A Boatwoman's Song(女の舟唄 On'nano Funauta) by Tagawa Toshimi(田川寿美)

歌名: 女の舟唄

唄: 田川寿美

作詞: 石原信一

作曲: 幸耕平

編曲: 竜崎孝路

発売日: 2015年02月25日

レコード会社: 日本コロムビア

うねる荒波　身をあずけ

北へ北へと　木の葉舟

すてに来ました　この恋を

あなた一筋　燃やした命

ああ　風が泣く

つらい恋しい　忘れたい

女の舟唄　うたいます

海よお願い　あの人に

胸の痛みを　届けてよ

どうか許して　わがままを

何も言わずに　身を引くあなた

ああ　からみつく

髪にうなじに　面影が

女の舟唄　きこえます

どこへ向かうの　この舟は

はるか灯台　かすむだけ

未練心の　海峡を

きっと越えます　明日を探す

ああ　悲しみが

人をきれいに　すると言う

女の舟唄　うたいます

Utamei: On'nano Funauta
Uta: Tagawa Toshimi
Kashi: Ishihara Shin'ichi
Sakkyoku: Miyuki Kōhei
Henkyoku: Ryūzaki Kōji
Hatsubaibi: 2/25/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Coromubia

Uneru aranami miwo azuke
Kitae kitaeto kono ha bune
Suteni kimashita kono koiwo
Anata hitosuji moyashita inochi
A'a kazega naku
Tsurai koishi'i wasuretai
On'nano funauta utaimasu

Umiyo onegai ano hitoni
Muneno itamiwo todoketeyo
Dōka yurushite wagamamawo
Nanimo iwazuni miwo hiku anata
A'a karamitsuku
Kamini unajini omokagega
On'nano funauta kikoemasu

Dokoe mukauno kono funewa
Haruka tōdai kasumudake
Mirengokorono kaikyōwo
Kitto koemasu ashitawo sagasu
A'a kanashimiga
Hitowo kireini suruto iu

On'nano funauta utaimasu

Song Name: A Boatwoman's Song

Singer: Tagawa Toshimi

Lyrics: Ishihara Shinichi

Composer: Miyuki Kohei

Arrangement: Ryuzaki Koji

Release Date: 2/25/2015

Record Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

I let the rough undulating waves guide me where they may

To the north, to the north, the boat made from fallen leaves

I came here to throw away this love

My life I burned just for you

Oh the winds cry

It's painful, but I am still yearning, and I want to forget

A boatwoman's song I will sing

Oh ocean, please, to that man

Please send him the pains of my chest

Please forgive my selfish wishes

You stepped back without saying a word

Oh it tangles to my

Hair and the nape of my neck, your face

I can hear the woman's boatman's song

Where is this boat heading to

I can only see vaguely the distant light house

The regretting heart's strait

I vow to cross it and look for tomorrow

Oh, the sadness

Cleanses a person, so they say

A boatwoman's song I will sing

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Tagawa Toshimi(田川寿美)

Tagawa Toshimi(田川寿美) studied under composer Suzuki Jun(鈴木淳) after graduating from junior high school.

She made her debut in 1992 with the single "A Woman... A Journey Alone(女…ひとり旅 Onna... Hitoritabi)." That year, she won the best newcomer award at the Japan Cable Awards.

In 2002, she sung "Nyoninkōya*(女人高野 Nyoninkōya)" wearing a costume that mixed Japanese and western clothes and sung the enka song using an electric guitar. This was the only time she performed with this unique combination.

She has appeared on Kōhaku Utagassen four times, in 1994, 1995, 1998, and 2002.

She got married in 2011, and in 2012, she gave birth to her first child, a boy.

*Nyoninkōya - Special temple where women are also allowed to enter.

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