Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - [Translation] FLOWER (lyrics)

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- - [Translation] FLOWER (lyrics) (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122786)

edit: Updated with the official lyrics.

FLOWER

I close my eyes and what comes to mind
is the path that we’ve walked on until now
It’s almost the time of year when flowers bloom
We were looking forward to it back then

*
You were smiling sweetly
Where did you disappear to?

**
I want to turn into a flower, grow thorns, wither, fall and rot away
Don’t pick me up, leave me, forget me

I want to turn into rain, into fog and stay wet like that
I lie down, sleepy. Leave me alone

In the home town we left behind,
that’s where we walked with interlaced fingers
When I think back now,
we did spend happy days there

You led me by the hand
That warmth still remains

***
Don’t hesitate, if you’re going to do it anyway, deliver the final blow and finish me off
Don’t smile, your eyes are cold. You really are a lousy liar

I want to turn into a bird, ride on the wind and head for that place,
for the other side where there’s no pain and no love

* repeat
** repeat
*** repeat

Japanese lyrics:

Spoiler:

I really love the symbolysm she use here

I'm not sure, but I think the lyrics says "鳥になって風に乗って/I want to become a bird, ride the wind". Anyway, thank you! One of my favourite from MIJ!

^ You're absolutely right. Can't believe I missed that :laugh Thanks *edits*

I wonder who in her life she is referring to, it seems as if this subject, a mysterious person from the past, a friend? a lover? perhaps both? has been on her mind for a while.

I hope she has found some peace, these are such depressing lyrics.

EDIT: her audience?

Darkest album opener ever?

and I felt relieved that she seems to be happy toward the end of the album..

These lyrics are pretty intense, I love them! Thanks for translating!

reminds me Moments lyric...

Thank you for the translation!

These lyrics are so powerful -- her best ones in ages!

Quote:

I want to turn into a flower, grow thorns,
wither, fall and rot away
Don’t pick me up, leave me
Forget me

I want to turn into rain, into fog
and stay wet like that
No matter where I am, I stay restless
Leave me alone

I want to turn into a bird, ride on the wind
and head for that place,
for the other side where there’s
no pain and no love

This is so poetic, catchy and powerful. I relate to it very much.

This + TODAY gives her best lyrics in a while, I think.

Darkest spring lyrics EVERRRR

THIS WOMAN IS A FREAKIN POET omgosh..she makes sadness sound so alluring and good

Thank you!
I didn't expect these to be so dark. Love it.

One of her best lyrics ever, I love it.

Can someone please pleaaaase make & post the romaji?

I haven't wanted to actually learn to sing an Ayu song since Secret :O :love

Thank you!!

When I read the name FLOWER at first I didn't expect it to be rock, and I didn't expect the lyrics to be this dark, I'm surprised.

I want to turn into a bird, ride on the wind
and head for that place,
for the other side where there’s
no pain and no love

Wow... this just hurts to read.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane (Post 3198009)

You were smiling sweetly
Where did you disappear to?

You led me by the hand
That warmth still remains

I don't really like how those lines feel disconnected. Specially the first one.

Quote:

The gently smiling you
Where did it disappear to?

Maybe change it to something like this?

冷たい目で should be "with cold eyes".

Thanks for the translation. ^^

I remember Moments with all the "If I were a flower, if I were the wind, if I were the moon, i I were a bird" thing around.

Thank you a lot for all these translations tenshi no hane :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 3198110)

I don't really like how those lines feel disconnected. Specially the first one.

Maybe change it to something like this?

冷たい目で should be "with cold eyes".

Thanks for the translation. ^^

Yeah, I agree with these points. They are better.

I think I need to start putting together my own lyrical booklet with these changes. :yes :love

Quote:

Originally Posted by spanishfan (Post 3198127)

I remember Moments with all the "If I were a flower, if I were the wind, if I were the moon, i I were a bird" thing around.

Thank you a lot for all these translations tenshi no hane :)

Yes, it's Japanese imagery, so to speak.

This album has hands-down some of the best lyrics she's written in years. I love her whole image and way of going about this album and tour coming up. I sense that she feels so urgent about this "thing" she needs to tell us and it shines through her lyrics.

Haven't heard the songs but I am very, very impressed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane (Post 3198009)

Official lyrics aren't out yet, might contain errors, blah blah. Japanese lyrics thanks to me and 石卒爿ー片﹄片@baidu. I’m not 100% sure the 2nd and 3rd lines of the "turn into rain" stanza are correct.

FLOWER

I close my eyes and what comes to mind
is the path that we’ve walked on until now
It’s almost the time of year when flowers bloom
We were looking forward to it back then

*
You were smiling sweetly
Where did you disappear to?

**
I want to turn into a flower, grow thorns,
wither, fall and rot away
Don’t pick me up, leave me
Forget me

I want to turn into rain, into fog
and stay wet like that
No matter where I am, I stay restless
Leave me alone

In the home town we left behind,
that’s where we walked with interlaced fingers
When I think back now,
we did spend happy days there

You led me by the hand
That warmth still remains

***
Don’t hesitate, if you’re going to do it anyway,
deliver the final blow and finish me off
Don’t smile, your eyes are cold
You really are a lousy liar

I want to turn into a bird, ride on the wind
and head for that place,
for the other side where there’s
no pain and no love

* repeat
** repeat
*** repeat

Japanese lyrics:

Spoiler:

Romaji

Me wo tojite ukanda no wa
Kore made no ayunda michi
Mou sugu de hana saku koro
Anogoro wa tanoshimi datta

Yasashiku waratteta kimi wa
Doko he kieta no deshou

Hana ni natte toge wo motte
Karete chitte kuchi hatetai
Hiro wa naide hanaretette
Wasuretette

Ame ni natte kiri ni natte
Sono mama de nurete itai
Doko ni itatte nemuku nakute
Hitori ni shite

Yubi karame aruita no wa
Oite kita ano kokyou
Ima omoeba shiawaseda to ieru hi mo
sugo shimashita

Te o hiite kureta kimi no
Nukumori ga nokotteru

Tamerawanai de dousenara
Todome sashite owarasete
Warawanaide tsumetai me de
Uso ga heta ne

Tori ni natte kaze ni notte
ano basho wo mezashitai
itami mo nai ai mo nai
mukou gawa he

Yasashiku waratteta kimi wa
Doko he kieta no deshou

Hana ni natte toge wo motte
Karete chitte kuchi hatetai
Hiro wa naide hanaretette
Wasuretette

Tamerawanai de dousenara
Todome sashite owarasete
Warawanaide tsumetai me de
Uso ga heta ne

* The kanji is 故郷 which i know is Furusato, but after research, it is also Kokyou. Which is what she is using in the song.

Love those lyrics, one of her best in a long time!

Thank you for the Japanese lyrics as well as the translation!

This is like Moments angry twin

Love it :)

Really displays her lyrical skills

The last chorus is really great.

This song also reminds me of Moments - I would love it if she sang both during the tour.

Again great lyrics... I feel like some of her angriest ever o.o especially that last part, wow.

Totally agree that she is a poet. Love this song lyrically and melodically.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfirefly (Post 3198198)

This song also reminds me of Moments - I would love it if she sang both during the tour.

I'd love it too if she did moments and flower :3 Moments has been growing on me a lot lately and flower is just amazing and so fitting with the made in japan theme that it would be weird if she didn't sing it

I adore this song!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 3198197)

This is like Moments angry twin

Yeah!

Those lyrics are great. Thank you so much for your translation! I love this part:

Quote:

Don’t hesitate, if you’re going to do it anyway,
deliver the final blow and finish me off
Don’t smile, your eyes are cold
You really are a lousy liar

Very dark but amazing lyrics, reminds me of something she could have written in the ASFXX days.

Quote:

I want to turn into a bird, ride on the wind
and head for that place,
for the other side where there’s
no pain and no love

I hope writing this was therapeutic for ayu, it's so dark it has me worried for her.

i get goosebumps only reading the lyrics

To be honest, with such lyrics, I wasn't expecting a performance where she sits on a flower sedan and cruise along the stage hahaha

Thank you! Flower really has strong meaning

This is my interptetation in spanish ^///^
Por aquellos de habla española~ Enjoy!♡
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...&ref=bookmarks

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeyChan (Post 3200973)

This is my interptetation in spanish ^///^
Por aquellos de habla española~ Enjoy!♡
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...&ref=bookmarks

¡Está genial! Creo que no podría haber mejor traducción que ésta, me encanta sobre todo como está escrita y es muy fiel al japonés. Gracias ^^ Si tienes algunas traducciones más no me importaría verlas :)

Updated with the official lyrics.

Just finished my translation into german.Wow, these lyrics are so dark, feel sad a little bit. But great job, Ayu!

浜崎あゆみ - FLOWER【Music Video】.srt (Short version) I hope I did this right :P it was eaiser than mad world to do https://mega.nz/#!LFt3nCLA!TY2s1NQZw...kYLn0F55AL6yJw

Video with hard subs
https://vid.me/lzug