薔薇のように咲いて 桜のように散って – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 松田聖子, YOSHIKI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich emotional landscape of Japanese music with "薔薇のように咲いて 桜のように散って" (Bara no You ni Saite Sakura no You ni Chitte). This collaboration between legendary artists Matsuda Seiko and YOSHIKI offers a beautiful blend of poetic lyrics and a moving melody. Through its evocative imagery of roses blooming and cherry blossoms scattering, you can explore nuanced Japanese expressions of love, longing, and the bittersweet beauty of transience, making it a perfect song to deepen your understanding of Japanese culture and language.

[English]

Ah, deepening love

Thinking of you during this season

I miss you

...

Ah, petals dancing in the wind

Coloring our eternal feelings

I miss you even now

Lurilee, Lurilee

Where shall we go tomorrow?

Blown by the wind

Disappearing into the crowd

Ah, tears fall down (falling down)

Holding tight to this fleeting moment

I miss you always

Lurilee, Lurilee

Everyone, surely

Breaks down at night

Cries at dawn

Ah, someday, like a rose

Blooming, blooming

Scattering like cherry blossoms

...

Lurilee, Lurilee

Where shall we go tomorrow?

Blown by the wind

Disappearing into the crowd

Lurilee, Lurilee

Everyone, surely

Breaks down at night

Cries at dawn

...

[Japanese]

Ah 愛しさが深くなる

そんな季節にあなたを想い出す

I miss you

Ah 花びらが風に舞う

永遠の想いを彩る

I miss you 今も

ルリラー ルルリラー

明日は何処に行こう

風に吹かれて

人波に消えて

Ah 涙が流れる (Falling down)

限りあるこの瞬間を抱きしめる

I miss you いつも

ルリラー ルルリラー

人は誰でもきっと

夜に壊れて

夜明けに泣いて

Ah いつかは薔薇のように

咲いて 咲いて

桜のように散って

ルリラー ルルリラー

明日は何処に行こう

風に吹かれて

人波に消えて

ルリラー ルルリラー

人は誰でもきっと

夜に壊れて

夜明けに泣いて

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛しさ /あいしさ/ B2	noun - loving feeling
季節 /きせつ/ A2	noun - season
想い出す /おもいだす/ B1	verb - to remember
花びら /はなびら/ A2	noun - petal
舞う /まう/ B1	verb - to dance or flutter
永遠 /えいえん/ B2	noun - eternity
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B2	noun - moment
抱きしめる /だきしめる/ B1	verb - to hug
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
流れる /ながれる/ B1	verb - to flow
壊れる /こわれる/ B1	verb - to break
夜明け /よあけ/ B2	noun - dawn
咲く /さく/ A2	verb - to bloom
散る /ちる/ B1	verb - to scatter

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜ように

  ➔ used to compare how one action is performed or how something is like something else (simile or manner)

  ➔ In the phrase "薔薇のように咲いて," it expresses "blooming like a rose," comparing the manner of blooming.

• 限りある

  ➔ expresses something that is limited, finite or temporary

  ➔ In the phrase "限りあるこの瞬間を抱きしめる," it means "embracing this limited moment," emphasizing its transient nature.

• 〜に

  ➔ used to indicate a point in time, destination or target of an action

  ➔ In the phrase "明日は何処に行こう," it means "where shall we go tomorrow," with "に" indicating the destination.

• 夜に

  ➔ indicates the time when an action occurs, 'at night'

  ➔ In "涙が流れる (Falling down)," the phrase "夜に" indicates that the tears fall during the night.