Midsummer's Eve (CD single)

"Midsummer's Eve"
Single by Mariko Nagai
from the album Tenchi the Movie 2 The Daughter of Darkness: Original Movie Soundtrack
Released	July 9, 1997
Studio	Mastering Onkyo House
Length	12:55
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Mariko Nagai · Masato Nakamura
Producer(s)	Masato Nakamura
Product Information
Catalog number	TODT-5021
Price	List Price ¥1,020 Pre-tax ¥971
Barcode	JAN 4988006144118

"Midsummer's Eve" (真夏のイヴ, phonetic: Manatsu no ibu) is a song by Japanese artist Mariko Nagai. The song was the first and only single released for the 1997 film Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness. A special sticker featuring the characters from the film was placed on the back of the case to promote the film's release. The single was produced by Dreams Come True bass player and main songwriter, Masato Nakamura. Promotional material for the single promoted this fact, as the band's hit single "Love Love Love" was number 1 on the Oricon chart upon release, and is the tenth best-selling Japanese single of all time.

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
ヒマワリの並ぶ坂道 今日はお互い 逆に歩いてく 子供達の声の隙聞に あなたを貢めた 自分が悲しい ためらいもなく始まった恋 夏が終われば 別々に生きてく サヨナラはもういらない 冬を待てないから ふたりだけの クリスマスイヴ 熱い日差しが イルミネーション 苦しい愛に変わつてもいい 抱きしめて 眠らず語った海辺で 腫れた目 お互い指差 し笑つた ふたりの朝をむかえるたびに ひとりの部屋がこわくなってた サヨナラはもういらない 約束のイヴを ここで今かなえて 溜め息のキスは セレブレ-シヨン 笑顔の中の痛みの意昧を 抱きしめて ずっと このままでいたいよ 言えない気持ち 壊れぬように 抱き しめて 真夏のイヴ 忘れない あなたのこと 忘れない ふたりのイヴ 忘れない あなたのこと 忘れない	Himawari no narabu sakamichi Kyou wa otagai gyaku ni aruiteku Kodomotachi no koe no sukima ni Anata o semeta jibun ga kanashii Tamerai mo naku hajimatta koi Natsu ga owareba betsubetsu ni ikiteku Sayonara wa mou iranai Fuyu wo matenai kara futaridake no Christmas Eve Atsui hizashi ga illumination Kurushii ai ni kawattemo ii, dakishimete Nemurazu katatta umibe de hareta me otagai yubisashi waratta Futari no asa wo mukaeru tabi ni Hitori no heya ga kowaku natteta Sayonara wa mou iranai Yakusoku no Eve wo koko de ima kanaete Tameiki no kiss wa celebration Egao no naka no itami no imi wo dakishimete Zutto kono mama de itaiyo Ienai kimochi kowarenu youni dakishimete Manatsu no Eve wasurenai Anata no koto wasurenai Futari no Eve wasurenai Anata no koto wasurenai	On a hill lined with sunflowers, today we walked backwards together. In the mist of the children's voices, I'm sad for reproaching you Without the slightest hesitation, our love began But when summers ends, we'll lead our separate lives. We no longer need goodbyes Because we can't wait for winter, this is our own Christmas Eve, just the two of us. The warm sunlight is illumination It's alright if our love becomes painful, hold me tight Sleepless night talking by the seashore, we both pointed at each other's swollen eyes and laughed Every time we're together until the morning comes, a room for one has become scary We no longer need goodbyes Please grant my promised Christmas Eve, here and now. A kiss with a sigh is our celebration Hold onto the meaning of pain within your smile I want to stay like this forever Hold onto the feelings we can't express, so that they don't end. I won't forget our midsummer's Eve. I won't forget you. I won't forget the Eve that the two of us spent together. I won't forget you.

Track listing

All lyrics by Mariko Nagai. Music composition and arrangement by Masato Nakamura.

Midsummer's Eve track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"真夏のイヴ"	4:13
2.	"真夏のイヴ ~DOCTOR MASA MIX~"	4:29
3.	"真夏のイヴ (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL)"	4:13
Total length:		12:55

Personnel

Main

• Mariko Nagai – lead vocals
• Masato Nakamura – synthesizers, strings, brass, percussion programming, bass, backing vocals
• Yuichi Tokashiki – drums
• Koh Otani – piano
• Jiro Takada – guitar

Additional personnel

• Takahiro Nishikawa – production assistant
• Shouji Goto – recording & mixing engineer
• Masao Nakazato – recording engineer

Gallery

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  Front cover

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  Back cover

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  Back cover sticker

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  Inside booklet

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  Mini CD

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  Spine