Bloomin' – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Ryosuke Yamada
• Album: RED

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the sweet and refreshing world of J-Pop with Ryosuke Yamada's "Bloomin'." This song offers a delightful way to explore themes of first love and hidden emotions in Japanese, enhanced by its catchy melody and contrasting style within Yamada's album 'RED'. Discover how music can express the delicate feelings of budding romance.

[English]

The usual way home

Your back, walking a little ahead of me

So close, yet so far, it's just like us right now

If you knew how I feel, could we not stay like this?

Kept hidden in my heart

When these feelings sprouted

These blue feelings

Like a flower not waiting for spring

Bloomin'

Now they're overflowing

This love for you, it won't stop

My wavering heart and this pain in my chest, it's all because of you

If my wish comes true

If you feel the same way

Let's begin

My first and last love

For you, right in front of me, Bloomin'

More than friends, less than lovers

Repeating "good morning" to another tomorrow

Lying to these budding feelings

I don't want to anymore

Won't that profile of yours turn my way?

A scent on the wind

Like a flower

I want to feel you closer

But I can't soar

If I were worthy of you, would I be able to tell you?

My wavering heart and this pain in my chest, it's all my fault

This wish

Because I don't want it to end like this

Let's begin

My first and last love

Forever with you, right in front of me

No matter what destiny holds

No matter what future awaits

I'll embrace it all

Bloomin'

This love I have for you

I'll make it into a bouquet

My wavering heart and this pain in my chest, I'll send them to you now

If my wish comes true

And from now on, just the two of us

Over and over

My first and last love

For you, right in front of me, look, Bloomin'

My first love, look, Bloomin'

[Japanese]

いつもと同じはずの帰り道

少し前を歩く君の背中

近くて でも遠くて まるで今の僕達みたいだね

もし君がこの気持ち知ったら このままではいられないのかな？

胸に秘めたまま

いつの間に芽生えてた

青色の想いは

春を待たない花のように

Bloom in'

今 溢れ出してる

君を想うこの恋は止まらないよ

揺れる心も胸の痛みも君のせいなんだ

願いが叶うなら

同じ気持ちでいるなら

始めよう

最初で最後の恋

目の前の君にほら Bloomin'

友達以上恋人未満の

「おはよう」をまた明日へ繰り返し

芽生えたこの想いに嘘つくのはもう

嫌なんだ

君のその横顔を振り向いてくれないかな

風に香り

花のように

もっと傍で感じたい

舞い上がれずに

君に似合う僕ならば言えるのかな

揺れる心も胸の痛みも僕のせいなんだ

願いを

このまま終わらせたくはないから

始めよう

最初で最後の恋

目の前の君といつまでも

どんな定めだって

どんな未来だって

全てを受け止めるよ

Bloomin'

君を想うこの恋を

花束にして

揺れる心も胸の痛みも今送るよ

願いが叶うなら

この先もそう二人で

何度でも

最初で最後の恋

目の前の君にほら Bloomin'

初めての恋がほら Bloomin'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 koi B1	noun - romantic love, affection, infatuation, particularly unrequited or passionate love
想い omoi B1	noun - thought, feeling, emotion, desire, wish; often implies deep or strong personal sentiments
心 kokoro A2	noun - heart, mind, spirit, core; the emotional or spiritual center of a person
芽生える mebaeru B2	verb - to sprout, bud; to come into existence, to begin to form (of feelings, ideas, relationships)
溢れ出す afuredasu B2	verb - to overflow, to well up (emotions, tears), to pour out (e.g., words, light); to burst forth
揺れる yureru B1	verb - to shake, sway, swing; to waver, fluctuate (of feelings, opinions, decisions)
痛み itami A2	noun - pain, ache, soreness; grief, distress, heartache (emotional)
願い negai B1	noun - wish, desire, prayer, request; something hoped for
叶う kanau B1	verb - to come true (wish, dream), to be granted; to match, be equal to, suit
始める hajimeru A1	verb - to start, begin (transitive verb: to start something)
最初 saisho A2	noun - beginning, first, outset adjective - first, initial
最後 saigo A2	noun - last, end, conclusion, final stage adjective - last, final
花 hana A1	noun - flower, blossom
春 haru A1	noun - spring (season)
未来 mirai A2	noun - future
受け止める uketomeru B2	verb - to catch, receive (a blow, an attack); to accept, take seriously, take responsibility for (e.g., words, fate, feelings)
秘める himeru C1	verb - to hide, conceal, keep secret, hold within (e.g., feelings, intentions, secrets)
定め sadame C1	noun - fate, destiny; rule, regulation, custom, established order
恋人 koibito A2	noun - lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend (a person with whom one is in a romantic relationship)
知る shiru A1	verb - to know, to be aware of, to understand, to learn

Key Grammar Structures

• 近くて でも遠くて まるで今の僕達みたいだね

  ➔ 〜みたいだ (Looks like / Seems like)

  ➔ Expresses similarity or conjecture. "It's like..." or "It seems like...". Used when something resembles something else. "まるで今の僕達『みたいだ』ね"

• もし君がこの気持ち知ったら このままではいられないのかな？

  ➔ 〜たら (conditional) and 〜いられない (potential negative)

  ➔ `〜たら` expresses a condition, "If X happens, then Y." `〜いられない` is the potential form of `いる` (to be/stay) in the negative, meaning "cannot stay/cannot be." "もし君がこの気持ち知っ『たら』このままでは『いられない』のかな？"

• 胸に秘めたまま

  ➔ 〜たまま (As is / While remaining in a state)

  ➔ Indicates that an action is performed or a state continues "as is," "without changing," or "while remaining in a certain state." It follows the past tense (ta-form) of a verb or a noun/na-adjective. "胸に秘め『たまま』"

• 揺れる心も胸の痛みも君のせいなんだ

  ➔ 〜も〜も (both X and Y) and 〜のせい (due to X, negative nuance)

  ➔ `〜も〜も` emphasizes that "both X and Y" are included or apply. `〜のせい` indicates that something is "due to" or "the fault of" someone/something, usually carrying a negative connotation. `なんだ` adds an assertive or explanatory tone. "揺れる心『も』胸の痛み『も』君の『せいなんだ』"

• 友達以上恋人未満の

  ➔ 〜以上〜未満 (More than X / Less than Y)

  ➔ A set phrase meaning "more than X and less than Y." `以上 (ijou)` means "more than/equal to," and `未満 (miman)` means "less than." Often used to describe a status or range. "友達『以上』恋人『未満』の"

• 君のその横顔を振り向いてくれないかな

  ➔ 〜てくれないかな (Asking for a favor)

  ➔ A polite and soft way to ask for a favor or a request, expressing a wish that someone would do something for the speaker. `〜てくれる` indicates someone doing a favor for the speaker, and `〜かな` adds a nuance of wonder or uncertainty. "君のその横顔を振り向い『てくれないかな』"

• 舞い上がれずに

  ➔ 〜ずに (Without doing something)

  ➔ The negative form of the `〜て` form, equivalent to `〜ないで`. It means "without doing (something)" or "not doing (something) and instead (doing something else)." It often implies an unfulfilled action or condition. "舞い上がれ『ずに』"

• どんな定めだって どんな未来だって

  ➔ 〜だって〜だって (even X, even Y / no matter X, no matter Y)

  ➔ Used to emphasize that something applies universally, "no matter what X," "even if X." It can be used with interrogative words (like `どんな`) followed by a noun, or with nouns directly. It carries a strong, emphatic tone. "『どんな』定め『だって』『どんな』未来『だって』"

• 終わらせたくはないから

  ➔ 〜させる (causative) + 〜たい (want to) + 〜ない (negative) + から (reason)

  ➔ This complex structure combines several grammatical elements: `終わらせる` (causative of `終わる` - to finish, meaning "to make something finish" or "to end something"), `〜たい` (desire, "want to"), `〜ない` (negative), and `〜から` (reason). Together, it means "because I don't want to end it." "『終わらせたくはないから』"

• 全てを受け止めるよ

  ➔ 〜を受け止める (phrasal verb)

  ➔ `受け止める` is a compound verb meaning "to catch," "to accept," "to take seriously," or "to face." In this context, it implies accepting or facing everything (the destiny, the future) without evasion. `〜を` marks the direct object. "全てを『受け止める』よ"