Azalea – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: LOST CORNER

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of 米津玄師 with "Azalea," a song that beautifully intertwines with the themes of love and loss from the series "Beyond Goodbye." Explore how the lyrics use the symbolism of the azalea flower and the concept of a heart transplant to deepen your understanding of love's complexities and enduring nature.

[English]

Look, the blooming flower I left behind, it’s just like it was back then.

I simply reached out and touched your cheek, just like I did that time.

I asked you to stay close, to touch my hand, right? Until you’re so troubled that you don’t know what to do.

The mysterious Pluto, blooming at dawn, softly smelling of citrus.

Just the two of us, humming tunes that connect effortlessly.

How about we go silent together, do nothing and just stay like that?

Until it feels like time itself is frozen.

Even if somewhere you change,

I've always loved you.

You are an Azalea.

Hot coffee so intense it makes your eyes dizzy, during quiet nights, everything feels holy.

Storms ravage terrible flowers, and in their aftermath, an unexpected story unfolds.

Apparently, tonight after midnight, the two of us will disappear without a trace.

Just leave the piling messages as they are, don’t worry about them.

Keep looking into my eyes, hold me a little longer, hold me tight, just like a Klimt painting.

Knowing the sound of your heart, endorphins flow, a recurring refrain for sure.

So, you’ve always been there, haven’t you?

Breaking through restless nights, I want to feel your essence—your creative spirit.

Touching, confirming as if untangling knots.

How about we count to three in silence, do nothing, stay like that?

Until it feels like time itself has stopped.

Even if somehow you change,

I’ve always loved you.

Like soda that’s lost all its fizz,

Or an old shirt that no longer fits,

Like a cake with strawberries fallen off,

Like a photo I can’t throw away,

Whether you’re there or not, whether you’re yourself or not,

I loved you.

You are an Azalea.

[Japanese]

咲いてた　ほら　残してった挿し木の花　あの時のままだ

私は　ただ　あの時と同じように　君の頬を撫でた

ずっと側にいてって　手に触れてって　言ったよね 君が困り果てるくらいに

誰も知らぬプルートゥ　夜明けのブルーム 仄かに香るシトラス

二人だけ　鼻歌がリンクしていく

せーので黙って何もしないでいてみない？

今時が止まって見えるくらい

君がどこか変わってしまっても

ずっと私は　君が好きだった

君はアザレア

眩むように熱い珈琲　隙間ひらく夜はホーリー

酷い花に嵐　その続きに　思いがけぬストーリー

どうやら今夜未明　二人は行方不明

積み重なるメッセージ　そのままほっといて

目を見つめていて　もう少し抱いて ぎゅっとして　それはクリムトの絵みたいに

心臓の音を知ってエンドルフィン　確かに続くリフレイン

ずっとそこにいたんだね

遣る瀬ない夜を壊して　感じたい君のマチエール

縺れ合うように　確かめ合うように 　触って

せーので黙って何もしないでいてみない？

今時が止まって見えるくらい

君がどこか変わってしまっても

ずっと私は　君が好きだった

泡を切らしたソーダみたいに

着ずに古したシャツみたいに

苺が落ちたケーキみたいに

捨てられない写真みたいに

そこにいてもいなくても君が君じゃなくても

私は君が好きだった

君はアザレア

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
咲く(saku) /säkɯ/ A2	verb - to bloom, to flower
残す(nokosu) /nokɯsɯ/ B1	verb - to leave behind, to leave (a mark)
挿し木(sashiki) /saʃiki/ B2	noun - cutting (for propagation)
撫でる(naderu) /nadeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to pat, to stroke
頬(hoho) /hoho/ A2	noun - cheek
困る(komaru) /komäɾɯ/ B1	verb - to be troubled, to have difficulty
夜明け(yoake) /joake/ B2	noun - dawn, daybreak
香る(kaoru) /ka̠o̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ/ B1	verb - to smell, to be fragrant
黙る(damaru) /dämärɯ/ B2	verb - to be silent
変わる(kawaru) /ka̠wäɾɯ̟ᵝ/ A2	verb - to change
眩む(kuramu) /kɯɾa̠mɯ̟ᵝ/ C1	verb - to be dazzled, to feel dizzy
隙間(sukima) /sɯ̥kima/ B1	noun - gap, crevice
嵐(arashi) /äɾäɕi/ B1	noun - storm
未明(mimei) /mimeː/ B2	noun - early dawn
行方不明(yukuefumei) /jɯkɯe̞ɸɯmeː/ C1	noun - missing, unaccounted for
重ねる(kasaneru) /käsäneɾɯ/ B1	verb - to pile up, to repeat
壊す(kowasu) /ko̞ɰᵝä̠sɨ/ B1	verb - to break, to destroy
マチエール(machieru) /mat͡ɕieːɾɯ/ C2	noun - texture (of a painting)
縺れる(motsureru) /mot͡sɯɾeɾɯ/ C1	verb - to be tangled, to be complicated