mimosa – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt world of Ayumi Hamasaki's “mimosa,” a song celebrating her 27th anniversary and serving as the theme for a popular Japanese drama. Delve into its inspiring lyrics about overcoming pain and finding strength, and discover the rich cultural context behind this J-Pop gem.

[English]

If I could say just one thing to my past self, what would it be?

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What kind of

...

words would I use?

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That's a pretty common question, isn't it?

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It might sound like a cliché,

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but you've worked hard,

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haven't you?

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It's going to be alright.

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て

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I'm sure I've forgotten the bitterness of those tears,

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I've forgotten.

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Because I've grown up

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and realized that things don't always go as planned,

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and the blue bruises on this girl's heart, with time,

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won't just heal, but turn into smiles.

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Isn't that the only thing you can do? That's why today,

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you're living without giving up, right?

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Now, counting from the end

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is too sad and I don't have time for that.

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Because after that count...

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the days become distant.

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Believing in someone from the bottom of your heart is naive,

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and abandoning

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everything on life

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doesn't fit in with the times, I know,

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but even so, I'm going to do it,

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because this is the world you live in.

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Strangers often say, "That must be tough, I understand."

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Those words become a wall of rejection.

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Like a maiden waiting for everything to go well,

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have you realized that things don't always go as planned? These blue, damned

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は時間

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won't just heal, but turn into smiles.

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Isn't that the only thing you can do? That's why today,

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you're living for autumn, right?

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Believing in this is naive, and abandoning

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everything on life

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isn't

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doesn't fit in with the times, I know that,

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but even so, I'm going to do it, because this is your

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world.

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Ah,

[Japanese]

h1つだけ昔の自分にかけてあげられると

したならどんな

言葉にしますか

そんな質問よくあるよね

気のセリフスに聞こえるかもしれえない

けど努力

はるから

大丈夫だよっ

て

きっとあの涙の苦さを

忘れいる

から大人に

がって全てがうまくいくわけじゃないと

知れたから青いてる女の傷は時間と主に

言えじゃなくて笑顔

だけできるかじゃないかなそのために今日

も諦めずに生きてんじゃないか

さあ最後から数えること

なんてさすぎるし時間がわかないし

てからカウ

とっていて日々は遠くなっ

て人は心のそこかは信じるだなんてなめか

に放気で

人生かける

なんて今の時代にで合ってないことはさ

分かってんだけどそれでもねやっていくん

だよだここが君がいる世界なんだから

知らない人ほど言う大変ですねわかります

よて言葉が巨の間になってた

乙女になったか待って全てがうまくいく

わけじゃないと知れたかな青いてるだクソ

は時間

とりえんじゃなくて笑顔と

はきできるかじゃないかなそのために今日

も秋に生きてんじゃないかな

こののは信じるだなんてなめかに放気で

人生かけるた

なんて今の

時代りねあってないことはさ分てだけど

そもやっていくんだよだってここか君の

いる世界なんだ

あ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
昔 (mukashi) /mɯka̠ɕi/ A2	noun - old times, former
言葉 (kotoba) /koto̞ba/ A1	noun - word, language
質問 (shitsumon) /ɕit͡sɯmo̞ɴ/ A2	noun - question
努力 (doryoku) /do̞ɾʲokɯ/ B1	noun - effort, exertion verb - to make an effort
涙 (namida) /namida/ A2	noun - tear
苦さ (nigasa) /niɡasa/ B2	noun - bitterness
大人 (otona) /o̞to̞na/ A2	noun - adult
傷 (kizu) /kizɯ/ A2	noun - wound, injury
時間 (jikan) /d͡ʑikaɴ/ A1	noun - time
笑顔 (egao) /e̞ɡa̠o̞/ A2	noun - smile
今日 (kyō) /kʲoː/ A1	noun - today
最後 (saigo) /saiɡo/ A2	noun - last, end
日々 (hibi) /çibi/ B1	noun - daily, day by day
心 (kokoro) /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
人生 (jinsei) /d͡ʑĩseː/ A2	noun - life
時代 (jidai) /d͡ʑidai/ A2	noun - era, period
世界 (sekai) /se̞kai/ A1	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• 1つだけ昔の自分にかけてあげられるとしたらどんな言葉にしますか

  ➔ Conditional sentence with "としたら"

  ➔ "としたら" (to shitara) indicates a hypothetical situation. "かけてあげられるとしたら" means "if you could give (it) to (your past self)". The entire sentence asks, "If you could give one word to your past self, what kind of word would you say?"

• 気のセリフスに聞こえるかもしれえないけど努力

  ➔ Potential form + かもしれない

  ➔ "聞こえるかもしれない" (kikoeru kamoshirenai) means "it might sound (like)" or "it could sound (like)". It expresses uncertainty.

• 大丈夫だよっ

  ➔ "~だよ" informal sentence ender, plus emphatic "っ"

  ➔ "大丈夫だよ" (daijoubu da yo) means "It's okay" or "You'll be alright". The "っ" adds emphasis and a feeling of closeness or reassurance.

• てからカウ

  ➔ Leaving words unfinished.

  ➔ Ending a phrase mid-sentence, or not finishing a word is common in informal speech and song lyrics. It can indicate trailing off in thought, or an intentional ambiguity.

• て人は心のそこかは信じるだなんてなめかに放気で

  ➔ Indirect Question with "～か"

  ➔ The "～か" (ka) particle indicates an indirect question embedded within a statement. Here, "心のそこかは信じる" means "if (or whether) people believe from the bottom of their hearts."