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

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

教室の窓辺にはうららかな陽だまり

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

あと僅かの春のカレンダー

Just a little more until the spring calendar

授業中見渡せば同じ制服着た

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

仲間たちが大人に見える

Seem to look like adults

それぞれの未来へと

Each of us is heading towards our own future

旅立って行くんだね

We’re setting off, aren’t we?

その背中に

On those backs

夢の翼が生えてる

Wings of dreams are sprouting

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

どこかで希望の鐘が鳴り響く

Somewhere, the bell of hope rings out

私たちに明日の自由と勇気をくれるわ

It gives us freedom and courage for tomorrow

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

どこかで誰かがきっと祈ってる

Somewhere, someone is surely praying

新しい世界のドアを自分のその手で開くこと

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

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喧嘩して、電話して泣いたこと あったね

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

悩んだ日がなぜか懐かしい

Those days of worry feel somehow nostalgic

喜びも、悲しみも振り向けば 道のり

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

どんな時も一人じゃなかった

At all times, I was never alone

卒業写真の中 私は微笑んで

In the graduation photo, I’m smiling

過ぎる季節 見送りたい

I want to see off the passing seasons

サヨナラ

Goodbye

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

The petals of tears flutter down

この頬を流れ落ちて歩き出す

Flowing down my cheeks, I start to walk

青い空を見上げ大きく深呼吸しながら

Looking up at the blue sky, taking a deep breath

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

The petals of tears flutter down

思い出のその分だけ美しく

As beautiful as the memories we hold

目の前の大人の階段一緒に登って手を振ろう

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

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桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

どこかで希望の鐘が鳴り響く

Somewhere, the bell of hope rings out

私たちに明日の自由と勇気をくれるわ

It gives us freedom and courage for tomorrow

桜の花びらたちが咲く頃

When the cherry blossom petals bloom

どこかで誰かがきっと祈ってる

Somewhere, someone is surely praying

新しい世界のドアを自分のその手で開くこと

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

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

The petals of tears flutter down

この頬を流れ落ちて歩き出す

Flowing down my cheeks, I start to walk

青い空を見上げ大きく深呼吸しながら

Looking up at the blue sky, taking a deep breath

涙の花びらたちがはらはら

The petals of tears flutter down

思い出のその分だけ美しく

As beautiful as the memories we hold

目の前の大人の階段一緒に登って手を振ろう

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

...

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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)