ひらく – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: JO1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into JO1's moving ballad 'ひらく' and explore the beautiful nuances of the Japanese language. This song, with its gentle melodies and profound lyrics about growth and connection, offers a unique opportunity to learn expressions related to blooming, self-discovery, and emotional openness, enriching your understanding of Japanese through a powerful and relatable story.

[English]

作词 : 秦 基博

作曲 : 秦 基博

编曲 : トオミ ヨウ

At the tip of the young leaves, it sways

This fragile bud, so unsure

What kind of flower it’ll become, I don’t know yet

But right now, I just can’t tell

Gathering light along the way

While stumbling in the shadows

My own unique color and shape

I’m simply searching for them

Standing against the gusting wind

On the verge of breaking

I’m only learning your strength

A future that blooms

A flower still unnamed, trembling softly

It blossoms, crossing seasons

I swear to the sky

When my favorite colored flower blooms

I’ll go to meet you

To that gentle smile of yours

Growing straight toward it

It’s never going to be easy

With each passing day

I’m surely putting down roots

The hands we joined back then (those hands)

The reason we let go

Was to become (like you someday)

Just like you

A parched dream waiting for rain

Even if it withers again

Because you gave me today

I ask the sky

What’s your favorite colored flower?

Did you make it bloom too?

A flower of gentle color

A future that blooms

A flower still unnamed, trembling softly

It blossoms now, crossing seasons

I swear to the sky

When my favorite colored flower blooms

I’ll go to meet you

To that gentle smile of yours

[Japanese]

作词 : 秦 基博

作曲 : 秦 基博

编曲 : トオミ ヨウ

双叶の先に揺れる

頼りないこの蕾が

どんな花になるのかなんて

今はわからないけれど

光を集めながら

影に戸惑いながら

自分だけの色や形を

ただひたすらに探して

吹きつける风に立ち

折れそうになるほど

あなたの强さを知るばかりで

ひらく未来

名前もまだない花が小さく震えた

季节も越えて绽ぶから

空に誓う

一番好きな色の花が咲いたら

あなたに会いに行こう

优しいその笑颜に

真っ直ぐ伸びていくこと

容易いはずもないけど

続く日々のひとつひとつに

确かに根を张りながら

あの时结んだ手を (その手を)

ほどいたその訳は

(いつかの)あなたのように

なりたかったから

雨を待つ渇いた梦が

また萎れそうになっても

あなたがくれた今日があるから

空に问う

一番好きな色の花はなんですか

あなたも咲かせたのかな

优しい色の花を

ひらく未来

名前もまだない花が小さく震えた

季节も越えて绽ぶ今

空に誓う

一番好きな色の花が咲いたら

あなたに会いに行こう

优しいその笑颜に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ひらく /hiɾakɯ/ A2	verb - to open
蕾 /tsubomi/ B1	noun - bud
花 /hana/ A2	noun - flower
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
影 /kage/ B1	noun - shadow
色 /iro/ A2	noun - color
形 /katachi/ B1	noun - shape
风 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
强さ /tsuyosa/ B1	noun - strength
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
季节 /kisetsu/ B1	noun - season
绽ぶ /hohobubu/ B2	verb - to bloom fully
优しい /yasashii/ A2	adjective - gentle
笑颜 /egao/ B1	noun - smile
根 /ne/ B1	noun - root
梦 /yume/ A2	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• 双叶の先に揺れる

  ➔ no-particle construction with verb in る form

  ➔ The verb 揺れる (yureru - to sway) is in its る form, and the sentence lacks a particle, which is common in poetic or lyrical Japanese to create a flowing, descriptive tone.

• どんな花になるのかなんて

  ➔ question particle か with quote particle んて

  ➔ The combination of か (question particle) and んて (quotative particle) is used to express uncertainty or a rhetorical question, emphasizing the unknown nature of the flower's future form.

• 光を集めながら

  ➔ て form of verb with ながら

  ➔ The て form of the verb 集める (atsumeru - to gather) is used with ながら (nagara - while) to express simultaneous actions, indicating that the flower is gathering light while doing something else.

• あなたの强さを知るばかりで

  ➔ ばかりで (bakari de - only)

  ➔ ばかりで (bakari de) is used to emphasize that the action of knowing your strength is the only thing happening, highlighting the exclusivity of this realization.

• 季节も越えて绽ぶから

  ➔ も (mo - also) with から (kara - because)

  ➔ も (mo) is used to add another element to the sentence, and から (kara) explains the reason for the action, indicating that the flower blooms because it also overcomes the seasons.