Hanamotase – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Yorushika
• Album: Plagiarism

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Yorushika's "Hanamotase," a beautifully intricate song that masterfully weaves themes of loss, memory, and denial. Its rich, poetic Japanese lyrics offer a unique opportunity to delve into the nuances of emotion and storytelling through language. With its evocative imagery and subtle wordplay, "Hanamotase" is not just a song to listen to, but a world to explore, making it an excellent piece for language learners seeking deeper cultural and linguistic understanding.

[English]

Leaving a goodbye, you gave me flowers to hold

Unsurely, the night breaks into dawn

I woke up in an empty room

Leaving behind just a trace of warmth

I don’t remember a thing from last night

But I feel like someone else was there, and that feeling’s right

My hangover’s still fogging my mind, but

Even if I don’t understand, well, it’s still beautiful

A toothbrush by the sink, someone’s cup, lotion on the shelf

Everything here feels unfamiliar

The pillow smells of flowers

Leaving a goodbye, you gave me flowers to hold

Unsurely, the night breaks into dawn

I wake up in an empty room

Leaving behind just a trace of warmth

I don’t really remember much from last night

I don’t even suspect it was a honey trap

I’ve been thinking with my sobered mind

It’s fine not to understand

In fact, it’s better that way

Lavender blooming by the window, a dirty sink, a half-knit scarf

Everything here feels unfamiliar

The room smells of spring

You gave me flowers, like grasping at floating clouds

The day sets without anyone coming

Just one window lit by the sunset

Leaving me here, knowing nothing

Forever

I actually remember a little from last night

And that life without you will go on

I’m still just thinking with this one head of mine

About you, who vanished, leaving me with a flower

You’ll surely come back tomorrow

Casually walking back in

I can almost hear the door open now

Saying, “Sorry, I’m late”

I’ve been waiting for those words

Staring at the sunset, waiting

Draw the flowers before I forget

Tonight, I’m alone again

Sleeping in an empty room

Leaving me with just that warmth

Love, foolishly, gave me flowers to hold

Spring comes to this room again

I live on in a town without you

Leaving me with just that warmth

Leaving me with just one flower

I’ve been waiting for those words

Staring at the sunset, waiting

Past the overpass

A glimpse of blue through the clouds

It’s been so hot lately

I’ve just been waiting for the wind to blow

Sitting in the shade

Something touches my cheek

Looking up, flowers bloom and scatter on the stone statue

Hinari, we forget to breathe

Singing praises to the cherry blossoms again

Even the cherry blossoms turn tomorrow into the past

Just waiting for the wind

So we forget even our voices

Singing praises to goodbyes

Just flowers falling

On a sunny day, another spring blizzard

Meeting again the next day

Fewer cherry blossom viewers now

The scent of spring is fading

Will summer come again this year?

Past the overpass

You peeked from the end of the road

How much time is left?

How many more springs will we meet?

By the river, sitting in the shade

Today blooms unchanged from yesterday

Hinari, we forget to breathe

Singing praises to the cherry blossoms again

As flowers scatter now, in this mix of truth and lies

Truly, a spring thief

Blown by the wind, embraced by time

Even standing, we sing praises

Flowers in the gaps of the sky

Another spring blizzard

Just two more flowers

I’ll go see you again today

Sitting in the shade

Sighing

The flowers are almost over

I’ll go see you again tomorrow

Spring is almost over

Time scatters like it’s disappearing

Singing of love, words unspoken

Even the rhymes we sing praises to

Now that the flowers have bloomed, every word, every leaf

Is it spoken of?

Hinari, we forget even our voices

Singing praises to goodbyes

Just flowers remain

On a sunny day, spring is put away again

Just two more flowers

Only enough to count now

Just one more flower

Just flowers remain

Hinari, we forget even our voices

Singing praises to goodbyes

Just flowers remain

On a sunny day, spring is put away again

Hinari, now, just us

Another spring blizzard

[Japanese]

さよならを置いて僕に花持たせ

おぼつかぬままに夜が明けて

誰も居ない部屋で起きた

その温もり一つ残して

昨日の夜のことは少しも覚えてないけれど

他に誰かが居た、そんな気が正している

二日酔いが残る頭は回っちゃいないけれど

解らないままでもまあ、それはそれでも綺麗だ

洗面台の歯ブラシ、誰かのコップ、棚の化粧水

覚えの無い物ばかりだ

枕は花の匂いがする

さよならを置いて僕に花持たせ

おぼつかぬままに夜が明けて

誰も居ない部屋で起きる

その温もり一つ残して

昨日の夜のことはそこまで覚えてないけれど

美人局を疑う、そんな気もしないでいる

二日酔いも醒めた頭で考えていたけど

解らないままでもいい

寧ろその方がいい

窓際咲くラベンダー、汚れたシンク、編みかけのマフラー

覚えの無いことばかりだ

部屋には春の匂いがする

浮き雲掴む様な花持たせ

誰も来ないまま日が暮れて

夕日の差した窓一つ

何も知らない僕を残して

ずっと

昨日の夜のことも本当は少し覚えてるんだ

あなたの居ない暮らし、それが続くことも

今でもこの頭一つで考えているばかり

花一つ持たせて消えたあなたのこと

明日にはきっと戻って来る

何気ない顔で帰って来る

今にドアが開いて聞こえる

「ごめんね、遅くなった」って

言葉だけをずっと待っている

夕焼けをじっと待っている

忘れてしまう前に花描け

今日も一人また夜が来て

誰も居ない部屋で眠る

その温もり、僕に残して

馬鹿みたいに愛は花持たせ

この部屋にもまた春が来て

あなたの居ない街を生きる

その温もり、僕に残して

僕に一つ、花を残して

言葉だけをずっと待っている

夕焼けをじっと待っている

高架橋を抜けたら

雲の隙間に青が覗いた

最近どうも暑いから

ただ風が吹くのを待ってた

木陰に座る

何か頬に付く

見上げれば地蔵に咲いて散る

はらり僕らも息を忘れて

また桜さえを謳歌する

桜さえ明日が過去に変わる

ただ風を待つ

だから僕らも声も忘れて

さよならさえを謳歌する

ただ花が降るだけ

晴れた日にまた春吹雪

次の日も待ち合わせ

花見の客も少なくなった

春の匂いはもう止む

今年も夏が来るのか

高架橋を抜けたら

道の先に君が覗いた

残りはどれだけかな

どれだけ春に会えるだろう

川沿い、木陰に座る

また昨日と変わらず今日も咲く

はらり僕らも息を忘れて

また桜さえを謳歌する

花散る今、虚虚実実の話は

まさしく春泥棒

風に吹かれて時が抱かれて

立つことさえを謳歌する

花がすき間に空

しぐれなまた春吹雪

あと花二つだけ

今日も会いに行く

木陰に座る

溜息を吐く

花ももう終わる

明日も会いに行く

春がもう終わる

無くすように時間が散って行く

愛を謳って、言葉足らず

踏む韻さえを謳歌する

花開いた今、お言葉言の葉事ごとくが

語られるものか

はらり僕らも声も忘れて

さよならさえを謳歌する

ただ花が残るだけ

晴れた日にまた春仕舞い

あと花二つだけ

もう数えられるだけ

もう花一つだけ

ただ花が残るだけ

はらり僕らも声も忘れて

さよならさえを謳歌する

ただ花が残るだけ

晴れた日にまた春仕舞い

はらり今、僕らだけ

しぐれなまた春吹雪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花 (hana) /ha.na/ A2	noun - flower
春 (haru) /ha.ɾɯ/ A2	noun - spring
夜 (yoru) /jo.ɾɯ/ A2	noun - night
待つ (matsu) /ma.t͡sɯ/ B1	verb - to wait
覚える (oboeru) /o.bo.e.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to remember
綺麗 (kirei) /ki.ɾe.i/ B1	adjective - beautiful, pretty
考える (kangaeru) /kaŋ.ɡa.e.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to think
匂い (nioi) /ni.o.i/ B1	noun - smell, scent
散る (chiru) /t͡ɕi.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to scatter, to fall (petals)
温もり (nuukumori) /nu.ku.mo.ɾi/ B2	noun - warmth
夕日 (yuuhi) /ju.u.hi/ B2	noun - sunset
高架橋 (koukakyō) /ko.u.ka.kjo.u/ B2	noun - overpass, elevated bridge
謳歌する (oukashuru) /o.u.ka.ʃɯ.ɾɯ/ C1	verb - to enjoy to the fullest
虚虚実実 (kyokyojitsu) /kjo.kjo.d͡ʑit͡sɯ/ C1	noun - reality and illusion, truth and falsehood
春仕舞い (harushimai) /ha.ɾɯ.ʃi.ma.i/ C1	noun - end of spring
溜息 (tamesiki) /ta.me.ʃi.ki/ B2	noun - sigh

Key Grammar Structures

• さよならを置いて僕に花持たせ

  ➔ Te-form + 置いて (Te-form + oite)

  ➔ The te-form of the verb 'おく' (oku) is used with '置いて' to indicate an action done before another action. Here, it means 'leaving goodbye and letting me hold flowers.'

• おぼつかぬままに夜が明けて

  ➔ Adjective (な-adjective) in negative form + ままに (mamani)

  ➔ 'おぼつかぬ' is the negative form of the na-adjective 'おぼつかない', meaning 'uncertain'. 'ままに' indicates a state remains unchanged. Together, it means 'the night breaks while still uncertain.'

• 昨日の夜のことは少しも覚えてないけれど

  ➔ Past tense + の (no) + noun + は (wa) + も (mo) + negative verb

  ➔ The structure emphasizes the negation of 'remembering anything' about the previous night. 'は' contrasts with the expectation, and 'も' adds emphasis to the negation.

• 解らないままでもまあ、それはそれでも綺麗だ

  ➔ Negative verb + ままでも (mamedemo) + まあ (maa) + それでも (soredemo)

  ➔ 'ままでも' indicates a state remains unchanged despite the uncertainty. 'まあ' softens the statement, and 'それでも' contrasts with the expectation, meaning 'even so, it's still beautiful.'

• 浮き雲掴む様な花持たせ

  ➔ Adjective (な-adjective) + 様な (youna)

  ➔ '様な' is used to compare the flowers to something intangible, like 'grabbing floating clouds'. It adds a poetic and metaphorical touch to the sentence.

• 言葉だけをずっと待っている

  ➔ Noun + だけを (dake o) + ずっと (zutto) + 待っている (matteru)

  ➔ 'だけを' emphasizes exclusivity, focusing only on 'words'. 'ずっと' indicates a continuous action, and '待っている' is the present continuous form of 'wait', meaning 'always waiting for just the words.'