春泥棒

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: 創作

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

高架橋を抜けたら

Passing through the overpass

雲の隙間に青が覗いた

A glimpse of blue through the gaps in the clouds

最近どうも暑いから

Lately, it’s been so hot

ただ風が吹くのを待ってた

Just waiting for the breeze to blow

木陰に座る

Sitting in the shade of a tree

何か頬に付く

Something’s on my cheek

見上げれば頭上に咲いて散る

Looking up, I see flowers blooming and falling above

はらり、僕らもう息も忘れて

Falling softly, we forget to breathe

瞬きさえ億劫

Even blinking feels like a chore

さぁ、今日さえ明日過去に変わる

Come on, even today and tomorrow will turn into the past

ただ風を待つ

Just waiting for the wind

だから僕らもう声も忘れて

So we’ve already forgotten our voices

さよならさえ億劫

Even saying goodbye feels like a burden

ただ花が降るだけ

Just flowers falling down

晴れり　今、春吹雪

Clear skies now, spring snowstorm

次の日も待ち合わせ

Waiting for the next day too

花見の客も少なくなった

The cherry blossom viewers have decreased

春の匂いはもう止む

The scent of spring is fading away

今年も夏が来るのか

Will summer come again this year?

高架橋を抜けたら

Passing through the overpass

道の先に君が覗いた

I saw you peeking ahead on the road

残りはどれだけかな

How many remain?

どれだけ春に会えるだろう

How many springs will I get to see you?

川沿いの丘

A hill beside the river

木陰に座る

Sitting in the shade of a tree

また昨日と変わらず今日も咲く

Today blooms again just like yesterday

花に、

Flowers,

僕らもう息も忘れて

We forget to breathe again

瞬きさえ億劫

Even blinking feels like a chore

花散らせ今吹くこの嵐は

Scatter the flowers, this storm blowing now

まさに春泥棒

That’s spring thief after all

風に今日ももう時が流れて

Today, time flows with the wind again

立つことさえ億劫

Just finding it cumbersome to stand

花の隙間に空、

The sky between the flowers,

散れり

Scattering away

まだ、春吹雪

Still, spring snowstorm

今日も会いに行く

I’ll go meet you again today

木陰に座る

Sitting in the shade of a tree

溜息を吐く

Sighing softly

花ももう終わる

Flowers are almost gone too

明日も会いに行く

I’ll go meet you again tomorrow

春がもう終わる

Spring is ending after all

名残るように時間が散っていく

Time disperses like remnants

愛を歌えば言葉足らず

Singing love feels insufficient words

踏む韻さえ億劫

Even rhyming feels like a burden

花開いた今を言葉如きが語れるものか

Can words describe now, when flowers bloom?

はらり、僕らもう声も忘れて

Falling softly, we forget our voices again

瞬きさえ億劫

Even blinking feels like a chore

花見は僕らだけ

Only the two of us viewing the cherry blossoms

散るなまだ、春吹雪

Don’t fall yet, spring snowstorm

あともう少しだけ

Just a little more

もう数えられるだけ

Only a few more to count

あと花二つだけ

Just two flowers left

もう花一つだけ

Only one flower remaining

ただ葉が残るだけ

Only leaves remain now

はらり　今春仕舞い

Falling softly, spring ends now

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
高架橋 /こうかきょう/ B2	noun - elevated bridge
雲 /くも/ A1	noun - cloud
青 /あお/ A1	noun - blue
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind
花 /はな/ A1	noun - flower
座る /すわる/ A2	verb - to sit
咲く /さく/ A2	verb - to bloom
忘れる /わすれる/ B1	verb - to forget
流れる /ながれる/ B1	verb - to flow
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
春 /はる/ A1	noun - spring
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
言葉 /ことば/ B1	noun - word
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
嵐 /あらし/ B2	noun - storm

Grammar:

• ただ風が吹くのを待ってた

  ➔ Particle 'の' as a nominalizer

  ➔ 'の' turns a verb phrase into a noun, making it a subject or object of a sentence.

• 花見の客も少なくなった

  ➔ Particle 'も' indicating 'also' or 'even'

  ➔ 'も' adds the idea of 'also' or 'even' to the noun, showing inclusion or emphasis.

• 花に、僕らもう息も忘れて

  ➔ Particle 'に' indicating target or location

  ➔ 'に' marks the target of the action or the location where the action occurs.

• 花散らせ今吹くこの嵐は

  ➔ Imperative form of '散らせ' (scatter, disperse)

  ➔ '散らせ' is the imperative form, giving a command to disperse or scatter.

• 名残るように時間が散っていく

  ➔ Verb '散っていく' (scatter, disperse) in compound form indicating an ongoing process

  ➔ '散っていく' combines the verb for scattering with 'いく' to express ongoing or future dispersion.