JUDY AND MARY were a Japanese multi-genre band known for their innovative p… Read Full Bio ↴JUDY AND MARY were a Japanese multi-genre band known for their innovative punk, rock, and pop meldings of noisy but melodic music in the 1990's. They formed in 1992 when bassist Yoshihito Onda (jp: 恩田快人) met vocalist Yuki Isoya (磯谷有希) in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Much later drummer Kohta Igarashi(五十嵐公太) and guitarist Takuya Asanuma (浅沼拓也) were added to round out the group.

In 1992 they released their first indie album, Be Ambitious, with an accompanying video on Chainsaw Records. They were picked up by Epic/Sony Records and released their first major label single, Power of Love in 1993. Their first debut major label album, J.A.M, was released in 1994. With each release they grew in popularity until they became one of the most popular and well-known bands in Japan.

In all, they released seven albums, three compilation albums and twenty-two singles. JUDY AND MARY broke up in 2001 following the WARP Tour Final held at the Tokyo Dome, where fans bid them a tearful farewell.

Yuki is now enjoying a successful solo career, under the name YUKI. Takuya is also currently a solo artist. Onda has joined a new band called the Hot Rod Crue.
A well known song is Sobakasu, from the opening of Rurouni Kenshin anime.

イロトリドリノセカイ
JUDY AND MARY Lyrics

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アイニツマヅイテダイタ
振り返る町は埃にまみれて
涼しげな午前の雲が
音もなく追憶の海へ連れてゆく
急ぎ足ふいに乾いて
下を向いてひざまずいているなら
雛菊の空の中を私は歩いてゆこう
木漏れ日が緩やかに旅立ちを告げてた

水鳥が最後の夢を見てた
色とりどりのガラスみたいな涙の美しさ
七色は初秋の風に乗る WA
白と黒の記憶もいつか落葉に満たされ
神のお気に召されるように
あの日あの道に枯れてく
名もない花の色を思い出した
すれ違う人の渦が
ふるえながら希望の地図を抱いてた
夏草の匂いのような
蒸し暑い午後に二人でいるような
シアワセの沈黙に言葉を失くそう
星の欠片が静かに始まりを待ってた
鈴虫が最後の夢を見てた
色とりどりのガラスみたいな涙の美しさ
さよならは初秋の風に流れて
白と黒の記憶もいつか落葉に満たされ
神のお気に召されるように

ランラン... ウタオウ
ランラン... ナガレルママニウタオウ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of JUDY AND MARY's song イロトリドリノセカイ (Colorful World) speak of the beauty and fleeting nature of life. The singer reflects on the town they left behind, now covered in dust and memories. A cool morning cloud silently carries them to a sea of reminiscence. If one is rushing and find themselves suddenly kneeling in despair, the singer walks them through a field of daisies in the sky. They were told by the gentle sun rays that it was time to set off on a journey while water birds dreamed their last dreams. The beauty of tears that shines like multicolored glass was carried on the wind of early autumn. Memories of white and black would one day be filled with fallen leaves as the singer withers away on that day, on that road. They remember the color of a nameless flower. The swirl of passing people held the map of hope as it trembled. The quiet of happiness would make words disappear like a humid summer afternoon, the scent of summer grass. The fragments of stars quietly waited for the beginning while children sang, and the bell crickets dreamed their last dreams.

The song delves deep into human emotions that are common to all of us. It mourns the loss of memories and how they fade away with time, but it also highlights the importance of cherishing those memories while we still have them. The song also talks about how moments of tragedy and despair can be transformed by beauty and hope.

Line by Line Meaning

アイニツマヅイテダイタ
I was too immersed in love

振り返る町は埃にまみれて
The town I looked back on was covered in dust

涼しげな午前の雲が
The cool morning clouds

音もなく追憶の海へ連れてゆく
Silently takes me to the sea of memories

急ぎ足ふいに乾いて
Hastening, my feet unexpectedly get dry

下を向いてひざまずいているなら
If I'm looking down, kneeling

雛菊の空の中を私は歩いてゆこう
I'll walk in a sky of daisies

木漏れ日が緩やかに旅立ちを告げてた
The sunlight filtering through trees gently announces my departure

水鳥が最後の夢を見てた
The water bird dreamed its final dream

色とりどりのガラスみたいな涙の美しさ
The beauty of the multicolored glass-like tears

七色は初秋の風に乗る WA
The seven colors ride on the early autumn wind WA