Hiroko Yakushimaru (薬師丸ひろ子, Yakushimaru Hiroko, born 9 June 1964) is a Jap… Read Full Bio ↴Hiroko Yakushimaru (薬師丸ひろ子, Yakushimaru Hiroko, born 9 June 1964) is a Japanese actress and singer from Tokyo. She made her J-pop debut on 21 November 1981, and her final JPOP release was on 13 March 1991. She made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Yasei no Shomei.

She married 玉置浩二 in January 1991, but they divorced in June 1998.

雨にさらわれて
薬師丸ひろ子 Lyrics

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外はあの日の Rain Rain
浅い夢にまどろむ雨にさらわれて

ぼんやりと眺めてたあなたのアドレス
すまなさそうに消えないままで

幸せと悲しみをおんなじくらいに
教えあったね

真夜中にそっと一人家を抜け出して
あなたへとつなぐテレフォンコインの数

なんで神様若い二人の
季節を季節を変えてしまったの

外はあの日の Rain Rain
絵本の海漕ぐようにおとぎの迷路を渡る

外はあの日の Rain Rain
さよならしかすべてを結べなかった日

悪戯な心達懐かしい恋へと
ダイヤルしたの

ねえ元気? ごめん私やっぱりだめだな
どうすれば昔に戻れる? 教えて

そんな言葉呟いたなら
あなたはあなたは驚くでしょうね

外はあの日の Rain Rain
掻き集めた想い出胸に落書きをしたの

外はあの日の Rain Rain
さよならしかすべてを結べなかった日

外はあの日の Rain Rain
絵本の海漕ぐようにおとぎの迷路を渡る

外はあの日の Rain Rain
浅い夢にまどろむ雨にさらわれて

Overall Meaning

The song 雨にさらわれて (Ame ni sarawarete) by 薬師丸ひろ子 (Yakushimaru Hiroko) portrays the emotion of longing for a lost love. The singer is sleepily lost in a shallow dream, drawn into the rain outside, which takes them back into their memories. They recall a time when they were in love, and spent their days teaching each other about happiness and sadness, almost equally. They gaze at the address of their former lover in a daze, the address which still lingers, feeling sorry that they are unable to forget.

The singer confesses that they would secretly leave their home at night, in the rain, to make a phone call to their lover, connecting themselves through the sound of their voices. They are bewildered at the fact that they had to part ways and change seasons, waiting for the Gods to bring them back together. They remember the day they said goodbye, where they could not tie up loose ends, leaving them in a state of melancholy.

The singer recalls the mischief of their heart as they reminisce their past love, playfully calling their lover on the phone, only to ask them how they are doing. They admit their own flaws and express their regret at not being able to go back to the good old days. In the end, they know that if they were ever to mutter such words, their ex-lover would surely be surprised. The singer is left in a state of confusion and reflection, letting the sound of the rain outside wash over them as they are left lost in their dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

外はあの日の Rain Rain
It's raining outside just like that day

浅い夢にまどろむ雨にさらわれて
I'm lost in a shallow dream, swept away by the rain

ぼんやりと眺めてたあなたのアドレス
I was staring at your address absent-mindedly

すまなさそうに消えないままで
It just won't disappear, sorry for the trouble

幸せと悲しみをおんなじくらいに
We taught each other how to feel both happiness and sadness equally

教えあったね
We taught each other

真夜中にそっと一人家を抜け出して
In the middle of the night, I quietly slipped out of the house alone

あなたへとつなぐテレフォンコインの数
The coins I put in the phone to connect me to you

なんで神様若い二人の
Why did God take away the season of young love from us?

季節を季節を変えてしまったの
Why did he change the seasons?

さよならしかすべてを結べなかった日
The day we said goodbye and couldn't bring everything together