Miki Matsubara – Talent and success

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In this article, you will get to know one of the best Japanese singers of all time, but who unfortunately passed away very early, at the height of her 44 years of age.

Miki Matsubara became world-renowned for the hit “Stay with me.” This song, in turn, established itself as one of the classics of Japanese pop music (JPOP), being listened to by people of numerous nationalities, including Brazilians.

Recently, with the popularization of TikTok, “Stay With Me” has been heard again by thousands of people around the globe, further boosting the song’s popularity.

Click here and see a complete list of Japanese songs with translated lyrics!

Biography of Miki Matsubara

Born in Osaka, more specifically in Kishiwada, she was born in November 1959 and had contact with music from an early age, especially due to the influence of her mother, who had already participated in jazz performances. Thus, from the early 1970s, still a child, Miki began to develop her first original songs.

But it was “Stay With Me” (mayonaka no door), as we mentioned earlier, the main responsible for promoting the singer’s success. On YouTube, the song currently has an incredible 77 million views on a single video. Check it out below:

Career and Discography

A talented singer, with beauty, a striking personality, a characteristic look (in dark clothes), and a beautiful voice, she currently has fans all over the world.

But, especially in the early 1980s, Miki Matsubara remained extremely active composing and singing for the Japanese audience.

Between 1979 and 1985, she developed about 14 singles and 9 albums (studio). Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Miki continued to be very successful in Japan, with remarkable musical performances, as we can see in the video below:

Below is her discography:

Studio Albums

• [January 21, 1980] POCKET PARK
• [September 21, 1980] Who are you?
• [April 21, 1981] -Cupid-
• [March 21, 1982] Myself
• [December 5, 1982] Aya (彩)
• [September 21, 1983] REVUE
• [May 21, 1984] Cool Cut
• [June 21, 1985] LADY BOUNCE
• [May 21, 1988] WiNK

Cover Album

• [October 21, 1984] BLUE EYES

Singles

• [November 5, 1979] Mayonaka no Door ~Stay With Me (真夜中のドア～Stay With Me)
• [December 5, 1979] Ai wa Energy (愛はエネルギー)
• [April 21, 1980] Hello Today (ハロー・トゥデイ～Hello Today)
• [September 5, 1980] Aitsu no Brown Shoes (あいつのブラウンシューズ)
• [February 5, 1981] Neat na Gogo Sanji (ニートな午後3時)
• [July 5, 1981] Shiawase ni Bonsoir/ Bonsoir L’amour (倖せにボンソワール Bonsoir L’amour)
• [December 5, 1981] Jazzy Night
• [February 21, 1982] SEE-SAW LOVE
• [September 21, 1982] Yogen (予言)
• [April 25, 1983] Paradise Beach (Sophie no Theme) (Paradise Beach（ソフィーのテーマ）)
• [September 21, 1983] Sweet Surrender (Sweet サレンダー)
• [May 21, 1984] Knock, Knock, My Heart
• [June 21, 1985] Koisuru Season ~Irokoi koi~ (恋するセゾン ～色恋来い～)
• [February 21, 1987] SAFARI EYES (サファリ アイズ SAFARI EYES)
• [May 21, 1988] IN THE ROOM
• [January 21, 1991] THE WINNER

SOURCE: Wikipedia

STAY WITH ME – Lyrics in Japanese

ROMAJI (LATIN ALPHABET)

To you
Yes, my love
To you
Yes, my love
To you, you
To you

Watashi wa watashi anata wa anata to
yuube itteta sonna ki mo suru wa
Gray no jaketto ni
mioboe ga aru koohii no shimi
aikawarazu na no ne
shoouindou ni futari utsureba

Stay with me
mayonakano doa o tataki
kaeranaide to naita
ano kisetsu ga ima me no mae

Stay with me
kuchiguse o iinagara
futari no toki wo daite
mada wasurezu daiji ni shiteita

koi to ai to wa chigau mono da yo to
yuube iwareta sonna ki mo suru wa
nidome no fuyu ga kite
hanareteitta anata no kokoro
furikaereba itsumo
soko ni anata wo kanjiteita no

Stay with me
mayonakano doa o tataki
Kokoro ni ana ga aita
ano kisetsu ga ima me no mae

Stay with me
samishisa magirawashite
oita record no hari
onaji melody kurikaeshiteita

Stay with me
mayonakano doa o tataki
kaeranaide to naita
ano kisetsu ga ima me no mae

Stay with me
kuchiguse o iinagara
futari no toki o daite
mada wasurezu atatameteta

Stay with me
mayonakano doa o tataki
kaeranaide to naita
ano kisetsu ga ima me no mae

Stay with me
kuchiguse o iinagara
futari no toki o daite
mada wasurezu atatameteta

Stay with me
mayonakano doa o tataki
kaeranaide to naita
ano kisetsu ga ima me no mae
Stay with me

JAPANESE (ORIGINAL LYRICS)

To you…yes my love to you 
yes my love to you you… to you...

私は私 貴方は貴方と
昨夜言ってたそんな気もするわ
グレイのジャケットに見覚えがあるコーヒーのしみ
相変らずなのね ショーウィンドウに二人映れば

stay with me…真夜中のドアをたたき
帰らないでと泣いたあの季節が 今 目の前
stay with me…口ぐせを言いながら
二人の瞬間を抱いてまだ忘れず
大事にしていた

恋と愛とは違うものだよと
昨夜言われたそんな気もするわ
二度目の冬が来て離れていった貴方の心
ふり返ればいつもそこに貴方を感じていたの

stay with me…真夜中のドアをたたき
心に穴があいたあの季節が 今 目の前
stay with me…淋しさまぎらわして
置いたレコードの針同じメロディ繰り返していた
stay with me…真夜中のドアをたたき
帰らないでと泣いたあの季節が 今 目の前
stay with me…口ぐせを言いながら
二人の瞬間を抱いてまだ忘れず 暖めてた

Death

Due to cancer (of the cervix), announced in the media in 2001, Miki passed away three years later, at only 44 years of age, in 2004.

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