Jpop Recommend #125 Sakura by Kyogo Kawaguchi

桜 Sakura

河口 恭吾 Kyogo Kawaguchi



Released in December 2003, this is his 6th single.  This is his biggest hit and remains to be one of the most popular "sakura" song.

The cherry blossoms always inspire artists and I noticed that many songs has nostalgic sad tune.  But this sakura song tells us a positive story for a future. Maybe that is one of the reason this song became so popular.

This year, Tokyo didn't have much luck with "お花見 (Ohanami)", cherry blossom viewing.  Because as soon as cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the weather started to worsen.  Those cherry blossoms only last in a week or so, they are almost gone now.  But if you go up north, you can enjoy the cherry blossoms until the beginning of May.  




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<Lyrics>
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

僕     が  そば に いる よ
Boku ga soba ni iru  yo
I will stay beside you
君     を  笑わせる     から
Kimi wo warawaseru kara
I will make you laugh
桜        舞う  季節     かぞえ
Sakura mau kisetsu kazoe
Let's count the season of cherry blossoms dancing in the air
君    と  歩いて いこう
Kimi to aruite   ikou
Let me walk together with you

僕     が  そば に いる  よ
Boku ga soba ni iru   yo
I will stay beside you
君     を  笑わせる     から
Kimi wo warawaseru kara
I will make you laugh
桜        舞う  季節     かぞえ
Sakura mau kisetsu kazoe
Let's count the season of cherry blossoms dancing in the air
君    と  歩いて いこう
Kimi to aruite  ikou
Let me walk together with you


まぶしい  朝   は  何故 か  切なくて
Mabushii asa wa naze ka setsunakute
On a bright and sunny morning, somehow my heart ached
理由   を  さがす   よう に 君   を   見つめて   いた
Riyuu wo sagasu you ni kimi wo mitsumete ita
I looked at you as if to search for the reason
涙        の  夜     は  月    の  光     に 震えて  いたよ
Namida no yoru wa tsuki no hikari ni furuete itayo
On a teary night, we were shivering under the moon light
二人   で
futari de
two of us alone


僕     が そば  に いる よ
Boku ga soba ni iru yo
I will stay beside you
君     を 笑わせる      から
Kimi wo warawaseru kara
I will make you laugh
空     の ない 街     抜け出し
Sora no nai machi nukedashi
Escaping from the town without sky,
虹   を  探し     に 行こう
Niji wo sagashi ni ikou
let's go find the rainbow


いつも   そば に いる よ
Itsumo soba ni iru yo
I will always by your side
君    を   笑わせる     から
Kimi wo warawaseru kara
I will make you laugh
やわらかな    風   に  吹かれ
Yawarakana kaze ni fukare
Blown by soft wind
君    と 歩いて いこう
Kimi to aruite ikou
Let's walk together with me
君    と 歩いて いこう
Kimi to aruite ikou
Let me walk together with you

君    が いる
Kimi ga iru
You are here with me
君   が  いる
Kimi ga iru
You are here with me
いつも   そば に いる よ
Itsumo soba ni iru yo
I'll be always by your side


Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!

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