Paroles et traduction Noriyuki Makihara - Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

ありがとうという言葉には
本当は不思議な力がある
でも言うことを忘れていれば
その力も忘れ去られてく

例えばどんなものにも精霊が
宿ってると信じることを
時代遅れだと言うなら
進んだ世界にどんな意味がある？

ここが君においでよと
言える場所かどうか
僕はずっと考えてる
今日は君の国のような曇り空

摘み終わったあとで
ありがとうと言った君に
次の年も小さな白い
花を咲かせてくれるのだろう？
いつかまた会いに行ったら
飲ませておくれよ
土と花の甘い香りがする
Elderflower Cordial

出会ったばかりの僕でも
未来の親友かもしれないと
笑顔とエールくれた古いパブに
今夜も音楽が流れる

お台場 海側から見た東京
退屈とは無縁の都市の影で
飢えた子供や仲間はずれが
怖くて従う人もいる

ここを君においでよと
言える場所にしたい
本当に大事なものは何か
僕らは知ってるはず

摘み終わったあとで
ありがとうと言った君に
次の年も小さな白い
花を咲かせてくれるのだろう？
街で偶然に見つけたよ
君のにはかなわないけど
土と花の甘い香りの
Elderflower Cordial

ここを君においでよと
言える場所にしたい
本当に大事なものは何か
僕らは知ってるはず

摘み終わったあとで
ありがとうと言った君に
次の年も小さな白い
花を咲かせてくれるのだろう？
街で偶然に見つけたよ
君のにはかなわないけど
土と花の甘い香りの
Elderflower Cordial

君の国ではあの丘に
白い小さな花が咲く頃

僕の国はこれから長い
雨の季節が始まる

Elderflower Cordial

Arigato (Thank you) is a word
That has power to heal
But if we forget to speak it
Its power will fade away

For example, if you believe that all things
Have spirits that dwell within
If you say that's an old-fashioned idea
What's the point of a modern world?

Whether this is a place where I
Can invite you to visit
Is something I always think about
Today it's cloudy, like the sky in your country

After we finish picking
If you say thank you to the flowers
The next year, they'll bloom again
With tiny white flowers, right?
Someday if I go to visit you again
Please let me try
The sweet, fragrant drink made from flowers and soil
Elderflower Cordial

Even though we just met
You might be my best friend in the future
In the old pub that gave me smiles and cheers
Music plays again tonight

The Tokyo I see from the seaside in Odaiba
In the shadow of a city that never sleeps
Hungry children and outcasts
Live in fear and obey

I want to make this
A place where I can invite you
I think we all know
What's truly important

After we finish picking
If you say thank you to the flowers
The next year, they'll bloom again
With tiny white flowers, right?
I happened to find some in town
It's not as good as yours
But it still has the sweet, fragrant smell of flowers and soil
Elderflower Cordial

I want to make this
A place where I can invite you
I think we all know
What's truly important

After we finish picking
If you say thank you to the flowers
The next year, they'll bloom again
With tiny white flowers, right?
I happened to find some in town
It's not as good as yours
But it still has the sweet, fragrant smell of flowers and soil
Elderflower Cordial

In your country
Tiny white flowers bloom on that hill

In my country
The long rainy season is about to begin