Aug 8, 2015 11:30
8 yrs ago
Japanese term
United States
大坂で生まれた女やさかい
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Lyrics
This phrase is from Boro's Song "大坂で生まれた女 (An Osaka Born Woman)
What does やさかい mean? Is there any connection to 堺?
What does やさかい mean? Is there any connection to 堺?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | Since you are (I am?) a woman born in Osaka |
Kayoko Kimura
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Kayoko Kimura
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
United States
PhD & DVM, 35+ years exp. in sciences
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan) 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
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Since you are (I am?) a woman born in Osaka
It is a dialect. It means 大阪で生まれた女だから
Peer comment(s):
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
: この歌の歌詞ではI am a woman born in Osaka, that\'s why she says 東京へはようついていかん、とサビの部分で歌っているので、正しくはI am a woman born in Osakaです。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtgtijaaQ7s
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Thank you for explaining this song!
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Sato Matsui
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Thank you!
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David Gibney
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Thank you!
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Basically correct. But for lyrics perhaps this is easier to sing: She's an Osaka born woman - and that's why "
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