[The JukeBox] #94 - Junko Yagami - 黄昏のBAY CITY

Back to Japan and back to 1983 for another Jukebox from Junko Yagami and was a prominent artist in the 70s and 80s. To date, they have released over 25 albums in 4 decades.

Today, Yagami resides in Los Angeles but flies to Japan to perform live.

黄昏のBAY CITY ("Bay City" here within) was released on the A Side of the 1983 Album 'Full Moon' and is considered another 'staple' with the City pop genre.

Lyrics:

[Intro]
Uh, uh, uh (Bay City)
Uh, uh, uh (Bay City)

[Chorus]
Ah, ah anata wo otte
Tasogare no bay city
Ah, ah meguri aetara
Damatte dakitomete

[Verse 1]
Tabako no kaori, hiekitta kiss
Nageta dake de anata wa kieta
Sunao ni nareba tsudzuiteta ai
Shizun ofu no umi wa warai
Kaze ga kooru wa

[Chorus]
Kogoekitta kamome mitai yo
Tasogare no bay city
Ah, ah anata no suki na
Minato ga kurete yuku

[Verse 2]
Wakasa wa tabun mienai naifu
Motsure atte kokoro ga kireta
Baka ne ima goro ai ga itai no
Anata dake ga kono kizuguchi
Fusageru hito yo

Uh, uh, uh
(Bay City)
Uh, uh, uh
(Bay City)

[Bridge]
Sora ga umi wo idaku mitai ni
Aishi aeta kiseki wo
Mou ichido dake mou ichido dake
Maboroshi de ii

[Chorus]
Ah, ah anata wo otte
Tasogare no bay city
Ah, ah meguri aetara
Damatte dakitomete

[Chorus]
Ah, ah anata wo otte
Tasogare no bay city
Ah, ah meguri aetara
Damatte dakitomete

English

A~h, I follow you to
The Bay city in twilight
A~h, and if I see you there
Just shut up and hold me 

The smell of your cigarettes, and the cold kiss
You blew to me, and then you disappeared
If we had been honest, we’d still be in love
This winter sea is laughing at me
And the wind is freezing 

I’m like one of the gulls, frozen to the spot
The Bay city in twilight
A~h, and your beloved
Harbor is growing dark 

Youth is like, a hidden knife
We got tangled up, and my heart was cut open
And I feel so silly now, with this painful love
And you are the only man, who can heal this wound
The only man 

Like the sky, embracing the sea
It was a miracle that we met
Just one more time, just one more time
Even just a vision of you 

A~h, I follow you to
The Bay city in twilight
A~h, and if I see you there
Just shut up and hold me 

A~h, I follow you to
The Bay city in twilight
A~h, and if I see you there
Just shut up and hold me

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