サクラ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Crystal Kay
• Album: Shine

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

桜花びらが空に舞い上がる

Cherry blossoms dance in the sky

二人いつまでも見つめてた

We kept gazing at each other forever

瞳を閉じれば今でも浮かぶよ

If I close my eyes, I can still see it now

かけがえのない想い出だけが

Only the irreplaceable memories

あの日のままで

Remain just as they were that day

めぐりゆく季節は

The seasons keep changing

君の顔を少しずつ置き忘れさせる

Slowly making me forget your face

あの日この場所で交わした約束

The promise we made at this place that day

今でも覚えているから

I still remember it

一緒に歩いた並木の先に

At the end of the path we walked together

描いた夢は色褪せないまま

The dreams we painted remain vivid

そっと心を染める

Gently coloring my heart

桜花びらが空に舞い上がる

Cherry blossoms dance in the sky

二人いつまでも見つめてた

We kept gazing at each other forever

瞳を閉じれば 今でも浮かぶよ

If I close my eyes, I can still see it now

かけがえのない想い出だけが

Only the irreplaceable memories

あの日のままで

Remain just as they were that day

当たり前のようにこの季節に

As if it were natural, in this season

咲いては儚く散ってゆく

They bloom and fleetingly scatter

涙こぼれたら

If tears fall

桜を見上げて

I look up at the cherry blossoms

強くなりたいと願う

Wishing to be stronger

夢路をたどって明日に歌えば

If I follow the path of dreams and sing to tomorrow

いつでも君が笑顔のままで

You will always be smiling

背中を押してくれるよ

Pushing me forward

桜花びらに想いを重ねて

Layering my feelings onto the cherry blossoms

永遠は無いんだと知った

I learned that there is no eternity

瞳を閉じれば 今でも浮かぶよ

If I close my eyes, I can still see it now

かけがえのない未来だけが

Only the irreplaceable future

あの日のまま

Remains just as it was that day

忘れない変わらない言葉 心を染めてく

Words that I won't forget, that won't change, color my heart

「ありがとう」「またね」言えないまま

"Thank you," "See you again," left unsaid

静かに君を想う

I quietly think of you

桜花びらが空に舞い上がる

Cherry blossoms dance in the sky

二人いつまでも見つめてた

We kept gazing at each other forever

瞳を閉じれば 今でも浮かぶよ

If I close my eyes, I can still see it now

かけがえのない想い出だけが

Only the irreplaceable memories

桜花びらに想いを重ねて

Layering my feelings onto the cherry blossoms

永遠は無いんだと知った

I learned that there is no eternity

瞳を閉じれば 今でも浮かぶよ

If I close my eyes, I can still see it now

かけがえのない未来だけが

Only the irreplaceable future

あの日のままで

Remains just as it was that day

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
桜 /さくら/ A1	noun - cherry blossom
想い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
季節 /きせつ/ A2	noun - season
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tear
強く /つよく/ B2	adverb - strongly
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
言葉 /ことば/ B1	noun - word/language
約束 /やくそく/ B2	noun - promise
浮かぶ /うかぶ/ B1	verb - to float/appear
見つめる /みつめる/ B1	verb - to gaze/stare
散る /ちる/ B2	verb - to scatter/fall
歌う /うたう/ A1	verb - to sing
思う /おもう/ A2	verb - to think

Key Grammar Structures

• 瞳を閉じれば今でも浮かぶよ

  ➔ Conditional form 'ば' expresses 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ '閉じれば' means 'if you close', forming a conditional clause.

• いつまでも見つめてた

  ➔ Using the past continuous tense 'てた' to indicate ongoing past action.

  ➔ '見つめてた' is the informal past continuous form of '見つめている', meaning 'was staring'.

• 描いた夢は色褪せないまま

  ➔ 'まま' indicates 'as it is' or 'remaining unchanged'.

  ➔ '色褪せない' means 'does not fade', emphasizing the dream remains vivid.

• 永遠は無いんだと知った

  ➔ The phrase '〜んだと' is used to provide explanation or emphasis.

  ➔ '知った' is the past tense of '知る', meaning 'to know'.

• 背中を押してくれるよ

  ➔ The verb '押す' in the 'てくれる' form expresses someone doing a favor.

  ➔ '押して' is the te-form of '押す', meaning 'push', and 'くれる' adds the sense of someone doing it for me.

• 静かに君を想う

  ➔ Adverb '静かに' (quietly) modifies the verb '想う' to express doing something quietly or peacefully.

  ➔ '想う' means 'to think' or 'to feel', and '静かに' describes the manner of doing so.