真夏のあらし
西郷輝彦 Lyrics
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つかのまのときめきに
昼も夜も 夜も昼も
はげしい恋の火 もやして
たとえ真夏のあらしのように
通り過ぎても
この恋は 恋は この恋は
いつわりの影もない
昼も夜も 夜も昼も
せつなくくちびる かさねる
いつまでも抱きしめて
からだよせ目をとじて
昼も夜も 夜も昼も
別れの訪れ 忘れて
たとえ真夏のあらしのように
通りすぎても
この恋は 恋は この恋は
二度とないものなのさ
そのあとはぬけがらさ
昼も夜も 夜も昼も
まぶしいこの胸 合わせる
The lyrics to 西郷輝彦's song 真夏のあらし describe a passionate love that burns like a fierce summer storm. The singer embraces their sunburned lover in a moment of fleeting excitement, feeling the intense fire of their love throughout both day and night. Even if this love were to pass by like a summer storm, the singer insists that this love has no false pretenses and no shadow of doubt.
The singer is deeply and passionately in love, willing to kiss their lover's lips in painful longing throughout the day and night. They never want to let go, clinging to each other with closed eyes and forgetting about the impending separation that may come. The song describes a love that is raw and unapologetically alive, withstanding the test of time and the passing of seasons.
Line by Line Meaning
灼けた肌抱きしめて
Embracing sun-kissed skin
つかのまのときめきに
In a fleeting moment of excitement
昼も夜も 夜も昼も
Day and night, night and day
はげしい恋の火 もやして
Fires of passionate love burning
たとえ真夏のあらしのように
Even if it passes like a summer storm
通り過ぎても
Even if it passes by
この恋は 恋は この恋は
This love, oh this love
いつわりの影もない
Without a shadow of doubt
死ぬほどに狂おしく
Madly in love to the point of death
せつなくくちびる かさねる
Piling up kisses full of longing
いつまでも抱きしめて
Hold onto me forever
からだよせ目をとじて
Let your body fall, close your eyes
別れの訪れ 忘れて
Forgetting the arrival of separation
たとえ真夏のあらしのように
Even if it passes like a summer storm
通りすぎても
Even if it passes by
この恋は 恋は この恋は
This love, oh this love
二度とないものなのさ
It won't come again
そのあとはぬけがらさ
After that, like an empty shell
昼も夜も 夜も昼も
Day and night, night and day
まぶしいこの胸 合わせる
Joining our dazzling hearts
Writer(s): 阿久 悠, 川口 真, 阿久 悠, 川口 真
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