花cherie – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Nissy,西島隆弘

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

蕾の中で 君が待ってる

You're waiting inside the bud

淡い夢を毎晩見るの

Every night, I see faint dreams

僕も知らない 心の奥底

Deep within my heart, I don’t even know

そんなトコに隠れてないでよ

Don’t hide away there anymore

しおれたら 水をあげて

If you wither, I’ll water you

枯れぬように ずっと

So you won’t dry out, I’ll always

守ってあげる もっと

Protect you even more

儚く揺れる その線を

That fragile line that sways

触れてたいんだ 君の香りを

I want to touch it, your scent

涙をそんなことに 使わないで

Don’t waste tears on such things

どんな君でも 綺麗だから

Because no matter what you are, you’re beautiful

今は悲しい言葉たちは 使わないで

Don’t use sad words now

君と笑える 僕がいるから

Because I’m here, able to smile with you

ねえ、また 静かな夜は

Hey, even on quiet nights

どうにも 寂しくなったけど

I feel surprisingly lonely

まあ、でも 君がいるから

But still, because I have you

どんな事も 特別なんだ

Any moment becomes special

包ませて 遠い人よ

Let me hold you, distant one

泡のように そっと

Softly like bubbles

やわらかくね ぎゅっと

Gently, tightly

風に消えてしまわぬように

So you won't disappear with the wind

確かめたいんだ 君の香りを

I want to be sure of your scent

涙をそんなことに 使わないで

Don’t waste tears on such things

どんな君でも 綺麗だから

Because no matter what you are, you’re beautiful

今は悲しい言葉たちは 使わないで

Don’t use sad words now

君と笑える 僕がいるから

Because I’m here, able to smile with you

育たない

Nothing will grow

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
君 (kimi) /ki.mi/ A1	noun - you
夢 (yume) /jɯ.me/ A1	noun - dream
心 (kokoro) /ko.ko.ɾo/ A2	noun - heart, mind
水 (mizu) /mi.zɯ/ A1	noun - water
涙 (namida) /na.mi.da/ A2	noun - tears
言葉 (kotoba) /ko.to.ba/ A2	noun - word, language
夜 (yoru) /jo.ɾɯ/ A1	noun - night
風 (kaze) /ka.ze/ A1	noun - wind
笑う (warau) /wa.ɾa.ɯ/ A1	verb - to laugh, to smile
待つ (matsu) /ma.tɯ/ A1	verb - to wait
揺れる (yureru) /jɯ.ɾe.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to shake, to sway
触れる (fureru) /ɸɯ.ɾe.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to touch
香 (kaori) /ka.o.ɾi/ B1	noun - fragrance, scent
綺麗 (kirei) /ki.ɾeː/ A2	adjective - beautiful, clean
儚い (hakanai) /ha.ka.na.i/ B2	adjective - fleeting, transient
悲しい (kanashii) /ka.na.ɕiː/ A2	adjective - sad

Key Grammar Structures

• 待ってる

  ➔ present continuous form of '待つ' (matsu), meaning 'waiting'

  ➔ '待ってる' is a colloquial contraction of '待っている' (waiting).

• 隠れてないでよ

  ➔ imperative form with negative causative of '隠れる' (to hide)

  ➔ '隠れてないで' is a negative imperative form instructing someone to not hide.

• ずっと

  ➔ adverb meaning 'continuously' or 'for a long time'

  ➔ 'ずっと' emphasizes that an action or state continues for a long time or without interruption.

• 守ってあげる

  ➔ volitional form + あげる ('to do for someone') expressing 'to protect or look after someone'

  ➔ '守ってあげる' combines the volitional form of '守る' (to protect) with 'あげる' to indicate doing something kindly for someone, like protecting.

• 儚く揺れる

  ➔ adjective + verb '揺れる' (to sway) in descriptive form indicating a delicate swaying

  ➔ '儚く' is the adverbial form of '儚い', meaning 'ephemeral' or 'fragile', combined with '揺れる' to describe a delicate swaying.

• 触れてたい

  ➔ たい-form of '触れる' (to touch), expressing desire to touch

  ➔ '触れてたい' is a colloquial contraction of '触れたい', meaning 'want to touch' or 'would like to touch'.

• 悲しい言葉たちは 使わないで

  ➔ negative imperative form of '使う' (to use) with subordinate clause

  ➔ '使わないで' is an imperative form telling someone not to use or say something, often softened in speech.