Japanese - Musician | January 19, 1983 -
It's just that, when I'm in Japan I could foretell to a certain degree what would be accepted, so I certainly don't come up with any crazy arrangements.
Utada Hikaru
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The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody.
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In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.
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But in Japanese, there's actually not much of a relationship between the music and the words.
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And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics.
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Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
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For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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