桜の花びらたち – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

Explore "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" by AKB48, a quintessential Japanese pop song that beautifully captures the universal themes of graduation, friendship, and the transition into new beginnings. Through its poignant lyrics and evocative melody, you can connect with the emotions of farewells and the hope for the future, all set against the backdrop of Japan's cherished cherry blossom season.

[English]

By the classroom window, there’s a gentle sunny spot

Just a little more until the spring calendar

When I look around during class, my friends in the same uniform

Seem to look like adults

Each of us is heading towards our own future

We’re setting off, aren’t we?

On those backs

Wings of dreams are sprouting

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

Somewhere, the bell of hope rings out

It gives us freedom and courage for tomorrow

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

Somewhere, someone is surely praying

To open the door to a new world with our own hands

...

We fought, called each other, and cried, didn’t we?

Those days of worry feel somehow nostalgic

Joy and sorrow, if you look back, are part of the journey

At all times, I was never alone

In the graduation photo, I’m smiling

I want to see off the passing seasons

Goodbye

The petals of tears flutter down

Flowing down my cheeks, I start to walk

Looking up at the blue sky, taking a deep breath

The petals of tears flutter down

As beautiful as the memories we hold

Let’s climb the adult stairs in front of us together and wave

...

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

Somewhere, the bell of hope rings out

It gives us freedom and courage for tomorrow

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

Somewhere, someone is surely praying

To open the door to a new world with our own hands

The petals of tears flutter down

Flowing down my cheeks, I start to walk

Looking up at the blue sky, taking a deep breath

The petals of tears flutter down

As beautiful as the memories we hold

Let’s climb the adult stairs in front of us together and wave

...

[Japanese]

教室の窓辺にはうららかな陽だまり

あと僅かの春のカレンダー

授業中見渡せば同じ制服着た

仲間たちが大人に見える

それぞれの未来へと

旅立って行くんだね

その背中に

夢の翼が生えてる

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

どこかで希望の鐘が鳴り響く

私たちに明日の自由と勇気をくれるわ

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

どこかで誰かがきっと祈ってる

新しい世界のドアを自分のその手で開くこと

喧嘩して、電話して泣いたこと あったね

悩んだ日がなぜか懐かしい

喜びも、悲しみも振り向けば 道のり

どんな時も一人じゃなかった

卒業写真の中 私は微笑んで

過ぎる季節 見送りたい

サヨナラ

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

この頬を流れ落ちて歩き出す

青い空を見上げ大きく深呼吸しながら

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

思い出のその分だけ美しく

目の前の大人の階段一緒に登って手を振ろう

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

どこかで希望の鐘が鳴り響く

私たちに明日の自由と勇気をくれるわ

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

どこかで誰かがきっと祈ってる

新しい世界のドアを自分のその手で開くこと

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

この頬を流れ落ちて歩き出す

青い空を見上げ大きく深呼吸しながら

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

思い出のその分だけ美しく

目の前の大人の階段一緒に登って手を振ろう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
教室 /kyoːshitsu/ A2	noun - classroom
窓辺 /madoːbe/ B1	noun - by the window
陽だまり /hɪːdamaɾi/ B2	noun - sunny spot; sunlit place
春 /haɕi/ A1	noun - spring (season)
制服 /seːfuɾ̥/ B1	noun - uniform
仲間 /nakama/ A2	noun - companion, friend
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
翼 /tsubasa/ B2	noun - wing
桜 /sakura/ A1	noun - cherry blossom
希望 /kiboː/ B1	noun - hope
鐘 /kane/ B2	noun - bell
鳴り響く /narihibiku/ B2	verb - resonate, ring out loudly
勇気 /yūki/ B1	noun - courage
開く /hiraku/ B2	verb - to open (something)