Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう) – Let Me Become A Sakura Tree
From Sakura no Ki ni Narou single.
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You start walking alone, under the spring-coloured sky
On this long road, resembling the one you saw in a dream long ago
Today, and the days we spent in our uniforms, I keep those memories tucked away
And am newly reborn, to watch over your back
Looking back uncertainly, you gave an unconvincing smile
Those tears sliding down your cheeks mark your passage into adulthood
Let me become an everlasting sakura tree. Yes, I will never move from here
So even when your heart has lost its way, I will be standing here
In this place, with love
The future which we discussed with our classmates, in that sunny classroom
That step which you are taking now, is the first towards that goal
Please don’t think only about the season during which the flowers are in full bloom
Think of how the tree shivered in the cold winds, then overcame the winter to flower again
And please come back to this abandoned schoolyard sometime
And you will see yourself, shining on your graduation day
Let me become an everlasting sakura tree. So that I will be remembered even after you leave
Even when all my flowers have withered and fallen, my branches will spread out like arms
Waiting for you
“In everyone’s hearts, determination is left forgotten somewhere, like a pressed-dried flower
Remember me, like “One tree”, during the season when sakura blooms”
Let me become an everlasting sakura tree. Yes, I will never move from here
So even when your heart has lost its way, I will be standing here
In this place, with love
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