サクラキミワタシ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: tuki

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with tuki.'s "サクラキミワタシ" (Sakura Kimi Watashi)! This touching ballad perfectly captures the universal feelings of first love, separation, and the bittersweet transition of graduation, making it incredibly relatable. Through its heartfelt lyrics and evocative imagery of cherry blossoms, you can explore authentic Japanese expressions related to emotions, relationships, and life's significant milestones. Its clear narrative and emotional depth provide an excellent opportunity to connect with the language on a deeper, more personal level.

[English]

While loosening the second button, I say

It's okay because it's the last time

Somewhere in the classroom on graduation day

Having a lonely, sad face

If I could turn back time

I wanted to talk more with you

No need to reply, really

Our story

Let's give it to each other

I'm in love

Cherry blossom, you and I

A love that falls in spring

Even though I knew

I just fell in love

Cherry blossom, my love for you

Sorry for crying

The sound of chalkboard, notebooks, pens running

Staring at the schoolyard

Nothing makes sense in equations

I was searching for answers

The chime rings, urging us on

That I can't stay here anymore

May time stand still

Our story

I was dreaming of it

I'm in love

Cherry blossom, you and I

A love that falls in spring

Even though I knew

I just fell in love

Cherry blossom, my love for you

Sorry for crying

Even the familiar path I take back

Will become nostalgic

Thinking of you in such a way

Even though I don’t want to remember

I'm in love

Cherry blossom, you and I

Leaving in spring

The days I longed for love

We can never go back forever

Cherry blossom, my love for you

It feels like I might break

I'm in love

Cherry blossom, you and I

A love that falls in spring

Even though I knew

I just fell in love

Cherry blossom, my love for you

Sorry for crying

[Japanese]

第二ボタンをはずしながら言う

『最後だからいいよ』って

卒業の日の教室はどこか

寂し気な顔をしている

時計が巻き戻るなら

貴方ともっと話したかった

返事はいらないからさ

二人のストーリー

あげちゃおうよ

恋しているんだ

サクラキミワタシ

春に散る恋だ

わかっていたのに

恋してしまったの

桜　君　愛し

泣いちゃってごめんね

黒板とノート　ペンが走る音

グランドを見つめた

方程式じゃ何もわからない

答えを探してたんだ

急かすようにチャイムが鳴る

ここにはもう居られないって

時が止まりますように

二人のストーリー

を夢見てた

恋しているんだ

サクラキミワタシ

春に散る恋だ

わかっていたのに

恋してしまったの

桜　君　愛し

泣いちゃってごめんね

振り返る通いなれた道も

懐かしくなってしまうんだろう

君の事をそんな風に

思い出したくないのにな

恋しているんだ

サクラキミワタシ

春に置いて行く

恋焦がれた日々

永遠に戻れない

桜　君　愛し

壊れちゃいそうだよ

恋しているんだ

サクラキミワタシ

春に散る恋だ

わかっていたのに

恋してしまったの

桜　君　愛し

泣いちゃってごめんね

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ボタン /botaɴ/ A1	noun - button
卒業 /sotsugyō/ B1	noun - graduation
教室 /kyōshitsu/ A2	noun - classroom
恋 /koi/ B1	noun - love
話す /hanasu/ A2	verb - to speak
泣く /naku/ A2	verb - to cry
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
道 /michi/ A2	noun - road
桜 /sakura/ B2	noun - cherry blossom
音 /oto/ A1	noun - sound
探す /sagasu/ B1	verb - to search
壊れる /kowareru/ B2	verb - to break
気 /ki/ A2	noun - spirit, feeling
返事 /henji/ B1	noun - reply
ストーリー /sutōrī/ B2	noun - story

Key Grammar Structures

• 時計が巻き戻るなら

  ➔ If (the) clock rewinds

  ➔ The conditional form of "なら" (nara) expresses "if" or "when".

• 貴方ともっと話したかった

  ➔ Wanted to talk more with you

  ➔ The verb "話したかった" is the past tense of "話す" (to talk) combined with "たい" to express "wanted to".

• 春に散る恋だ

  ➔ A love that falls in spring

  ➔ The phrase "に" indicates the time or place where the action occurs; "散る" means "to fall" or "to scatter".

• 答えを探してたんだ

  ➔ Was looking for an answer

  ➔ The verb "探してた" is the colloquial past tense of "探す" (to search), combined with "んだ" for explanation or emphasis.

• 黒板とノート　ペンが走る音

  ➔ The sound of the blackboard, notes, and pens running

  ➔ This phrase describes "the sound" (音) produced by the action of "running" (走る) of "pens" (ペン), with the subject "ペンが" (pens).

• 怀かしくなってしまうんだろう

  ➔ Probably become nostalgic

  ➔ The verb "なってしまう" indicates completion or inevitability; "だろう" expresses conjecture or probability.