Commenter YMOfan04 had a brief exchange on an actress-singer that I hadn't covered in several years, Kyoko Yoshizawa（吉沢京子）. And that was enough for me to take a look at my friend's suggestion.
It just so happens that her "Ame Agari no Koi" (Love After the Rain) was the B-side to her August 1970 sophomore single "Suttobe Seishun"（すっ跳べ青春）which was my first article on the Tokyo native. While the A-side is a pretty intrepid kayo march, "Ame Agari no Koi" not surprisingly takes the opposite tack of being a lovelorn ballad supported by that popular combination of flute and violins. Written by Tokiko Iwatani（岩谷時子）, composed by Taro Morimoto（森本太郎）and arranged by Makoto Kawaguchi（川口真）, it's about as sighworthy as one can get for a lass going through the falling-in-love blues.
Lyrics:
ReplyDelete一、誰にも教えない この渚の小屋
私とあの人が 見つけたのよ
雨に追われて 手をつなぎあい
あの日はだしで 逃げてきたのよ
私たちの恋は ここで生まれたのよ
二、誰にも教えない この渚の小屋
ふたりの大切な かくれ家なの
雨が洗った 空うつくしく
肩をならべて 虹をみたく
私たちの恋は 雨上がりの恋よ
Hello, YMOfan04. Thanks for the lyrics. They were actually even happier than I'd assumed.
DeleteAnd here a translation of this "Love shack/hut" song:
DeleteVerse 1
No one knows about this shack beside the sea,
A secret little place for you and me.
Running from the rain, hand in hand all the way,
Barefoot through the storm on that summer day.
That's where our love began to grow,
In that little hut we came to know.
Verse 2
No one knows about this shack beside the shore,
Our special hiding place forevermore.
After the rain, the sky was shining bright,
Shoulder to shoulder, we watched the rainbow's light.
Our love came blooming when the storm was through,
Like the sun breaking out and the sky turning blue.
Or, if you'd like something with a stronger old-fashioned pop-ballad feel:
Verse 1
Don't tell a soul of the shack by the bay,
My darling and I found it one rainy day.
Hand in hand we ran, with the clouds closing in,
Barefoot and laughing through the wind and the din.
That's where our hearts first fell in line,
And your love became mine.
Verse 2
Don't tell a soul of the shack by the sea,
That little hideaway for you and me.
The rain washed the heavens a beautiful blue,
We stood side by side as a rainbow came through.
Our love was born when the rain clouds flew,
Like sunshine breaking through.
Melodic, simple, romantic, and great songwriting!
ReplyDeleteWhy hasn't more pop songs have this type of songwriting anymore? I like songs with light and simple arrangements.