Media of the Week #2

こんにちわ！　Church-です。

わたし　の　しゅみ　わ　おんがく　です。　Onuki Taeko　の　”4:00 A.M.”　が　だいすき　です。It was released in the 70s.

4:00A.M. - song and lyrics by Taeko Onuki | Spotify

I have always enjoyed this うた  and how it sounds,  でも  I have never really understood the lyrics. With what I have learned in Japanese so far, I can only recognize the word　いま　を、　and other particles.　でも,　えいご　の　lyrics　を　よみます。　きれい　です！　And, they are darker and more desperate-sounding than I thought.  Here is a section of the lyrics in  ひらがな　と　えいご；　
いちばん　の　line　が　すき　です。　

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めざめると　よあけまえのやみは　いきをひそめて
(When I wake, the darkness before dawn holds its breath)

しずけさがおいつめる　ことばがみつからない
(The silence corners me — I can’t find the words)

これがさいごかしら
(Is this the end?)

(Lord, give me one more chance)

どうにかしたいの
(I want to do something about it)

いまを
(This moment)

いまを
(This moment)

にがしたなら　すれちがう (ooh!)
(If I let it slip away, we’ll miss each other)

このままで (ooh!)
(If things stay like this)

もう　であえない
(We’ll never meet again)

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It's a popular song, so you may have heard it before -- but if not, I recommend you give it a listen! Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sOKkON_UnQ. 

Day 2 at EPOCHS: YONCE’s New Band Hedigan’s, Taeko Onuki, and More ｜ NiEW

Onuki Taeko still performs!


Thank you for reading, and ...

じゃあ、また！
--Lily

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  1. HanaSeptember 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM

    わたしも　おおぬきたえこが　すきですよ！　きれいな　かし(lyrics)ですね。

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