Nana Okada - Jogakusei (1975)

Artist: Nana Okada / 岡田奈々
Title: Jogakusei / 女学生
Released: August 25, 1975
Oricon Peak Rank:
B-Side: 放課後

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Nana Okada was one of the minor idol singers of the 1970s, a product of the TV talent show circuit, she gained recognition as an actress, photo model, and a singer, all simultaneously (nowadays wrapped together in the term "tarento"). Her 2nd single (and we seem to be talking quite a bit about those aren't we?) "Jogakusei" (Schoolgirl) typifies the cute girl image her production company cultivated around her. Frankly I don't know much about the content of the lyrics to justify it, but just listening to the song along, the swinging momentum, the matter-of-fact singing, and the general "innocentness" of the music in the song brings out in the mind a girl in a sailor suit singing about some sort of secret love. Nevertheless, the unadorned and honest sound to the song speaks out to those who finds contentment in simple things.

女学生 (Jogakusei)

Music: Shunichi Tokura / 都倉俊一
Lyrics: Takashi Matsumoto / 松本隆

あなたの写真をそっと
定期入れにかくしたら
放課後友達にふと見られました
恋人でしょうと聞かれ
夢中で奪りあううちに
破けてしまいます　あなたの笑顔

いつでも逢えないと
淋しさばかり
写真にくちびる　そっと寄せます
誰にも秘密
言えない秘密
心にめざめます

夕暮れ通りでバスを
待ってる横顔みつけ
人影かくれて遠く見つめました
制服姿の私
あなたに見られたくない
そんなはじらいさえ　知らされました

あなたに逢うたびに
変わるの私
恋する想いがあふれそうです
誰にも秘密
言えない秘密
心にめざめます