Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, J… Read Full Bio ↴Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan) is a multi-award winning j-pop singer and actress who debuted on May 1 of 1982. As a singer Akina came to be known for her mature yet rebellious style and powerhouse vocals, but also for her ever changing image both visually and musically as opposed to the conservative J-Pop scene. Together with Seiko Matsuda she dominated the 80's J-Pop scene and they were continuously rivaled by the media especially for their commercial success and contrasting "dark vs. light"-image conflict. Akina's so-called golden era situates between 1982 to 1989 till she attempted suicide for the failed romance with Kondo Masahiko. She has never gained back the popularity she once had from early to mid 1980's, yet she has still been able to maintain a somewhat steady career and her influence on the music industry never goes unnoticed. Today, Akina's built her image more as a cover artist with her Utahime cover albums with the award winning Enka. In 2024 she was the 21st best selling artist in Japan with over 25,1 million records sold. With a career as long as 41 years,nshe has explored many different music genres including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, blues, enka, folk and Latin music. After taking a series of hiatuses from 2010 to 2022 due to health issues, Akina has announced her slow yet certain return to the music industry after starting up a new management office, HZ VILLAGE. She released her self-cover of 1984's "Kita Wing" in 2023, and shortly after a behind-the-scene video and Youtube channel went up at December 25 of the same year as a Christmas present to fans who waited for her. At her first ever interview appearance at 2024, she revealed that she'll be releasing new music sooner.

Nanpasen
Akina Nakamori Lyrics

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たかが恋なんて忘れればいい
泣きたいだけ泣いたら
目の前に違う愛が
みえてくるかもしれないと

そんな強がりを言って見せるのは
あなたを忘れるため
淋しすぎてこわれそうなの

私は愛の難破船

折れた翼広げたまま
あなたの上に落ちて行きたい
海の底へ沈んだなら
泣きたいだけ抱いてほしい

ほかの誰かを愛したのなら
追いかけては行けない
みじめな恋つづけるより
別れの苦しさえらぶわ

そんなひとことでふりむきもせず
別れたあの朝には
この淋しさ知りもしない
私は愛の難破船

おろかだよと笑われても
あなたを追いかけ抱きしめたい
つむじ風に身をまかせて
あなたを海に沈めたい

あなたに逢えないこの街を
こん夜ひとり歩いた
誰もかれも知らんぷりで
無口なまま通りすぎる

たかが恋人をなくしただけで
何もかもが消えたわ

ひとりぼっち誰もいない
私は愛の難破船

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Akina Nakamori's song 難破船 (Nanpasen) express a deep sense of loss and heartbreak in love. The artist highlights the idea that forgetting someone you once loved shouldn't be difficult, and the tears shed only remind you that another love might appear in front of your eyes. However, the songwriter knows that these are just empty words to mask the pain of trying to forget someone they still love. The artist then describes the feeling of being a shipwreck, unable to move forward and broken-hearted. The use of the ship metaphor creates an image of being stranded in the middle of the sea, unable to move, and feeling helpless.

The artist goes on to explain the difficulty of wanting to follow the person they love, but it's not possible as they have moved on, and the idea of clinging to the past is more painful than letting go. The artist's image of the shipwreck and the abandoned city highlights the isolation and loneliness experienced when one is heartbroken, even in a bustling city. Through the song, the artist highlights the pain and difficulty of letting go of someone you once loved, and the struggle to move forward.

Line by Line Meaning

たかが恋なんて忘れればいい
It's fine to forget something as trivial as love

泣きたいだけ泣いたら
I just want to cry, so I'll cry

目の前に違う愛がみえてくるかもしれないと
I might see a different love in front of me

そんな強がりを言って見せるのはあなたを忘れるため
I'm putting on a brave face to try and forget you

淋しすぎてこわれそうなの
I'm so lonely that I feel like I might break

私は愛の難破船
I am a shipwreck of love

折れた翼広げたままあなたの上に落ちて行きたい
With my broken wings spread, I want to fall onto you

海の底へ沈んだなら泣きたいだけ抱いてほしい
If I sink to the bottom of the sea, I just want to be held while I cry

ほかの誰かを愛したなら追いかけては行けない
If you loved someone else, I couldn't chase you

みじめな恋つづけるより別れの苦しさえらぶわ
I'd rather choose the pain of parting than to continue this miserable love

そんなひとことでふりむきもせず別れたあの朝にはこの淋しさ知りもしない
Without even looking back at those few words, when we parted on that morning I didn't know this loneliness