ガジュマル ～Heaven in the Rain～ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ReoNa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of ReoNa's "ガジュマル ～Heaven in the Rain～" to experience a heartfelt ballad that beautifully conveys longing and the pain of unspoken goodbyes. Learning Japanese through this song offers a unique opportunity to grasp nuanced emotional expressions and poetic imagery, like the weeping Banyan tree, making it a special piece for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

If there are any regrets left in my heart

Could it be the "goodbye" I couldn't say?

The endless regrets that keep falling

Are because I ran away from the end that will come someday?

The large Gajumaru you planted in the garden

Is weeping with its drooping branches

...

I loved you

That was all there was to it

Just those few words

I wish I could have said them

Oh rain, melt this eternal farewell

The sweet-scented Rain Tree

Memories are overflowing

I want to see you

I just want to see you

...

This sorrow of losing you

Will it heal with the passing of time?

If it means forgetting even the pain

Then wounds, please don't heal

In the sound of the waves and the wind

In the shade of a tree where no one is around

I'm searching for you

Fading memories, please don't disappear

...

In times of hardship, in times of doubt

When I want to disappear

I still remember you

The Gajumaru is crying

ガジュマルが泣いている

I loved you

That was all there was to it

Just those few words

I wish I could have said them

Oh rain, melt this eternal farewell

The sweet-scented Rain Tree

Memories are overflowing

I want to see you, I really want to see you

I want to reach you on the other side of the rain

The love song I wanted to convey

I will sing it

Heaven in the Rain

...

[Japanese]

心残りが あるとしたなら

言えなかった 「さよなら」でしょうか

後悔ばかり 降り止まないのは

いつか来る終わりから 逃げたからでしょうか

あなたが庭に植えた

大きなガジュマルが

枝を垂らして 泣いているよ

愛していた

ただそれだけのことが

たったそれだけの言葉が

言えたらよかったのに

永遠の別れを 雨よ 溶かして

甘く香る Rain Tree

思い出が溢れていく

会いたいよ

ただ 会いたいよ

あなたを失くした この悲しみも

時が過ぎれば 癒えるのでしょうか

痛みとともに 思い出さえも

忘れるぐらいなら 傷よ 癒えないで

潮騒と風の中

誰もいない木陰で

あなたを探してる

滲んでゆく面影よ 消えないで

つらいときに 迷ったときに

消えたいときに

いまだにあなたを思い出すよ

ガジュマルが泣いている

愛していた

ただそれだけのことが

たったそれだけの言葉が

言えたらよかったのに

永遠の別れを 雨よ 溶かして

甘く香る Rain Tree

思い出が溢れていく

会いたいよ 会いたいんだよ

雨の向こうの あなたに届けたいよ

伝えたかった 愛の歌を

僕は歌うよ

Heaven in the Rain

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心残り /こころのこり/ B2	noun - lingering regret
後悔 /こうかい/ B1	noun - regret
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
別れ /わかれ/ B1	noun - farewell
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B2	noun - sorrow
痛み /いたみ/ B2	noun - pain
雨 /あめ/ A1	noun - rain
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
思い出す /おもいだす/ B1	verb - to remember
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search
溶かす /とかす/ B2	verb - to melt
会う /あう/ A1	verb - to meet
届ける /とどける/ B1	verb - to deliver
香る /かおる/ B2	verb - to smell good
滲む /にじむ/ B2	verb - to blur

Key Grammar Structures

• 後悔ばかり 降り止まないのは

  ➔ Using the 〜ばかり (bakari) to indicate 'nothing but' or 'only' in a negative sense.

  ➔ The phrase '後悔ばかり' emphasizes that 'regret' dominates or is the only feeling, implying a negative or overwhelming sense.

• 言えなかった 「さよなら」でしょうか

  ➔ Using the potential form 〜にできる (〜えた) + か to turn a verb into a question of possibility or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase '言えなかった' is the past negative potential form of '言う' (to say), expressing inability or regret about not being able to say 'goodbye'.

• 永遠の別れを 雨よ 溶かして

  ➔ Using the を particle with a noun (永遠の別れ) + を, indicating the direct object, combined with the verb 溶かして in the imperative or causative form.

  ➔ The particle 'を' marks '永遠の別れ' (eternal farewell) as the direct object of the verb '溶かす' (to melt), with '溶かして' being the te-form used to connect verbs or express an imperative or causative action.

• 会いたいよ 会いたいんだよ

  ➔ Using the desire form 〜たい to express wanting to do something, coupled with the explanatory tone んだよ (nda yo) for emphasis.

  ➔ The form 〜たい expresses the speaker's desire to see or meet someone, and the phrase んだよ emphasizes or explains the speaker’s strong feelings or intentions.

• 泣いているよ

  ➔ Using the te-iru form of 泣く (to cry) to indicate ongoing action or state, with よ adding emphasis or assurance.

  ➔ The te-iru form of 泣く (to cry) indicates that the crying is happening right now or is ongoing, with よ adding a nuance of emphasis or reassurance.