Mari Hamada (浜田麻里 born July 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese female … Read Full Bio ↴Mari Hamada (浜田麻里 born July 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese female rock singer , songwriter and producer. She must not be confused with an homonymous singer and actress, Mari Hamada (濱田マリ?), who released two solo albums and solo singles in the 90's, and was the singer of two Japanese band: Modern Choki Chokies and Unknown Soup & Spice.

Mari Hamada started her professional singing career in 1983, as a heavy metal idol, produced by Munetaka Higuchi, drummer of Japanese metal band Loudness. Her records were successful in the Japanese rock market. Later, she changed her musical style to AOR (adult oriented rock), with mainstream commercial and even international success. In 1989, she hit No. 1 on the oricon music charts for the first time, and performed at the Budokan hall two days successfully in the same year. Two of her songs where used by the NHK to promote the 1988 Seoul olympics games TV diffusions in Japan. She was the best-selling Japanese export artist from late 80's to mid-90's, since her records were popular abroad but not available outside Japan. She released her only international album in 1994, "Introducing...", a compilation of songs in English, supported by a European tour with Kim Wilde, and the same year released an international duet with Australian boys-band Indecent Obsession: "Fixing a Broken Heart"

Stella
Mari Hamada Lyrics

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沈黙の春は
君追う吐息儚げに
まだ白い風を揺らしてる

砂漠の夏に
逃げ惑う秋に
いつも強さをくれた

とめどなく季節(とき)は行く
今日も君なき空に問う

How can I get another day in my life?
彼方で今は
夜を優しく照らしてStella
降る雪のように桜(はな)散る頃まで
愛の名残で私を捉まえていて

ともに連れ立ち
道行く誇りと引きかえに
抱き合えぬ哀しみをみてた

冬が散る街
明日なき夜に
泣いたふたつのStella

雨は雪となり
星は幾夜の夢渡り

How can I get another day in my life?
あなたと生きた
星が瞬くあの日のように
あなたの傍で叶えた夢が
今も私を支えているのだとねぇ
伝えて

How can I get another day in my life?
Another day in heaven
この世の嘆きもこの世の夢も
儚げに降る雪のように花散るように
すべて一瞬の吐息としても
春色の空の下あなたを知った
桜(はな)が舞い散るあの日のように
あなたの傍で芽生えた夢が
きっと私を支えていくのでしょう

ずっと
この命尽きる日までStella

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mari Hamada's song "Stella" are full of poetic descriptions of different seasons, emotions, and memories. The song is an ode to a loved one who has passed away, and the singer is reminiscing about their time together and wondering how to continue living without them.

The first two stanzas offer a contrast between a silent spring and a white wind that still blows, as they evoke fleeting breaths that chase after someone who is no longer there. The following two stanzas describe the desert summer and the fleeing autumn, and the strength that the loved one always gave to the singer. The chorus repeats the question "How can I get another day in my life?" as the singer searches for a way to hold on to the memories and the love that remain.

The third and fourth stanzas reminisce about the days when the singer and the loved one walked together, enjoying the pride and the melancholy of life. The winter passed in a city where there was no tomorrow, and the two Stellas cried together. The last two stanzas are a poetic reflection on the transience of life and the power of love to sustain us even after the loved one is gone. The singer wishes to be by their side again and to hear them say that their dream still lives on.

Line by Line Meaning

沈黙の春は
In the silent spring,

君追う吐息儚げに
Your chasing breath is fleeting

まだ白い風を揺らしてる
Still shaking the white wind

砂漠の夏に
In the summer desert,

逃げ惑う秋に
In the escaping autumn,

いつも強さをくれた
You always gave me strength

とめどなく季節(とき)は行く
The seasons go on endlessly

今日も君なき空に問う
Today, I ask the sky without you

How can I get another day in my life?
How can I have another day in my life?

彼方で今は
Now, over there

夜を優しく照らしてStella
Stella gently shines on the night