C.O.S.M.O.S. ～秋桜～ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Japanese music with 'C.O.S.M.O.S. ～秋桜～' by Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS. This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn expressive and poetic Japanese through its heart-wrenching lyrics about a forbidden love. The delicate imagery of the 'akizakura' (cosmos flower) and the passionate vocals make this a truly special ballad for any language learner to connect with.

[English]

Even if the fact that we met was a sad fate

You and I will surely get hurt... still

You, the cosmos blooming in the storm of passion, trapping intensity in tears

Blown by the wind, struck by the rain, blooming beautifully and fleetingly

This pure feeling that I love too much, I can't tell anyone

Makes us silent, already

If I say I'm sorry, it feels like you'll disappear

I held you so tightly it felt like I might break

I'm not seeking you just to fill my loneliness

I can't let go, I don't want to let go, I can't give up... pure love

"It's painful because you're not just mine," you cried once, cosmos

Yet again, for my sake, you bloom painfully tonight

No matter how many times I try to tell you I love you

Why do you smile helplessly? Yes

Without a doubt, we are bound together

We are not sinners

The pale-colored cosmos becomes vivid every time we touch

Dyeing our skin bright red - every time we love, it turns red

This pure feeling that I love too much, I can't tell anyone

Makes us silent, already

If I say I'm sorry, it feels like you'll disappear

I held you so tightly it felt like I might break

No matter how many times I try to tell you I love you

Why do you smile helplessly? Yes

Without a doubt, we are bound together

We are not sinners

We are not sinners

[Japanese]

出逢った事実(こと)がすでに 哀しい運命だったとしても

あなたも僕もきっと 傷ついてしまう… それでも

あなた情熱の嵐に咲いた秋桜 激しさを涙に閉じ込め

風に吹かれ 雨に撃たれ 綺麗に儚く咲いてる人

愛しすぎて誰にも言えないこの純真(おもい)が

僕たちを 無口にさせるよ もう

ごめんと言えばあなたが消えそうで

壊れるくらい抱き寄せた

淋しさ埋めるために あなたを求めているんじゃない

離せない離したくない 諦められない… 純愛

「私だけのあなたじゃないからつらいの」と 一度だけ泣いたね 秋桜

それでもまた 僕のために 今夜もせつなく咲いてる人

愛してると何度あなたに伝えてみても

やるせなく 微笑むのは何故？ そう

紛れもなく結ばれた僕たちは

罪人なんかじゃない

薄い色してる秋桜が 触れ合うたびに鮮やかになってく

真っ赤に真っ赤に 肌を染めて 愛し合うそのたび赤くなる

愛しすぎて誰にも言えないこの純真(おもい)が

僕たちを 無口にさせるよ もう

ごめんと言えばあなたが消えそうで

壊れるくらい抱き寄せた

愛してると何度あなたに伝えてみても

やるせなく 微笑むのは何故？ そう

紛れもなく結ばれた僕たちは

罪人なんかじゃない

罪人なんかじゃないよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - fate
情熱 /じょうねつ/ B2	noun - passion
秋桜 /あきざくら/ B1	noun - cosmos flower
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
抱き寄せる /だきよせる/ B2	verb - to embrace
壊れる /こわれる/ B1	verb - to break
求める /もとめる/ B1	verb - to seek
微笑む /ほほえむ/ B2	verb - to smile
罪人 /ざいにん/ B2	noun - sinner
淋しさ /さびしさ/ B1	noun - loneliness
鮮やか /あざやか/ B2	adjective - vivid
赤く /あかく/ A2	adverb - redly
せつなく /せつなく/ B2	adverb - painfully

Key Grammar Structures

• 出逢った事実(こと)がすでに哀しい運命だったとしても

  ➔ Conditional form with 〜ても (temo) indicating 'even if' or 'despite'

  ➔ The phrase uses 〜ても (temo) to express 'even if' the fact is sad, the situation remains unchanged.

• あなた情熱の嵐に咲いた秋桜

  ➔ Use of の (no) to show possession or connection ('your passionate storm')

  ➔ The の particle connects 'あなた' (you) and '情熱の嵐' (passionate storm) to indicate possession.

• 愛しすぎて誰にも言えないこの純真(おもい)が

  ➔ S 汾+すぎて (sugite) - expressing excess or 'too much'

  ➔ The verb すぎて (sugite) expresses that the love is too much, implying excessiveness or overwhelming emotion.

• 壊れるくらい抱き寄せた

  ➔ くらい (kurai) to indicate degree or extent ('to the point of breaking')

  ➔ くらい signifies the extent or degree, in this case, hugging so intensely it’s almost to the point of breaking.

• やるせなく 微笑むのは何故？ そう

  ➔ ななく (naku) as an adverb derived from 悲しい (sad), meaning 'sadly' or 'melancholically'

  ➔ ななく is an adverb describing the manner of smiling —sadly or melancolically— with an implied emotional nuance.

• 罪人なんかじゃない

  ➔ じゃない (janai) for negation of noun or na-adjective expressions ('are not')

  ➔ じゃない is used here to negate the noun '罪人' (sinner), asserting that they are not sinners.