Nokko (born in 1963 under the name Nobuko Yamada) is a Japanese singer. In… Read Full Bio ↴Nokko (born in 1963 under the name Nobuko Yamada) is a Japanese singer. In 1984, she debuted at the lead singer of the band Rebecca. She married guitarist Takehiko Kogure of the Red Warriors in 1990. Rebecca broke up in 1991, and she launched her solo career as Nokko. While Rebecca focused mainly on bubblegum pop, Nokko drew from a wide range of musical styles: from the laid-back jazz of "No Return" and the African drum rhythms of "Inochi" to the Industrial Dance Music of "Metallic Mother." She achieved wide exposure after her first single "Crazy Clouds" was used as the theme for a TV commerical for Japan Airlines. Her fifth single 人魚 was also helped by being used as the theme song for the TV show "Toki wo kakeru shoujo." She divorced Kogure in 1993, and married sound engineer Goh Hotoda in 2002. She gave birth to her first child in 2006 (at the age of 42).

DNA
NOKKO Lyrics

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ひざをかかえで裸で
ほし草の小屋で眠っている
逃げたい時のイマジネーション
あなたのうでがよみがえる
麦わら帽子が夢をあびて
噴水にうたがこだましても
あの夏は遠く1秒ごとに
色を増していった

走るあえぐ止まる
笑うふりかえる
そして泣きだす時も
シャツの中に入れる風
ふきだす汗は今年の肌
つかれることも忘れて笑っていたよ
時が過ぎてく
ふりそそぐ声は
あの日のわたしが
とけたせみのうた
窓をしてた
あの夏は遠くいちねんごとに
きれいになってゆく
少し大人ぴてとなぐさめるよう
いいきかせるように
あの夏は遠く1秒ごとに
色を増していった
走るあえぐ止まる笑う
ふりかえるそして泣きだす時も
麦わら帽子が夏をあびて
とけたせみの声恋をしてた
あの夏は遠く1秒ごとに
色を増していった
走るあえぐ止まる笑う
ふりかえるそして泣きだす時も
あの夏は遠くいちねんごとに
きれいになってゆく

少し大人びてとなぐさめるよう
いいきかせるように

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of NOKKO's song "DNA" speaks about memories of a summer long gone. The first verse paints a picture of the vocalist lying naked in a wooden hut made of hoshi grass with her knees tucked up. Memories flood back of the times when she needed to escape, and her imagination led her to the comforting feeling of being held by her loved one. She remembers the times when she wore a straw hat and dreamt under a fountain while the summer heated up, and how the seconds added more colors to the experience. She recalls running, struggling, and stopping, laughing, turning back and even crying. But, within her shirt, the biting wind provided some comfort, as she laughed with all her might, forgetting weariness.

As the song progresses, the chorus repeats how that particular summer increased in color and how they went on laughing, crying, and stopping. The voice coming down into the window cracked through their hearts, making the vocalist melt like summer cicadas. She shares how that one summer continued to get more beautiful every second, making them feel a little more mature, and providing some solace and sweet memories.

Overall, NOKKO's "DNA" is an ode that captures the essence of a bygone summer, its memories, and how fleeting time can be.

Line by Line Meaning

ひざをかかえで裸で
Crouching naked with my knees hugged

ほし草の小屋で眠っている
I'm sleeping in a hut made of star grass

逃げたい時のイマジネーション
Imagination when I want to escape

あなたのうでがよみがえる
Your arms come to mind

麦わら帽子が夢をあびて
A straw hat soaks up my dreams

噴水にうたがこだましても
Even if my doubts echo in the fountain

あの夏は遠く1秒ごとに
That summer was distant, growing in color every second.

色を増していった
Becoming more vivid with each passing moment.

走るあえぐ止まる
Running, gasping, stopping

笑うふりかえる
Laughing, looking back

そして泣きだす時も
And even when I burst into tears

シャツの中に入れる風
The wind that enters my shirt

ふきだす汗は今年の肌
The sweat that drips down this year's skin

つかれることも忘れて笑っていたよ
Forgetting about tiredness and just laughing

時が過ぎてく
Time passes by

ふりそそぐ声は
The pouring voice

あの日のわたしがとけた
The me from that day melted away

せみのうた
The song of cicadas

窓をしてた
I closed the window

いちねんごとにきれいになってゆく
Growing more beautiful each year

少し大人ぴてとなぐさめるよう
A little grown-up, comforting like a hug

いいきかせるように
As if to encourage me

麦わら帽子が夏をあびて
A straw hat soaking up the summer

とけたせみの声恋をしてた
The cicada's song melted away, as if in love

あの夏は遠く1秒ごとに
That summer was distant, growing in color every second.

色を増していった
Becoming more vivid with each passing moment.

走るあえぐ止まる笑う
Running, gasping, stopping, laughing

ふりかえるそして泣きだす時も
Looking back, and even when I burst into tears

あの夏は遠くいちねんごとに
That summer was distant, growing more beautiful every year

きれいになってゆく
Growing more and more beautiful

少し大人びてとなぐさめるよう
A little grown-up, comforting like a hug

いいきかせるように
As if to encourage me

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Nokko

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João Neves

3y↑1

The original lyrics in portuguese translated to english:

When you left it was night in my life
Strong I am, but there is no way
Today I must cry
My house is not mine, and neither is this place
I'm alone and I can't resist, I have so much to say

I loose my voice on the roads, I don't want to stop anymore
My path is made of stone, how can I dream?
Dream made of breeze, the wind comes to end it
I will close my tears, I will want to kill myself

I'm going through life forgetting about you
I no longer want death, I have a lot to live for
I will want to love again and if I can't, I won't suffer
I no longer dream, today I build my life with my own arms

I loose my voice on the roads, I don't want to stop anymore
How can I dream when my path is made out of stone?
Dream made of breeze, the wind comes to end it
I will close my tears, I will want to kill myself

I'm going through life forgetting about you
I don't want death anymore, I have a lot to live for
I will want to love again and if I can't, I won't suffer
I no longer dream, today I build my life with my own arms

亀助

3y↑4

コーラスはBEGINなんですよねぇ。
しかもNOKKOが指名しています。
ムーンライダースの日本語カバーの
更にそのカバーですが、本当に良いです。👍
ベランダの岸辺は時間が経過するほど
名盤の度合いが高まる。
このアルバムが発売された時は
小室ブーム終焉に近づきR&Bブームの夜明け
なんですよねぇ。
売れる音楽作らなかったから
売れなかったけど評価の高いアルバムは作った。
自分はこのアルバム好きで良く聴きます。
のっこの表現力の幅が広げたアルバムだと
思います。

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