SAKURAドロップス
( SAKURA doroppusu )
    SAKURA drops
lyrics by; Utada Hikaru
music by; Utada Hikaru
arrangement by; Utada Hikaru and Kuwano Kei
performed by; Utada Hikaru
Track 01 on the Deep River album

Koi o shite owari o tsuge
chikau koto wa: kore ga saigo no heartbreak
sakura sae kaze no naka de yurete
yagate hana o sakasu yo
    Fall in love, be informed of the end
    What I swear: this is the final heartbreak
    Even cherry blossoms waver in the wind
    and before long bloom into flowers

Furidashita natsu no ame ga
namida no yoko o totta suu tto
omoide to daburu eizou
aki no dorama saihousou
    The summer rain that poured down
    slips silently down beside my tears
    An image coinciding with my memories
    reruns of an autumn drama

Doushite onaji you na panchi
nando mo kuratchau n da
sore demo mata tatakau n darou
sore ga inochi no fushigi
    Why is it that we always take
    the same punches over and over
    Even so we still fight again
    That is a mystery of life

Koi o shite subete sasage
negau koto wa: kore ga saigo no heartbreak
sakura sae toki no naka de yurete
yagate hana o sakasu yo
    Fall in love, sacrifice everything
    What I wish for: this is the final heartbreak
    Even cherry blossoms, waver in time
    and before long bloom into flowers

Kurikaesu kisetsu no naka de
kutsu ga surihetteku
    In the repeating seasons
    my shoes are wearing out

Motto kata no chikara nuite
kako wa dokoka ni shimatteoke
koko kara sou tookunai darou
mita koto mo nai keshiki
    Release more of the tension in your shoulders
    Shut away the past somewhere
    From here, that's right, it's not far
    Until a view we have never seen before

Tomaranai mune no itami koete
motto kimi ni chikazukitai yo
hitomawari shite wa modori (1)
aoi sora o zutto tesaguri
    Overcome the unending pain in my heart
    I want to come closer to you
    Go one revolution and come back
    I'm always fumbling for blue skies

Koi o shite owari o tsuge
chikau koto wa: kyou ga saisho no good day
sakura made kaze naka de yurete
sotto kimi ni te o nobasu yo
    Fall in love, be informed of the end
    What I swear: This is the first good day
    Even cherry blossoms waver in the wind
    Softly I reach my hand out to you

Suki de suki de dou shiyou mo nai
sore to kore to wa kankei nai
    I love you, love so much there's nothing I can do
    It has nothing to do with this or that

Notes;
1) here were she sings 'hitomawari' there is a different kanji than usual for the word. It means essentially the same thing, just makes the meaning a little more to do with time and intangible aspects of the word