YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
“Ballet” is about Polish art deco painter, Tamara de Lempicka. The sweet, but dark atmosphere reflects the direction of the album as well as the band’s sound for 1981. Takahashi’s singing expresses the atmosphere of Warsaw in the fog. The galloping drums, Sakamoto’s piano, and Tomoko Nunoi’s French...
[Verse 1]
Turning faded pages
A hint of calla
She was refugee
From across the wall
Acting out a story
Written in air
Illicit in the darkness
Silent applause
[Chorus]
Dancing with sadness
Just for herself
Lost in the motion
A mime with no end
[Verse 2]
Shadows hold jealous eyes
Icy in May
Points on a silhouette
Slow fading shoes
[Chorus]
Dancing with sadness
Just for herself
Lost in the motion
A mime with no end
[Bridge]
Je suis fatiguée du même vieux chaos
J'en suis malade
Il devrait y avoir une sortie à ce cul-de-sac
[Verse 3]
Acting out a story
Written in air
Illicit in the darkness
Silent applause
[Chorus]
Dancing with sadness
Just for herself
Lost in the motion
A mime with no end
バレエ (Ballet) was written by Peter Barakan & 高橋幸宏 (Yukihiro Takahashi).
バレエ (Ballet) was produced by 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono).
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA released バレエ (Ballet) on Sat Mar 21 1981.