Samidare – English Lyrics

• By: &TEAM

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with &TEAM's evocative single, 'Samidare.' The song's beautiful and poetic lyrics, centered around the theme of 'early summer rain' and changing seasons, offer a great opportunity to explore nuanced expressions and metaphors in the Japanese language. 'Samidare' is special for its blend of a gentle J-pop sensibility with underlying soft-rock influences, showcasing a new, more vulnerable side of the group.

[English]

The damp spring’s epilogue

The restless state of my heart

These days without clear skies

blur your silhouette

Widening distance

Hesitating even to understand each other

Oh no

Agitated, my mind

The words we hurl at each other

clash at that moment

Dazzling cherry blossom hues danced in the air

Amidst the gentle May rain

We were laughing

If we wash it all away

The May rain that dampens our cheeks now

Once again, we hold hands

Raining

Rise again

Raining

Start running once more

Raining

Checking deep within this heart now

Once again, we’ll be as one

Thought we were exactly the same

Always believed so

Misunderstandings accumulating

Grievances mounting

Cherry blossoms scatter, petals stuck in the gutter

As if they’re mirroring us

The season changing

We’ll overcome it together, time and time again. This is fate

I know

Untangling my mind

I just want to keep looking at the sky with you

Dazzling cherry blossom hues danced in the air

Amidst the gentle May rain

Because this first-ever felt pain

feels strangely endearing

Right now, as we affirm

Once again, we’ll be as one

Rain, Rain, Rain

My love for you

Drop, Drop, Drop

Goes beyond the seasons

Whether it rains

or flowers scatter,

it cannot be severed

Dazzling cherry blossom hues danced in the air

Amidst the gentle May rain

The spring breeze that blew through

announced the beginning

The May rain that dampens our cheeks now

Once again, we hold hands

Raining

Rise again

Raining

Start running once more

Raining

Checking deep within this heart now

Once again, we’ll be as one

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
epilogue /ˈɛpɪlɒɡ/ C1	noun - a section or speech at the end of a book, play, or film that comments on or concludes the story
restless /ˈrɛstlɪs/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing that you cannot relax or be still
silhouette /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ C1	noun - the shape of something or someone seen as a dark shape against a lighter background
hesitating /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to pause or stop before doing something because you are not sure if you should do it
agitated /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing anxiety or worry
dazzling /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/ C1	adjective - extremely impressive or attractive
grievances /ˈɡriːvənsɪz/ C1	noun - complaints or feelings of resentment
accumulating /əˈkjuːmjʊleɪtɪŋ/ C1	verb - to gather or collect something, especially over a period of time
mirroring /ˈmɪrərɪŋ/ C1	verb - to reflect or show the image of something
untangling /ʌnˈtæŋɡəlɪŋ/ C1	verb - to make something that is complicated or confusing clearer or easier to understand
affirm /əˈfɜːrm/ B2	verb - to state or show that something is true or exists
severed /ˈsɛvərd/ C1	verb - to cut or separate something completely

Key Grammar Structures

• We were laughing

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ Uses the past tense of 'to be' + verb ending in '-ing' to describe an ongoing action in the past

• Once again, we’ll be as one

  ➔ Futures simple tense with 'will' for expressing determination or promise

  ➔ 'Will' + base form of verb' expresses a future intention or promise to do something

• Dazzling cherry blossom hues danced in the air

  ➔ Adjective 'dazzling' modifying noun phrase

  ➔ 'Dazzling' is an adjective describing something that is brilliantly impressive or beautiful

• The words we hurl at each other

  ➔ Relative clause 'we hurl at each other' modifying 'words'

  ➔ A relative clause providing more information about the noun 'words'

• Check deep within this heart now

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'Check' + adverbial phrase

  ➔ An imperative form used to give a command or instruction to examine or reflect inwardly

• Misunderstandings accumulating

  ➔ Present participle phrase describing ongoing action

  ➔ Uses the present participle of 'accumulate' to depict an ongoing process or state