… Read Full Bio ↴薬師丸ひろ子(Hiroko Yakushimaru) is Japanese female j-pop singer and actress.
She is main cast actress of Japanese movie "セーラー服と機関銃"(Sailor-fuku to kikanju at 1981).
and she sing the theme song セーラー服と機関銃.
Moon River
Hiroko Yakushimaru Lyrics
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海につづく川
わかれのかなしみ
流していっておくれ
月の ひかりうけ
きらめく川面に
サヨナラの手紙
ムーン・リバー
この世の くるしみ
流していっておくれ
月の ひかりうけ
きらめく川面に
祈りこめ バラの
花を 散らし 朝を待とう
ムーン・リバー
The lyrics for Hiroko Yakushimaru's song "Moon River" are reflective and contemplative, as the singer meditates on the river that flows toward the sea, linking them to the place that they call home. They express sadness that accompanies leaving their home behind, but also hope and prayer for the future. The song highlights the link between nature and human emotion, as the singer compares the river to a pathway for their sadness to flow away, while also admitting that nothing can completely wash away the pain that they feel. The song also portrays a sense of hope and optimism, as they imagine sending off a paper boat carrying a farewell letter down the shimmering river.
The lyrics further reflect on the pain and suffering in the world and call for a release from it, pleading to let it all flow away with the river. Then the song returns to the image of the moonlit river, with the singer offering hope and prayer to the future by scattering rose petals into the river and waiting for a new dawn.
Overall, "Moon River" portrays a bittersweet feeling of homesickness and longing, but also a sense of hope for what's to come.
Line by Line Meaning
ムーン・リバー ふるさとの海につづく川
Moon river, a river that leads to my hometown sea
わかれのかなしみ 流していっておくれ
Please let my sadness of parting flow away
月の ひかりうけ きらめく川面に
Moon's light reflects on the shining river surface
サヨナラの手紙 折って流そう 紙の小舟
Let's fold and send a farewell letter on a paper boat that floats away
ムーン・リバー
Moon river
この世の くるしみ 流していっておくれ
Please let the pain of this world flow away
祈りこめ バラの 花を 散らし 朝を待とう
Let's scatter rose petals and offer prayers while waiting for morning to come
ムーン・リバー
Moon river
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