愛の花 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: あいみょん
• Album: 14thシングル「愛の花」

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender world of Aimyon's 'Ai no Hana,' a beautiful J-Pop ballad that served as the theme song for the NHK morning drama 'Ranman.' This song offers a rich tapestry of poetic Japanese, expressing deep emotions and universal themes of love, loss, and resilience. By exploring its carefully crafted lyrics, you can gain insight into nuanced Japanese expressions and cultural storytelling, making it a perfect piece for language learners to appreciate the beauty and depth of the language.

[English]

Clumsy words of love

Love meant for you

I never hate this moment

This moment, not at all

Twisted clouds in the sky

Blur the sky above

All my dreams

I've left everything behind

On days when I am alive

Quietly loving someone

The days I spent loving

When the sky clears up

Love, love, tell me

Tears are for tomorrow

Plant new flower seeds

The one who longed for love

People are high above

Someday in that place, hold on tight

Strongly, holding hands, embracing

The greenery sways

I feel like I hear your voice

When the sky clears

Come see me, come see me

Tears won’t dry up

A circle that connects to tomorrow

Laughing under the dappled sunlight

Losing someone precious

Don’t let such a future come

Even if the sky doesn’t clear

I’ll pray with love in my heart

Rain that hits you hard

Turns into wind

Calling out dreams

Until they become light

When the sky clears up

Love, love, tell me

Tears are for tomorrow

Plant new flower seeds

When the sky clears

Come see me, come see me

Tears won’t dry up

A circle that connects to tomorrow

Clumsy words of love

A love flower, for you

[Japanese]

言葉足らずの愛を

愛を貴方へ

私は決して今を

今を憎んではいない

歪んだ雲が空を

空を濁して

私の夢は全て

全て置いてきたの

命ある日々

静かに誰かを

愛した日々

空が晴れたら

愛を　愛を伝えて

涙は明日の為

新しい花の種

恋に焦がれた人は

人は　天の上

いつかあの場所で強く

強く手を結び抱いて

緑ゆれてる

貴方の声が聴こえた気がする

空が晴れたら

逢いに　逢いに来て欲しい

涙は枯れないわ

明日へと繋がる輪

木漏れ日と笑う

大切な人を

失う未来なんてこないで？

空が晴れずとも

愛を胸に祈るわ

貴方に刺さる雨が

風になり

夢を呼び

光になるまで

空が晴れたら

愛を　愛を伝えて

涙は明日の為

新しい花の種

空が晴れたら

逢いに　逢いに来て欲しい

涙は枯れないわ

明日へと繋がる輪

言葉足らずの愛を

愛の花を貴方へ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /a.i/ A1	noun - love
言葉 /koto̞ba/ A2	noun - word; language
空 /soɾa/ A1	noun - sky
雲 /kɯ̥mo/ A2	noun - cloud
夢 /jɯ̥me/ B1	noun - dream; vision
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
涙 /namʲida/ A2	noun - tear (from the eye)
明日 /aɕi̥ta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
新しい /ataɾaɕiː/ A2	adjective - new
人 /çito/ A1	noun - person; human
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
声 /koe̞/ A2	noun - voice; sound
未来 /miɾai/ B2	noun - future
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
光 /çikari/ B1	noun - light
緑 /midori/ A2	noun - green (color)
繋がる /tsɯ̥naɡaɾɯ̥/ B2	verb - to be connected; to link
失う /ɯɕinaɯ̥/ B2	verb - to lose; to miss
祈る /inoroɯ̥/ C1	verb - to pray; to wish

Key Grammar Structures

• 言葉足らずの愛を

  ➔ Adjective (言葉足らず) + の + Noun (愛)

  ➔ The phrase uses the adjectival noun 言葉足らず (inadequate words) followed by の to modify the noun 愛 (love), indicating a love that lacks sufficient expression.

• 私は決して今を今を憎んではいない

  ➔ Adverb (決して) + Negative form (憎んではいない)

  ➔ The adverb 決して (never) emphasizes the negative form 憎んではいない (do not hate), strongly denying the act of hating the present.

• 空が晴れたら

  ➔ Conditional form (晴れたら)

  ➔ The conditional form 晴れたら (if the sky clears) expresses a condition that triggers the following action, showing a hypothetical situation.

• 涙は明日の為

  ➔ Topic marker (は) + Purpose particle (為)

  ➔ The topic marker は (wa) highlights 涙 (tears) as the subject, while the purpose particle 為 (tame) indicates that the tears are for tomorrow's sake.

• いつかあの場所で強く手を結び抱いて

  ➔ Adverbial phrase (いつかあの場所で) + て form (結んで) + 抱いて

  ➔ The adverbial phrase いつかあの場所で (someday in that place) sets the time and place, followed by the て form 結んで (to join hands) and 抱いて (to embrace), describing a sequence of actions.