My favorite ♥ song: 尾崎豊。。。"OH MY LITTLE GIRL."

I've been depressed lately as the flu can do that, so what better way to make oneself feel better than with a ♥ song. It's been nearly 17 years since one of Japan's most iconic figures has left us. While I'm much too young to have experienced his impact and profound influence upon music in real time, in retrospect I've been able to find a deep appreciation and understanding of the movement he both influenced and created with so much of the youth of Japan in times of uncertainty and self searching. His music continues to transcend time to this day and it's largely due to the deep understanding of his lyrics and how he directly related to Japan's youth in an age of identity turbulence. We miss you Ozakisan and with the anniversary of his passing quickly approaching I just wanted to share one of his most beloved early compositions which I hold dear. My all time beloved Ozaki Yutaka songs include "In Your Heart", The Night", Rules on the street", My Song", "Bond", "Birth", "Dance Hall", "I Love You", "Taiyou no hahen", "Scenes of town", "Seventeen's Map", Twilight Wind", To all that I hurt", "Rosanna", "Eternal Heart", Marriage", "Shelly", "Forget-Me-Not", Graduation", "Alternative"........and "OH MY LITTLE GIRL." Of course just naming a few and if anyone is interested I can upload mp3's for you to listen to as I'm open to any requests. More of my feelings and thoughts on Ozaki Yutaka can be found here.

I was caught off guard by the use of a few "unusual" kanji and expressions which were difficult to understand at first but really when it comes to translations I'm really the worst so bear with me. I tried to take a perhaps less literal translation at times in favor of capturing the possible emotions in his writings here which I think will convey the thoughts of this song hopefully much better. Ozaki's "OH MY LITTLE GIRL" while brief in lyrical content it does create the understanding between his love and himself in a most memorable and powerful way and his choice of words so descriptive is just but a single canvas amongst the countless musical gems he's left for us as musical lovers. In hindsight Ozaki Yutaka in so many ways was so ahead of his time musically speaking, all the while his legacy and imprint upon Japan's generations and generations to come could have not occurred at a more poignant and perfect moment. 

While "OH MY LITTLE GIRL" isn't regarded as one of his more expressive compositions nonetheless it's one of his most beautiful both in terms of lyrics and music composition. Please listen along with the translation...