大阪なさけ
長保有紀 Lyrics

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あなたの好きなあの歌を
誰かが歌うネオン町
あほやなあほやな
惚れちゃいけない人なのに
雨もせつない淀屋橋(よどやばし)
濡れて泣いてる大阪なさけ

知ってる筈よ痛いほど

男の心情は気まぐれと
あほやなあほやな
きっと死ぬまで直らない
迷い子雀の御堂筋(みどうすじ)
恋に一途の大阪なさけ

お酒がさせた恋でいい
この身をかけてつくしたい
あほやなあほやな
三十路女の夢ひとつ

明日は咲かせて北新地
あなたひとすじ大阪なさけ

The song 大阪なさけ by 長保有紀 describes a person's love for someone who they know they shouldn't be in love with, but they cannot help themselves. The lyrics begin with the person's favorite song being played by someone else in the neon streets of Osaka. The song goes on to describe the feeling of being in love with someone who is not right for you and how even the rain in Yodoyabashi seems sad and reflects the tears of the person's love.

The lyrics also touch on the idea that men's emotions are fickle and that this person's love for this unattainable person will never fade. The song reflects the person's one-track mind and their unwavering devotion to their love interest. The lyrics suggest that the person is willing to risk everything in this love, even if it is foolish to do so. The song ends with the dream of a thirty-year-old woman who hopes that her love will bloom like the flowers in Kitashinchi.

Overall, the lyrics of 大阪なさけ describe the pain of a one-sided love that someone cannot escape from. The song reflects the melancholic and nostalgic nature of Osaka and how it plays a part in the heartbreak and longing of the person singing.

Line by Line Meaning

あなたの好きなあの歌を
Someone is singing your favorite song in the neon streets.

誰かが歌うネオン町
Someone is singing in the neon streets.

あほやなあほやな
Foolish me, foolish me.

惚れちゃいけない人なのに
I shouldn't fall in love with you.

雨もせつない淀屋橋(よどやばし)
Even the rain is sad at Yodoyabashi.

濡れて泣いてる大阪なさけ
The sad Osaka sake is crying in the rain.

知ってる筈よ痛いほど
I should know painfully well.

男の心情は気まぐれと
Men's feelings are fickle.

あほやなあほやな
Foolish me, foolish me.

きっと死ぬまで直らない
It will never change until I die.

迷い子雀の御堂筋(みどうすじ)
The lost sparrow on the Midosuji street.