Sakura No Ki Ni Narou
(I'll Be A Cherry Tree)

AKB48

Romaji

Haru-iro no sora no shita wo
Kimi wa hitori de aruki hajimeru'n da
Itsuka mita yume no you ni
Egaite kita nagai michi

Seifuku to sugita hibi wo
Kyou no omoide ni shimaikonde
Atarashiku umarekawaru
Sono senaka wo mimamotteru

Fuan sou ni furimuku
Kimi ga muri ni hohoenda toki
Hoho ni ochita namida wa
Otona ni naru tame no
Piriodo

Eien no sakura no ki ni narou
Sou boku wa koko kara ugokanai yo
Moshi kimi ga kokoro no michi ni mayotte mo
Ai no basho ga wakaru you ni tatte iru

Kyoushitsu no hinata no naka
Kurasumeito to katatta mirai wa
Ima kimi ga aruki dashita
Sono ippo me no saki ni aru

Mankai no kisetsu dake wo
Kimi wa natsukashinde ite wa ikenai
Kogarashi ni furuete ita
Fuyu wo koete hana ga saku

Dare mo inai koutei
Toki ni hitori kaette oide
Sotsugyou shita ano hi no
Kagayaite iru kimi ni
Aeru yo

Eien no sakura no ki ni narou
Sutaato no mejirushi ni naru you ni
Hanabira no subete ga chitte ite mo
Eda ga ryoute hiroge nagara matte iru

Dare mo mina mune ni oshibana no you na
Kesshin wo dokoka ni wasurete iru
Omoidashite
Sakura ga saku kisetsu ni
Boku no koto wo...
Ippon no ki wo...

Eien no sakura no ki ni narou
Sou boku wa koko kara ugokanai yo
Moshi kimi ga kokoro no michi ni mayotte mo
Ai no basho ga wakaru you ni tatte iru

English

Under the spring-coloured sky
You start walking alone
Down the long road you painted
Like a dream you had one day

As you put your uniform and the days gone by
Into your memories for today
And are reborn
I’m watching your back

The tear that landed on my cheek
When you looked back uncertainly
And forced a smile
Was a period
To help me grow up

I’ll be an eternal cherry tree
Yes, I’ll never move from here
If your heart loses its way
I’ll be standing here, showing you where love is

You’ve just taken
The first step
Towards the future you talked about with your classmates
In the sun in the classroom

You mustn’t feel nostalgic
For the season when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom
You’ll get through the winter with its chill wind that makes you shiver
And the flowers will bloom

Come back alone sometimes
To the empty schoolyard
You’ll be able to meet
The shining person you were
The day you graduated

I’ll be an eternal cherry tree
And mark your starting point
Even when all my flowers have fallen
My branches will be outstretched, waiting for you

Everybody always forgets somewhere
That resolve like pressed flowers in their heart
In the season when the cherry blossoms bloom
Remember
Me...
This one tree...

I’ll be an eternal cherry tree
Yes, I’ll never move from here
If your heart loses its way
I’ll be standing here, showing you where love is