Garden – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Fujii Kaze
• Album: LOVE ALL SERVE ALL STADIUM LIVE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the gentle and soulful world of Fujii Kaze through his song "Garden." This track offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Japanese through its poetic lyrics about life, love, and acceptance. The metaphor of the 'garden' provides a rich and accessible entry point into understanding deeper cultural and personal philosophies expressed in Japanese music, making it a special and rewarding learning experience.

[English]

The bird announces the arrival of spring.

I fall in love.

Only with this wonderful warmth.

Let me touch it, with this skin.

The clouds take on summer's hue.

I close my eyes.

Only beautiful moments.

Chasing them until they fade away.

Flowers bloom and then wither.

I'm captivated by you.

Yet I want to keep protecting my feelings.

My garden, until it ends.

People meet and say goodbye.

Losing something, then gaining it back.

Still, I want to keep protecting it.

My garden, until it ends.

Night calls autumn.

I set out on a journey.

Only waiting for wonderful encounters.

Waiting until that day.

So winter, come on in.

Hold me close.

With the warmth of your hands.

Let me live, melting away.

Flowers bloom and then wither.

I'm captivated by you.

Yet I want to keep protecting my feelings.

My garden, until it ends.

People meet and say goodbye.

Losing something, then gaining it back.

Still, I want to keep protecting it.

My garden, until it ends.

Placed amidst the seasons.

Surrendering to the flow.

Just letting things take their course.

Accepting everything as it is.

Only shedding tears.

And spreading love.

In this abundant garden.

Release the hands that hold on.

To the ends of the sky.

Flowers bloom and then wither.

I'm captivated by you.

Yet I want to keep protecting my feelings.

My garden, until it ends.

People meet and say goodbye.

Losing something, then gaining it back.

Still, I want to keep protecting it.

My garden, until it ends.

[Japanese]

鳥は春を告げて

私は恋をして

素敵な温度だけ

触れさせて この肌で

雲は夏を帯びて

私は目を閉じて

綺麗な時間だけ

追いかけて 尽きるまで

花は咲いては枯れ

あなたに心奪われ

それでも守り続けたくて

私のガーデン 果てるまで

人は出会い別れ

失くしてはまた手に入れ

それでも守り続けたくて

私のガーデン 果てるまで

夜が秋を呼んで

私は旅に出て

素敵な出会いだけ

待っていて その日まで

だから冬よおいで

私を抱きしめて

その手の温もりで

生きさせて 溶けるまで

花は咲いては枯れ

あなたに心奪われ

それでも守り続けたくて

私のガーデン 果てるまで

人は出会い別れ

失くしてはまた手に入れ

それでも守り続けたくて

私のガーデン 果てるまで

季節に身を置いて

流れに身を任せ

なるようになるだけ

受け入れて そのままで

流した涙だけ

ふりまいた愛だけ

豊かになる庭で

掴んだ手 解き放て

空の果て

花は咲いては枯れ

あなたに心奪われ

それでも守り続けたくて

ガーデン 果てるまで

人は出会い別れ

失くしてはまた手に入れ

それでも守り続けたくて

私のガーデン 果てるまで

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
鳥 /tori/ A1	noun - bird
恋 /koi/ B1	noun - love
温度 /ondo/ B1	noun - temperature
肌 /hada/ A2	noun - skin
雲 /kumo/ A1	noun - cloud
夏 /natsu/ A1	noun - summer
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
咲く /saku/ A2	verb - to bloom
枯れ /kare/ B1	verb - to wither
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
奪わ /ubawa/ B2	verb - to steal
ガーデン /gāden/ B1	noun - garden
果てる /hateru/ B2	verb - to end
出会い /deai/ B1	noun - encounter
別れ /wakare/ A2	noun - farewell
季節 /kisetsu/ A2	noun - season
流れ /nagare/ B1	noun - flow
豊か /yutaka/ B2	adjective - rich

Key Grammar Structures

• 鳥は春を告げて

  ➔ The particle "は" indicates the topic of the sentence, and "を" marks the direct object. "告げて" is the te-form of "告げる" meaning "to herald" or "announce".

  ➔ "は" sets the topic, emphasizing what the sentence is about, while "を" marks the object being affected. The te-form "告げて" connects to subsequent actions.

• 私は恋をして

  ➔ The pronoun "私" with the topic particle "は" indicates "I" as the topic. "恋をして" is the te-form of "恋をする" meaning "to fall in love," showing a continuing or sequential action.

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• 素敵な温度だけ触れさせて

  ➔ The adjective "素敵な" means "lovely" or "wonderful" and modifies "温度" (temperature). "だけ" emphasizes "only." "触れさせて" is the causative form of "触れる" (to touch), in the te-form, meaning "let me touch" or "allow to touch."

  ➔ "だけ" emphasizes exclusivity, meaning "only". The causative "触れさせて" indicates causing or allowing someone to perform the action of touching.

• 雲は夏を帯びて

  ➔ The particle "は" indicates the topic "雲" (cloud). "夏を帯びて" uses the verb "帯びる" in the te-form, meaning "to be tinged with" or "to carry" a certain quality, here "夏" (summer).

  ➔ "は" marks the topic of the sentence, and "帯びて" (te-form of "帯びる") indicates the subject is tinged or carries a quality of "夏" (summer).