Chara (ちゃら), born on January 13, 1968 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, is a Japanese… Read Full Bio ↴Chara (ちゃら), born on January 13, 1968 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress. Her real name is Satou Miwa (佐藤美和). After sending a demo tape to Sony Japan in 1990, she landed a record deal and released her first single, "Heaven", in 1991.

Chara earned her nickname as a schoolchild from her teacher (charachara means "scatterbrained") and has been called such ever since. She has always been musically involved, she began composing music in her later years of elementary school and played keyboard in a band from her second year of high school.

One of the things that defines Chara's music is her singing voice. It is often described as sweet and whispering like a child's, yet forceful and sincere. Despite her very distinctive singing voice, Chara considers herself a musician first and foremost; proficient with instruments such as the piano, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer and tambourine. There are common themes to a lot of her music, including motherhood, innocence, love, beauty, and cheerfulness.

She has appeared as one of the main characters in 'Swallowtail Butterfly' movie and sang all the songs. The album 'Montage' is actually a vocal collection from this movie, that's why it was released under the name of Yen Town Band - which is a fictional band from the story. She has also starred in 'PiCNiC' where she played the mental patient Coco. She would go on to marry her co-star Asano Tadanobu (浅野忠信) in 1995. Currently, the pair have two children, a daughter Sumire (born 1995) and later a son Himi (born 1999).

つたわって
Chara Lyrics

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恋はなんで、
いつもなんで終わるの?
僕の太陽とれない
おわりたくない。
おわりたくなんて...なんて

「いつかは...ね」
そして今日も終わるの

最後に手をふれない
こぼれたくない。
こぼれなくなんて...なんて
虹をこえるの?
こわれたくない、
こわれたくなんて...
うまくいかないんだ
こわれたくない。
こわれたくなんて...守る
守って────
つたわってそれは虹をこえるの。
...いつかわね
いつかわねいつかわね

いつかわねいつかわね
いつかは...ね

Overall Meaning

In Chara's song つたわって (Tsuwatte), the lyrics express the confusion and emotions surrounding love and its inevitable endings. The singer questions why love always seems to come to an end and laments the fact that they cannot hold on to their "sun" (referring to their loved one) and they do not want it to end. They express a desire to never let go, but at the same time, they question if crossing over the rainbow is possible or if it will break them. They are afraid of being broken and not being able to make things work, yet they also express a determination to protect and preserve the relationship. Ultimately, they hope that their feelings can be conveyed and that someday, somehow, things will be different.

Line by Line Meaning

恋はなんで、
Why does love always end?

いつもなんで終わるの?
Why does it always come to an end?

僕の太陽とれない
I can't grasp onto my sun

おわりたくない。
I don't want it to end.

おわりたくなんて...なんて
I don't want it to end... I don't want it to end...

「いつかは...ね」
"Someday... you know"

そして今日も終わるの
And today will also come to an end

最後に手をふれない
I can't touch your hand for the last time

こぼれたくない。
I don't want to spill out.

こぼれなくなんて...なんて
I don't want to spill out... I don't want to spill out...

虹をこえるの?
Will we cross over the rainbow?