Yoko Takahashi (高橋洋子, Takahashi Yōko, born August 28, 1966) is a singer fro… Read Full Bio ↴Yoko Takahashi (高橋洋子, Takahashi Yōko, born August 28, 1966) is a singer from Tokyo, Japan, perhaps best known for performing "残酷な天使のテーゼ" (Zankoku na tenshi no tēze, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"), the opening theme tune of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "FLY ME TO THE MOON" and "魂のルフラン" (Tamashii no Rufuran, Refrain of Soul), the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. She also recently performed "Metamorphose," the opening theme to Evangelion studio Gainax's 20th anniversary series, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, the ending theme "夜明け生まれ来る少女" (Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo) for the anime 灼眼のシャナ (Shakugan no Shana) and the opening theme Aoki Flamme for "パンプキン・シザーズ" (Pumpkin Scissors).

月の迷宮
高橋洋子 Lyrics

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その腕につつまれ
愛される夢を見たわ
あなた捜すけれど
夜のなかにひとり
優しげな仕草で
いまは誰抱いているの
時が過ぎるほどに
なぜか胸をよぎる

Lunatique 幸せは
窓辺の月のように
Lunatique いつか欠けてく
Lunatique ゆっくりと
心を狂わせる
孤独に惑う Mon amour

忘れたと言うなら
なおさらに追いかけたい
永遠(とわ)を誓う声が
そっと耳に届く
Lunatique 哀しみは
輝く月のように
Lunatique やがて満ちてく
Lunatique あやしげに
瞳につきまとう
まぼろし遠い Mon amour
Lunatique 幸せは
窓辺の月のように
Lunatique いつか欠けてく
Lunatique ゆっくりと
心を狂わせる
孤独に惑う Mon amour
Lunatique 哀しみは
輝く月のように
Lunatique やがて満ちてく
Lunatique あやしげに

瞳につきまとう
まぼろし遠い Mon amour......

Overall Meaning

In "Tsuki no Meikyuu," or "Lunatique," 高橋洋子 sings of a woman who dreams of being in someone's arms, but finds herself alone searching for that love. She wonders who the person she once thought of as hers is holding now with those gentle gestures. As time passes, she can't help but feel a yearning for happiness, which is like the moon that shines through the window. She begins to feel "lunatic" and her heart is slowly going mad in her loneliness, but she hears a voice promising eternity, and it is enough to keep her going. The sadness that she carries with her is like a shining moon that will soon wax and come full. She feels as if her lover is elusive, like a distant illusion following her in her gaze.

The lyrics of "Tsuki no Meikyuu" are incredibly poetic and metaphorical. The use of the symbolism of the moon is not only beautiful but also poignant since the moon's different phases mirror the singer's emotions. The song is about longing for love and feeling lonely in one's search. The lyrics describe a sense of being lost in a maze, like the labyrinth of the moon, and it is fascinating how the two images are intertwined. The woman in the song longs for someone to hold her and love her, but she is also searching for herself and her true desires.

Line by Line Meaning

その腕につつまれ
Enveloped in your arms

愛される夢を見たわ
I had a dream of being loved

あなた捜すけれど
I search for you, but

夜のなかにひとり
I am alone in the night

優しげな仕草で
With gentle gestures

いまは誰抱いているの
Now, who are you holding?

時が過ぎるほどに
As time goes by

なぜか胸をよぎる
For some reason, it crosses my mind

Lunatique 幸せは
Lunatique, happiness is

窓辺の月のように
Like the moon by the window

Lunatique いつか欠けてく
Lunatique, it will slowly wane