺はゆれていた
The birch trees were swaying

夏がゆけば恋も終ると
Summer has ended, and so has our love, that's what that person always said

あの人はいつも言ってた
That person always said that

リーフ (リーフ) リーフ (リーフ)
Repeating the sound of wind blowing through leaves

君にぼくの恋を語ろう
Let me tell you about my love for you

つぶらなる瞳よ (リーフリーフ)
Oh those big round eyes