mayumi itsuwa

Mayumi Itsuwa (五輪 真弓, Itsuwa Mayumi) (born January 24, 1951 ) is a Japanese vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist who made her debut in 1972.

Her first studio album entitled Shoujo was recorded in Los Angeles, with distinguished musicians such as David Campbell, Carole King and Charles Larkey who was King's husband at that time. Owing to her introspective compositions, Itsuwa was often nicknamed "Japanese Carole King", along with other Japanese singer-songwriters like Yumi Matsutoya (who had worked under her birth name "Yumi Arai" during the mid 1970s) and Minako Yoshida.

Itsuwa has gained moderate success on the Japanese albums chart in her early career, and received massive popularity and acclaim through a single "Koibito yo" released in 1980. A song topped the Japan's Oricon chart for three consecutive weeks, and won the 22nd Japan Record Award for "Gold Prize" in a same year. It was covered by the country's legendary singers including Hibari Misora and Noriko Awaya in later years, and became a signature song for Itsuwa.

KOKORO NO TOMO

ANATA KARA KURUSHIMI O UBAETA SONO TOKI
WATASHI NIMO IKITEYUKU YUUKI NGA WAITE KURU
ANATA TO DEAU MADE WA KODOKU NA SASURAI-BITO
SONO TE NO NUKUMORI O KANJI SASETE

AI WA ITSUMO RARABAI
TABI NI TSUKARETA TOKI
TADA KOKORO NO TOMO TO
WATASHI O YONDE

SHINJIAU KOTO SAE DOKOKA NI WASURETE
HITO WA NAZE SU'NGITA HI NO SHIAWASE OIKAKERU
SHISUKA NI MABUTA TOJITE KOKORO NO DOA O HIRAKI
WATASHI O TSUKANDARA NAMIDA HUITE

AI WA ITSUMO RARABAI
ANATA NGA YOWAI TOKI
TADA KOKORO NO TOMO TO
WATASHI O YONDE

AI WA ITSUMO RARABAI
TABI NI TSUKARETA TOKI
TADA KOKORO NO TOMO TO
WATASHI O YONDE

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Friend in my heart (or best friend, in other words)
KOKORO NO TOMO

When I stole the pain from you, that time
ANATA KARA KURUSHIMI O UBAETA SONO TOKI
the courage to live flowed inside of me too
WATASHI NIMO IKITEYUKU YUUKI GA WAITE KURU
Until I met you I was a lonely SASURAI-BITO(*)
ANATA TO DEAU MADE WA KODOKU NA SASURAI-BITO
Let me feel the warmth in your hand
SONO TE NO NUKUMORI O KANJI SASETE

Love is always a lullaby
AI WA ITSUMO RARABAI
When you become tired of the journey
TABI NI TSUKARETA TOKI
With the friend in your heart
TADA KOKORO NO TOMO TO
Call me
WATASHI O YONDE

Forgetting about believing each other
SHINJIAU KOTO SAE DOKOKA NI WASURETE
Why do people chase the peaceful days that have gone by
HITO WA NAZE SUGITA HI NO SHIAWASE OIKAKERU
Closing my eyelids quietly, opening the door of my heart
SHIZUKA NI MABUTA TOJITE KOKORO NO DOA O HIRAKI
Once you grab me, wipe away my tears
WATASHI O TSUKANDARA NAMIDA FUITE

Love is always a lullaby
AI WA ITSUMO RARABAI
When you are weak
ANATA GA YOWAI TOKI
With the friend in your heart
TADA KOKORO NO TOMO TO
Call me
WATASHI O YONDE

Love is always a lullaby
AI WA ITSUMO RARABAI
When you become tired of the journey
TABI NI TSUKARETA TOKI
With the friend in your heart
TADA KOKORO NO TOMO TO
Call me
WATASHI O YONDE



reference
http://www.itsuwamayumi.com/english/top/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayumi_Itsuwa

mayumi itsuwa - kokoro no tomo
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mayumi itsuwa - kokoro no tomo (in concert)
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mayumi itsuwa - amayadori
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Mayumi itsuwa - Dakishimete
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