1. A Dance music singer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 8 artists named "Regina":
1. A Dance music singer Regina Richards from New York, New York USA.
2. A Bosnian pop-rock band (also known as Grupa Regina)
3. A Dance music artist, Regina Aparecida Saraiva
4. A Finnish indie pop band.
5. An Ethno-pop singer Regina from Slovenia,
6. A Danish children's artist.
7. An Indonesian Idol winner of season 7 (Should Refer to Regina Ivanova)
8. A techno duo.
1. Regina Richards, who uses the stage name Regina, is a dance music singer born in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her hit "Baby Love", which hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986.
2.Regina (also known as Grupa Regina), band from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, very popular at the beginning of the 90's. They had a hit in 2006 with the album "Sve mogu ja" (I can do it all!). They represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Russia they finished 9th with their song “Bistra Voda”.
5. Regina is Regina Aparecida Saraiva. She recorded hits like "Day By Day", "You And Me", and the album "Situations".
7.Regina Ivanova is an Indonesian Idol winner from Season 7.
8. Techno duo consisting of Marc Hassenzahl, Markus Heilmann, also known as Barakova and ßauenfeind.
Tokio
Regina Lyrics
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metro matkaajia kuljettaa
Yläpuolellamme valot taivaaseen kohoaa
Ihmismeri ympärillä imee mukanaan
Kuin huumatut hengitämme itämaista tunnelmaa
Satuhahmot tupakoivat, kantaa koululaukkuaan
Kamera ei vangita voi mitä koetaan
Nimettömät kadut voivat helposti johtaa harhaan,
Pysy tässä lähellä
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin kaukaiselta
Kirjaimet ristikoita, syödään puikoilla
Ihmisiä niin paljon, paljon, paljon, paljon enemmän kuin kotona
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin erilaiselta
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin erilaiselta
Vanha nainen kimonossa meille syvään kumartaa
ja kaataa juomaa, joka voimat jälleen palauttaa
Yöllä hotellissa kertaamme naisen kanssa unessa
japaniksi hänen lapsuusmuistojaan
(Konichiwa)
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin kaukaiselta
Kirjaimet ristikoita, syödään puikoilla
Ihmisiä niin paljon, paljon, paljon, paljon enemmän kuin kotona
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin erilaiselta
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin erilaiselta
The song "Tokio" by Regina describes the experience of being in Tokyo, Japan. In the first verse, Regina describes the feeling of being underground, riding the metro, with the lights of the city rising above. She speaks of the overwhelming crowds and the eastern atmosphere that is inhaled like a drug. Regina notes how nameless streets can easily lead one astray, as they all look the same. However, she implores the listener to "stay close" and maintain their footing.
In the second verse, Regina continues to express her feeling of displacement. She notes the unfamiliarity of the Japanese letters and the use of chopsticks to eat. She remarks how there are so many people, so many more than at home. However, despite this sense of being out of place, Regina finds comfort in the hospitality of the Japanese culture. She describes an old woman in a kimono who bows deeply to them and serves them a drink that restores their energy. Similarly, she mentions how at night, they talk with a Japanese woman in her dreams about her childhood memories in the country.
Overall, "Tokio" is a reflection on the experience of being a foreigner in a new and exotic land, simultaneously feeling both lost and welcomed. Regina's evocative lyrics and sparse instrumentation capture the feeling of being a stranger in a strange land perfectly.
Line by Line Meaning
Halki kaupungin maan alla
Traversing the city underground
metro matkaajia kuljettaa
The metro transports passengers
Yläpuolellamme valot taivaaseen kohoaa
Lights rising up to the sky above us
Ihmismeri ympärillä imee mukanaan
A sea of people around us, engulfing us
Kuin huumatut hengitämme itämaista tunnelmaa
Breathing in the oriental atmosphere like drugged individuals
Satuhahmot tupakoivat, kantaa koululaukkuaan
Fairy tale characters smoking, carrying their school bags
Kamera ei vangita voi mitä koetaan
The camera cannot capture what we experience
Nimettömät kadut voivat helposti johtaa harhaan, toistensa kaltaisina
Unnamed streets can easily lead astray, indistinguishable from one another
Pysy tässä lähellä
Stay close to me here
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin kaukaiselta
Here in Tokyo it feels so distant
Kirjaimet ristikoita, syödään puikoilla
Letters are like puzzles, we eat with chopsticks
Ihmisiä niin paljon, paljon, paljon, paljon enemmän kuin kotona
People so many, many, many more than at home
Vanha nainen kimonossa meille syvään kumartaa
An elderly woman in a kimono bows deeply to us
ja kaataa juomaa, joka voimat jälleen palauttaa
And pours a drink that restores our energy
Yöllä hotellissa kertaamme naisen kanssa unessa japaniksi hänen lapsuusmuistojaan
At night in the hotel, we dream with a woman in Japanese, recounting her childhood memories
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin erilaiselta
Here in Tokyo it feels so different
Täällä Tokiossa tuntuu niin erilaiselta
Here in Tokyo it feels so different
Contributed by Nathaniel C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.