Town of Meridian(子午線の町 Shigosenno Machi) by Ōsawa Momoko(大沢桃子)

歌名: 子午線の町

唄: 大沢桃子

作詞: 吹田晴也

作曲: なかむら椿

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2014年12月03日

レコード会社: 徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ

桜咲く頃 逢えると信じ

尋ねて来ました 恋人岬

沈む夕陽を 一人で見つめ

思い出してる 私です

優しく抱かれた 松帆浦(まつほうら)

明石大橋 夕陽に浮かぶ

瀬戸の鴎よ 教えて欲しい

何処かにいるのね あなたは何処に

辛い気持ちを あなたの胸に

縋りつきたい 夜でした

苦しさ悲しさ この想い

何処へ捨てたら いいのでしょうか

涙拭いたら 心を決めて

別れた貴方(ひと)です もう帰らない

そっとこの胸 言い聞かせては

想い断ち切る 城下町

遠くで聞こえる あの音は

心しみいる 刻打太鼓(ときうちだいこ)

Utamei: Shigosenno Machi
Uta: Ōsawa Momoko
Kashi: Suita Haruya
Sakkyoku: Nakamura Tsubaki
Henkyoku: Ido Norio
Hatsubaibi: 12/3/2014
Reko-do gaisha: Tokuma Japan Komyunike-shonzu

Sakura saku koro aeruto shinji
Tazunete kimashita koibitomisaki
Shizumu yūhiwo hitoride mitsume
Omoidashiteru watashidesu
Yasashiku dakareta Matsuhōra
Akashi Ōhashi yūhini ukabu

Setono kamomeyo oshiete hoshi'i
Dokokani irunone anatawa dokoni
Tsurai kimochiwo anatano muneni
Sugaritsukitai yorudeshita
Kurushisa kanashisa kono omoi
Dokoe sutetara i'inodeshōka

Namida fuitara kokorowo kimete
Wakareta hitodesu mō kaeranai
Sotto kono mune i'ikikasetewa
Omoi tachikiru jōkamachi
Tōkude kikoeru ano otowa
Kokoro shimi'iru tokiuchidaiko

Song Name: Town of Meridian

Singer: Ōsawa Momoko

Lyrics: Suita Haruya

Composer: Nakamura Tsubaki

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 12/3/2014

Record Label: Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd.

*Note: Nakamura Tsubaki is Ōsawa Momoko's pen name.

Believing I could see you around the time when cherry blossoms bloom

I came here to Lover's Cape

Gazing alone at the setting sun

I am recalling our past

You gently held me at Matsuhōra

The sun sets behind the Akashi Ōhashi

Seto's seagulls, please let me know

You are somewhere, where are you

This painful feeling, to your bosom

I wanted to lean on you tonight

The pain, the sorrow, this feeling

Where should I discard them

After wiping away my tears, I made my decision

He parted from me, he won't come back

Gently telling so to my heart

I firmly tell myself standing in the old town

That sound coming from far away

Is the time-telling drum beats which seep into my heart

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Love of the Light Snow Grass(うすゆき草の恋 Usuyukisō No Koi) by Ōsawa Momoko(大沢桃子)

歌名: うすゆき草の恋

唄: 大沢桃子

作詞: なかむら椿

作曲: なかむら椿

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2014年12月03日

レコード会社: 徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ

涙ひとひら　初恋は

うすゆき草の切なさよ

想い告げずに　お別れを

柳橋から　手を振りながら

早池峰山々（はやちねやまやま）淡い夢

覚えていますか　うすゆきの恋よ

おさげ髪さえ　懐かしい

うすゆき草の　愛しさよ

共に過ごした　学び舎で

空を見上げりゃ　夕陽が燃える

早池峰山々（はやちねやまやま）ふる里よ

忘れはしません　うすゆきの恋よ

一目だけでも　もう一度

うすゆき草の　恋しさよ

遠い昔の　夢ひとつ

せめて帰ろか　思い出抱いて

早池峰山々（はやちねやまやま）青春の

心に一輪　うすゆきの恋よ

Utamei: Usuyukisō No Koi

Uta: Ōsawa Momoko

Kashi: Nakamura Tsubaki

Sakkyoku: Nakamura Tsubaki

Henkyoku: Ido Norio

Hatsubaibi: 12/3/2014

Reko-do gaisha: Tokuma Japan Komyunike-shonzu

Namida hitohira hatsukoiwa

Usuyukisōno setsunasayo

Omoi tsugezuni owakarewo

Yanagibashikara tewo furinagara

Hayachine yamayama awai yume

Oboete imasuka usuyukino koiyo

Osage gamisae natsukashī

Usuyukisōno itoshisayo

Tomoni sugoshita manabiyade

Sorawo miagerya yūhiga moeru

Hayachine yamayama furusatoyo

Wasurewa shimasen usuyukino koiyo

Hitome dakedemo mō ichido

Usuyukisōno koishisayo

Tōi mukashino yume hitotsu

Semete kaeroka omoide daite

Hayachine yamayama seishun'no

Kokoroni ichirin usuyukino koiyo

Song Name: Love of the Light Snow Grass

Singer: Ōsawa Momoko

Lyrics: Nakamura Tsubaki

Composer: Nakamura Tsubaki

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 12/3/2014

Record Label: Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd.

*Note: Nakamura Tsubaki is Ōsawa Momoko's pen name.

A petal of tear the first love is

The sadness of the light snow grass

Without telling our thoughts, we parted ways

From the Yanagi Bridge waving my hands

Mount Hayachine pale dream

Do you remember the love of the light snow grass

Even braided hairs make me nostalgic

The loveliness of the light snow grass

The school where we spent time together

Looking up at the sky the setting sun burns

Mount Hayachine oh my hometown

I won't forget the love of the light snow grass

If just a glance once more

The loveliness of the light snow grass

Long time ago a dream

At least go home holding my memories

Mount Hayachine of my youth

A single flower in my heart the love of the light snow grass

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Ōsawa Momoko(大沢桃子)

Ōsawa Momoko(大沢桃子) lost her father to a traffic accident when she was six years old. After graduating from high school, she left for Tokyo to become a singer so that she can provide a better life to her mother.

Once in Tokyo, she took various singing lessons while doing part time jobs and working through an employment agency. Eventually, through her family members, she was able to start studying under Terauchi Takeshi(寺内 タケシ), known as the "god of the electric guitar." She followed him around on his concerts as a staff member. She also started taking dancing lessons from Asaka Mitsuyo(浅香 光代).

Asaka Mitsuyo(浅香 光代) came up with the stage name Ōsawa Momoko(大沢桃子). Asaka took Ōsawa from the personality Asaka performed on TBS Radio's show "Ōsawa Yūrino Yūyū Waido(大沢悠里のゆうゆうワイド)" named "Ōsawa Yūri(大沢悠里)."

She is a singer-songwriter, writing and often performs her own songs. She uses the pen name "Nakamura Tsubaki(なかむら椿)" whenever she writes her own song (except the first song, where she used her real name). She chose the name Tsubaki(椿) meaning camellia because they grew in her home town of Ōfunato City(大船渡市 Ōfunatoshi).

She is level eight in calligraphy writing and uses the brush to sign her name for her fans.

Both her hometown of Ōfunato  City(大船渡市 Ōfunatoshi) and Hiraizumi City(平泉町 Hiraizumi-chō) in Iwate Prefecture designated her as their sightseeing ambassador.

In 1998, she made her debut with King Record singing "Daughter Flame Song(娘炎節 Jōenbushi)."

In April of 2003, she switched recording companies to Tokuma Japan Communications.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 大沢桃子 which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.