春よ、来い

• By: 浜崎あゆみ

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

淡き光立つ 俄雨

A faint light shines, like a sudden rain

いとし面影の沈丁花

The loving image of a yellow jasmine

溢るる涙の蕾から

From the budding tears that overflow

ひとつ ひとつ香り始める

One by one, they begin to scent the air

それは それは 空を越えて

It’s, it’s crossing the sky

やがて やがて 迎えに来る

Eventually, it comes to pick me up

春よ 遠き春よ 瞼閉じればそこに

Spring, oh distant spring, if I close my eyes, there it is

愛をくれし君の なつかしき声がする

The nostalgic voice of you who gave me love is calling

君に預けし 我が心は

The heart I entrusted to you

今でも返事を待っています

Even now, I am waiting for your reply

どれほど月日が流れても

No matter how many days pass

ずっと ずっと待っています

I will keep waiting, forever

それは それは 明日を越えて

It’s, it’s surpassing tomorrow

いつか いつか きっと届く

Someday, someday, it will surely reach

春よ まだ見ぬ春 迷い立ち止まるとき

Spring, the unseen spring, when I pause and hesitate

夢をくれし君の 眼差しが肩を抱く

Your gaze, who gave me dreams, embraces my shoulders

夢よ 浅き夢よ 私はここにいます

Dreams, shallow dreams, I am here

君を想いながら ひとり歩いています

Thinking of you, I walk alone

流るる雨のごとく 流るる花のごとく

Like flowing rain, like falling flowers

春よ 遠き春よ 瞼閉じればそこに

Spring, oh distant spring, if I close my eyes, there it is

愛をくれし君の なつかしき声がする

The nostalgic voice of you who gave me love is calling

春よ まだ見ぬ春 迷い立ち止まるとき

Spring, the unseen spring, when I pause and hesitate

夢をくれし君の 眼差しが肩を抱く

Your gaze, who gave me dreams, embraces my shoulders

春よ 遠き春よ 瞼閉じればそこに

Spring, oh distant spring, if I close my eyes, there it is

愛をくれし君の なつかしき声がする

The nostalgic voice of you who gave me love is calling

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
春 /haru/ A1	noun - spring
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
待つ /matsu/ A2	verb - to wait
抱く /daku/ B1	verb - to embrace
香り /kaori/ B1	noun - fragrance
月日 /tsukihi/ B2	noun - time (days and months)
遠き /tooki/ B2	adjective - distant
迷い /mayoi/ B2	noun - confusion
立ち止まる /tachidomaru/ B2	verb - to stop (walking)
来る /kuru/ A1	verb - to come
想い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought, feeling

Grammar:

• 春よ、来い

  ➔ Usage of vocative particle 'よ' to call or address someone/prompt emotion.

  ➔ 'よ' is a sentence-ending particle used to express emphasis, call someone, or convey emotion.

• 遠き春よ

  ➔ Use of the archaic or poetic form of '遠い' (far) as '遠き', which is classical attributive form.

  ➔ '遠き' is an archaic or poetic form of '遠い' (far), used for literary or expressive purposes.

• 待っています

  ➔ Polite present continuous tense form of '待つ' (to wait), using the suffix '-ている'.

  ➔ '待っています' is the polite, ongoing form indicating that someone is currently waiting.

• 流るる雨のごとく

  ➔ Use of the classical attributive form of '流れる' (to flow) as '流るる', followed by 'ごとく' meaning 'like' or 'as'.

  ➔ '流るる' is an archaic form of '流れる' (to flow), used poetically, combined with 'ごとく' to mean 'like' or 'as'.

• 瞼を閉じれば

  ➔ Conditional form '〜ば' used with the verb '閉じる' (to close), meaning 'if (someone) closes (their) eyes'.

  ➔ '〜ば' is a conditional suffix indicating 'if', combined with the verb to form 'if (someone) closes (their) eyes'.

• 君を想いながら

  ➔ Use of the gerund form '想いながら' from '想う' (to think, to feel), indicating 'while (thinking of) you'.

  ➔ 'ながら' is a Japanese grammatical structure used to indicate doing two actions simultaneously, attaching to the verb in itsます-stem form.