花束を君に – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル
• Album: Fantôme

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

普段からメイクしない君が薄化粧した朝

On a morning when you, who usually doesn't wear makeup, put on light makeup

始まりと終わりの狭間で

In the space between beginning and end

忘れぬ約束した

I made a promise I won't forget

花束を君に贈ろう

I'll give you a bouquet

愛おしい人 愛おしい人

Beloved person, beloved person

どんな言葉並べても

No matter how many words I line up

真実にはならないから

They won't become the truth

今日は贈ろう 涙色の花束を君に

Today, I'll give you a bouquet in the color of tears

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毎日の人知れぬ苦労や淋しみも無く

If there were no hidden struggles or loneliness in everyday life

ただ楽しいことばかりだったら

If it were only fun things

愛なんて知らずに済んだのにな

I could have lived without knowing love

花束を君に贈ろう

I'll give you a bouquet

言いたいこと 言いたいこと

Things I want to say, things I want to say

きっと山ほどあるけど

I'm sure there are countless

神様しか知らないまま

But only God knows them

今日は贈ろう 涙色の花束を君に

Today, I'll give you a bouquet in the color of tears

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両手でも抱えきれない

Thank you for the countless dazzling scenes

眩い風景の数々をありがとう

That I can't hold even with both hands

世界中が雨の日も

Even on rainy days around the world

君の笑顔が僕の太陽だったよ

Your smile was my sunshine

今は伝わらなくても

Even if it doesn't reach you now

真実には変わりないさ

It doesn't change the truth

抱きしめてよ たった一度 さよならの前に

Hold me tight, just once, before goodbye

花束を君に贈ろう

I'll give you a bouquet

愛おしい人 愛おしい人

Beloved person, beloved person

どんな言葉並べても

No matter how many words I line up

君を讃えるには足りないから

They aren't enough to praise you

今日は贈ろう 涙色の花束を君に

Today, I'll give you a bouquet in the color of tears

君に 君に

To you, to you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花束 /はなたば/ A2	noun - bouquet
君 /きみ/ A1	noun - you (informal)
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
贈る /おくる/ B1	verb - to give (as a gift)
涙色 /なみだいろ/ B2	noun - color of tears
真実 /しんじつ/ B2	noun - truth
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word
苦労 /くろう/ B1	noun - hardship
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun, enjoyable
抱きしめる /だきしめる/ B2	verb - to hug, to embrace
眩い /まぶしい/ C1	adjective - dazzling, brilliant
世界中 /せかいじゅう/ B1	noun - around the world
笑顔 /えがお/ A2	noun - smile
太陽 /たいよう/ A2	noun - sun
変わり /かわり/ B1	noun - change
さよなら /さよなら/ A1	noun - goodbye

Key Grammar Structures

• 始まりと終わりの狭間で

  ➔ Noun + と + Noun (indicating a conjunction or a comparison, in this case 'between' the two nouns)

  ➔ The particle "と" is used here to connect "始まり" (beginning) and "終わり" (end) indicating the location or state "between" them.

• ただ楽しいことばかりだったら

  ➔ ただ + adjective + だったら (if only it were just...; hypothetical conditional)

  ➔ The phrase "ただ...だったら" expresses a hypothetical situation, meaning "if only it were just...", implying a wish or reflection on an ideal scenario.

• 神様しか知らないまま

  ➔ しか + verb (indicating that only the specified subject knows or does something)

  ➔ The particle "しか" is used with the negative form of the verb to express "only" or "nothing but" the subject, emphasizing exclusivity.

• 抱きしめてよ たった一度 さよならの前に

  ➔ て-form + よ (a request or desire), and たった一度 (only once), 〜の前に (before)

  ➔ The て-form + よ is used here as a soft command or request "please hold me tight", and "たった一度" means "only once", while "〜の前に" indicates "before" a certain event.

• 君の笑顔が僕の太陽だったよ

  ➔ が (subject marker) + noun, とたれ (past tense of だった)

  ➔ The particle "が" marks "君の笑顔" (your smile) as the subject of the sentence. "だった" is the past tense of "です" (to be), used here to state "was".

• 真実には変わりないさ

  ➔ には (particle indicating the target of a certain state), 変わりない (not changing)

  ➔ The particle "には" indicates the target or scope of the statement, and "変わりない" means "no change" or "unchanging".