mimosa – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt world of Ayumi Hamasaki's "mimosa," a J-pop ballad that delves into themes of healing and gratitude. This song offers a chance to connect with Japanese culture through its poignant lyrics and warm melodies, enriched by the symbolism of the mimosa flower and its message of friendship and support.

[English]

If I could give just one piece of advice to my former self,

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what kind of words would I say?

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言葉にしますか

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Questions like that come up a lot, right?

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It might sound like an empty line,

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but effort

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pays off in the end.

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"It’s going to be okay,"

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I’d say.

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Because I’ve definitely forgotten the bitterness of those tears,

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忘れいる

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and I’ve grown into an adult.

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I’ve learned that not everything goes smoothly,

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and that a young woman’s scars aren’t healed by time alone,

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but by smiles.

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Maybe that’s all we can do—that’s why I keep going today,

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without giving up.

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Now, let’s count from the end—

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it’s too much, and time doesn’t wait.

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Before we know it,

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days drift further away.

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People say they believe in the depths of their hearts,

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but it’s all just hot air.

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Devoting your life to something

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doesn’t really fit this era, I know.

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But still, I keep going,

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because this is the world where you are.

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Strangers always say, “It must be tough, I understand,”

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but their words just hang in the air.

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I’ve learned that not everything goes smoothly,

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even for a young woman like me. Those stupid

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wounds aren’t healed by time,

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but by smiles.

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Maybe that’s all we can do—that’s why I keep going today,

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even in the fall of my life.

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People say they believe in the depths of their hearts,

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but it’s all just hot air.

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Devoting your life to something

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doesn’t really fit this era, I know.

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But still, I keep going,

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because this is the world where you are.

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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

  ➔ Use of と (to) as a conjunction

  ➔ The particle と (to) here connects the clause to the following statement, indicating a condition or hypothetical situation.

• けど努力 はるから

  ➔ Use of けど (kedo) for contrast and omission of subject

  ➔ けど (kedo) is used to express contrast, and the subject is omitted as it is understood from context.

• 大丈夫だよっ

  ➔ Use of だ (da) in casual speech

  ➔ だ (da) is used in casual speech to assert a statement, often replaced by です (desu) in polite speech.

• 知れたから青いてる女の傷は時間と主に

  ➔ Use of から (kara) to indicate reason and te-form

  ➔ から (kara) indicates the reason for the following statement, and the te-form is used to connect actions.

• さあ最後から数えること

  ➔ Use of さあ (saa) as an interjection and から (kara) in a sequence

  ➔ さあ (saa) is used to draw attention or encourage action, while から (kara) indicates the starting point of a sequence.

• 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

  ➔ Use of なんて (nante) for emphasis and んだけど (ndakedo) for concession

  ➔ なんて (nante) is used to emphasize a point, while んだけど (ndakedo) expresses concession or contrast despite the previous statement.