夏色花火 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Snow Man
• Album: SERIOUS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Japanese summer through Snow Man's "夏色花火." This song offers a chance to learn expressive vocabulary related to fleeting memories, fireworks, and the nostalgic atmosphere of Japanese summer festivals. Immerse yourself in the delicate nuances of the Japanese language while enjoying this heartfelt ballad .

[English]

作词 : 渡辺拓也

作曲 : 渡辺拓也

Summer fireworks blooming in the twilight

Reflected in your eyes, then faded away

Not knowing what tomorrow holds

The end of summer echoed in that sky

...

A distant memory with the sound of cicadas

We forgot the time and talked about our dreams

We made a promise with a pinky swear

Do you remember those words?

...

When you look like you're about to cry

And when you're lost and unsure

Close your eyes

And remember, see?

...

The summer fireworks we watched together

Blooming with the same brilliance as that day

Holding onto the memories summer brought us

Now carried on the smoke and wind, fading into autumn

...

The evening breeze brought the night

The streetlights along the rice paddies, a comforting glow

The seasons keep changing day by day

But we hold onto what doesn't change

...

The very last

Fireworks scattered across the night sky

Words couldn't express

The feelings I held close as I waved goodbye

...

A summer mirage chasing dreams

Even blurry, we chased after it

With memories in tow, blossoms bloom

Holding only what's precious in our hearts

We'll keep walking on

...

The last fireworks floating in the night sky

Carried on the wind, towards tomorrow ah

...

The summer fireworks we watched together

Blooming with the same brilliance as that day

The hazy moonlight illuminating us

Now, "thank you" echoes in the air

The end of summer

[Japanese]

作词 : 渡辺拓也

作曲 : 渡辺拓也

夕暮れに咲く夏色花火

君の瞳に映って消えた

明日の行方も分からないまま

あの空に轟いた 夏の終わり

ひぐらし鳴く遠い記憶に

時も忘れ夢を語り合った

指切りして約束をした

あの言葉を覚えてる?

君が泣きそうで

迷う時があるなら

瞳を閉じて

思い出してみて ほら

君と眺めた夏色花火

あの日と同じ華を咲かせて

夏が運んだ記憶抱きしめ

いま煙風に乗り 秋に消える

夕涼みが宵を運んだ

畦道燈る外灯は頼り火

季節は日々変わり続けるけど

変わらないもの抱きしめる

あの日最後の

花火が夜空に散った

言葉にならない

想いを抱きしめ 手を振った

夢追い夏の蜃気楼

朧でも追いかけた

記憶を連れて 華びらは咲く

大切なものだけを胸に抱き

僕らは歩いて行くから

夜空に浮かぶ最後の花火

風踊るように明日へと運ぶ ah

君と眺めた夏色花火

あの日と同じ華を咲かせた

僕らを照らす煙迷い月

今「ありがとう」が響く

夏の終わり

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夏色花火 /natsuirohanabi/ B1	noun - Summer-colored fireworks
君 /kimi/ A1	pronoun - You
瞳 /hitomi/ B2	noun - Pupil (of the eye)
映って /uttsutte/ B1	verb - To be reflected
明日 /ashita/ A1	noun - Tomorrow
行方 /yukue/ B2	noun - Whereabouts, future
空 /sora/ A1	noun - Sky
轟いた /todoroiita/ C1	verb - Resounded, roared
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - Memory
忘れ /wasure/ A2	verb - To forget
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - Dream
語り合った /katariatta/ B1	verb - Talked with each other
約束 /yakusoku/ B1	noun - Promise
泣きそう /nakisou/ B1	adjective - About to cry, look like crying
迷う /mayou/ A2	verb - To be lost, to hesitate
閉じて /tojite/ A2	verb - To close
思い出して /omoide shite/ A2	verb - To remember
眺めた /nagameita/ B2	verb - Gazed at, looked out at
華 /hana/ B1	noun - Flower, bloom
咲かせて /sakase te/ B1	verb - To make bloom
運んだ /hakonda/ A2	verb - Carried

Key Grammar Structures

• 夕暮れに咲く夏色花火

  ➔ Noun + に + Verb (咲く) + Adjective (夏色) + Noun (花火)

  ➔ This sentence uses the particle 'に' to indicate the time and place where the action ('咲く' - to bloom) occurs. '夏色' modifies '花火' (fireworks) describing their color. The structure is a common descriptive pattern in Japanese.

• 君が泣きそうで迷う時があるなら

  ➔ Noun + が + Verb (泣きそう) + で + Verb (迷う) + 時 + が + ある + なら

  ➔ This sentence uses the conditional 'なら' (if). '泣きそう' is a potential form meaning 'about to cry'. 'で' connects the state of being about to cry with the feeling of being lost. The 'が' particles mark the subject and the object of the verb.

• 指切りして約束をした

  ➔ Verb (指切りする) + て + Verb (約束する)

  ➔ The 'て' form connects two verbs, indicating a sequence of actions. Here, it means 'we made a pinky promise'. '指切りする' (yubikiri suru) is a specific verb meaning to make a pinky promise.

• 変わらないもの抱きしめる

  ➔ Noun + を + Verb (抱きしめる)

  ➔ The particle 'を' marks the direct object of the verb '抱きしめる' (to embrace, to hold dear). This sentence means 'to embrace what doesn't change'.