Noriko Sakai (酒井法子) is a J-pop singer and actress. She was born on February… Read Full Bio ↴Noriko Sakai (酒井法子) is a J-pop singer and actress. She was born on February 14, 1971, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She is married and has one son. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

She released her debut single, "Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" (男のコになりたい, I Want to Be a Boy) on February 5, 1987, nine days short of her sixteenth birthday. Over 40,000 copies of the single were sold. In the early years of her career, she used the nickname NORI-P (のりピー), although around the mid-1990's she started to distance herself from it.

ノ・レ・な・い Teen-age
酒井法子 Lyrics

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プログラムされた夢ばかりじゃ
すっきりしなくてはしゃげない
カセットの中のロックン・ロールに
合わせて心を蹴とばした
キズつくため生まれてきた
訳じゃないのよわかってるの...?

だけど

瞳はLoneliness 回答がでない
自由にしばられてるカンジ
誰か教えてすぐにこんなハズじゃない
ノレない青春お断りッ!

ホンキで甘えてみたいときも
ちょっぴり嘘つくワルい癖
ノートに書き込む方程式じゃ
やっぱり心は掴めない
ごまかすまま終わるよりも
一度だけでもきらめきたい

だけど
瞳はLoneliness 周囲を見たら
私によく似た仲間ばかり
誰か教えてすぐに何かがちがう
ノレない青春お断りッ!

瞳はLoneliness 涙の破片
ときどき心に重くなる
誰か教えてすぐに何かがちがう
シゲキをもとめちゃイケないの...?

瞳はLoneliness 回答がでない
自由にしばられてるカンジ

誰か教えてすぐにこんなハズじゃない
ノレない青春お断りッ!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 酒井法子's song ノ・レ・な・い Teen-age ("Nonenaiteen-age") touch on the struggles and emotions of adolescence. The song opens with the lines "プログラムされた夢ばかりじゃすっきりしなくてはしゃげない" (Puroguramusa reta yume bakari ja sukkiri shinakute hasha genai), which roughly translates to "I can't just be happy with programmed dreams." This speaks to the sense of dissatisfaction and frustration with the limitations imposed on young people by societal expectations.

The next line "カセットの中のロックン・ロールに合わせて心を蹴とばした" (Kasetto no naka no rokku n rooru ni awasete kokoro o kettobashita) describes how the vocalist found release and escapism through rock and roll music. The following lines, "キズつくため生まれてきた訳じゃないのよわかってるの...?" (Kizutsuku tame umarete kita wake ja nai no yo wakatteru no...?) convey the idea that the pain and hardships experienced by the singer do not define their existence.

Throughout the song, the lyrics allude to the feeling of loneliness and the search for one's place in the world. The repeated lines "ノレない青春お断りッ!" (Norenai seishun o kotowari!) can be interpreted as a refusal to accept a lackluster youth devoid of excitement and meaning. Overall, the lyrics of "Nonenaiteen-age" capture the complex emotions and struggles of adolescence in a powerful and relatable way.

Line by Line Meaning

プログラムされた夢ばかりじゃすっきりしなくてはしゃげない
I can't just rely on programmed dreams, it's not fulfilling enough to make me excited.

カセットの中のロックン・ロールに合わせて心を蹴とばした
I matched my heart to the rock and roll inside the cassette and kicked it up.

キズつくため生まれてきた訳じゃないのよわかってるの...?
I wasn't born to be hurt, right? I know that, don't I...?

瞳はLoneliness 回答がでない自由にしばられてるカンジ誰か教えてすぐにこんなハズじゃないノレない青春お断りッ!
My eyes are full of loneliness, I'm feeling restrained. Someone teach me right now, this can't be how it was supposed to be. Rejecting this unexciting youth!

ホンキで甘えてみたいときもちょっぴり嘘つくワルい癖
Even when I want to sincerely lean on someone, I have this bad habit of telling little lies.

ノートに書き込む方程式じゃやっぱり心は掴めない
Equations written in notebooks can't really grasp the heart after all.

ごまかすまま終わるよりも一度だけでもきらめきたい
I want to shine even just once instead of ending up dodging everything.

瞳はLoneliness 周囲を見たら私によく似た仲間ばかり誰か教えてすぐに何かがちがうノレない青春お断りッ!
My eyes are full of loneliness, everyone around me seems so similar to me. Someone teach me right now, something needs to change. Rejecting this unexciting youth!

瞳はLoneliness 涙の破片ときどき心に重くなる誰か教えてすぐに何かがちがうシゲキをもとめちゃイケないの...?
My eyes are full of loneliness, the shards of tears sometimes make my heart heavy. Someone teach me right now, something needs to change. Is it wrong to seek stimulation?

Writer(s): 森浩美, 西木栄二

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