Learn Japanese Advanced Vocabulary with "Sakura no Uta" from "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest"

Let's study Japanese with "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest." Although the vocabulary level is quite high, it's a song that boasts unwavering popularity among fans.

A Guide to the Japanese Visual Novel Song "Sakura no Uta" from "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest"

"Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest" is a romance adventure game released by Makura on October 23, 2015, and it's also the basis for a manga adaptation. During spring break, the funeral for Kusunagi Kenichiro, a world-renowned painter and the father of the protagonist, Kusunagi Naoya, has concluded. Naoya, claiming no connection with his father, renounces the inheritance rights to the immense fortune left by him. Additionally, since Naoya's mother had passed away earlier, he finds himself alone in the world.

"Sakura no Uta" serves as the theme song for "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest." It is a masterpiece that holds the top position in the visual novel music rankings, boasting unwavering popularity.

The Japanese Lyrics of "Sakura no Uta" from "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest"

奔（はし）る光の螺旋　吹き上がる音と言葉の即興劇（エチュード）

櫻の刻を奏でよ　はじまりへ

Hashiru hikari no rasen Fukiagaru oto to kotoba no etyūdo

Sakura no toki o kanadeyo Hajimari e

風の筆　差す　春日花抄　その力に身をまかせよう　恐れなどいらない　足が立つこの大地

Kaze no fude sasu shunjitsukashō Sono chikara ni mi o makaseyou Osore nado iranai Ashi ga tatsu kono daichi

櫻舞う　歌声はあなたに響くだろうか　世界の限界をこえる詩を　この筆にのせてとどけよ　私を越えて

Sakura mau utagoe wa anata ni hibiku darou ka Sekai no genkai o koeru uta o Kono fude ni nosete todokeyo Watashi o koete

櫻咲くこの森で　舞い上がる因果交流のひかり　きらめくいろに　せかいが結ばれる

Sakura saku kono mori de Maiagaru inga kōryū no hikari Kirameku iro ni Sekai ga musubareru

春の雪　そらたかく舞い散る　消え去る花　かがやく息吹き　君が立つ大地だ　花よ咲け　咲き乱れ　

Haru no yuki sora takaku maichiru Kiesaru hana kagayaku ibuki Kimi ga tatsu daichi da Hana yo sake sakimidare

光り射す　あらわれる心象をスケッチしよう　せかいの限界をこえる絵画　標本の蝶々　よみがえりまた飛び立つ　

Hikari sasu arawareru shinshō o suketchi shiyou Sekai no genkai o koeru kaiga Hyōhon no chōchō Yomigaeri mata tobitatsu

すばらしき刻　瞬間を閉じ込めた永遠こそ　わたしたちの意味　そして意義だと　君は知るだろう　さあうけとるがいい　永遠の相　この櫻ノ詩の下

Subarashiki toki Shunkan o tojikometa eien koso Watashitachi no imi Soshite igi da to Kimi wa shiru darou Sā uketoru ga ii Eien no ai Kono Sakura no uta no shita

The English Translation of "Sakura no Uta" from "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest"

The running spiral of light, the impromptu play of rising sounds and words (étude).
Play the time of cherry blossoms, towards the beginning.

With the brush of the wind, in the spring day's flower poem, let yourself be embraced by that power. There is no need for fear; on this solid ground where my feet stand.

Cherry blossoms dance, and the singing voice resonates with you. Will the poetry that surpasses the limits of the world reach you? Place it on this brush and deliver it, beyond me.

In this forest where cherry blossoms dance, the light of intertwined destiny rises. In sparkling colors, the world is connected.

Spring snow dances high in the sky, disappearing flowers, the shining breath, the land where you stand. Bloom, flowers, bloom in profusion.

Let's sketch the appearance revealed by the shining light, a painting that goes beyond the limits of the world. The specimens of butterflies, revived, take flight again.

This wonderful moment, the eternity captured, is our meaning and significance. You will know that, so accept it; the eternal partner under this cherry blossom poem.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning Japanese Advanced Vocabulary with "Sakura no Uta" from "Sakura no Uta - Dancing Above the Cherry Blossom Forest"

0:34~
奔（はし）る光の螺旋　吹き上がる音と言葉の即興劇（エチュード）櫻の刻を奏でよ　はじまりへ

The running spiral of light, the impromptu play of rising sounds and words (étude).　Play the time of cherry blossoms, towards the beginning.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
光	ひかり	hikari	light	noun
吹く	ふく	fuku	to blow	1 verb
エチュード	えちゅーど	echuudo	etude, practice piece	noun
即興	そっきょう	sokkyou	improvisation	noun
劇	げき	geki	play, drama	noun
桜	さくら	sakura	cherry blossom	noun
奏でる	かなでる	kanaderu	to play (music)	2 verb

0:55~
風の筆　差す　春日花抄　その力に身をまかせよう　恐れなどいらない　足が立つこの大地

With the brush of the wind, in the spring day's flower poem, let yourself be embraced by that power. There is no need for fear; on this solid ground where my feet stand.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
筆	ふで	fude	brush (for writing or painting)	noun
身	み	mi	body, oneself	noun
任せる	まかせる	makaseru	to entrust, to leave to	2 verb
恐れ	おそれ	osore	fear	noun
大地	だいち	daichi	earth, ground	noun

1:18~
櫻舞う　歌声はあなたに響くだろうか　世界の限界をこえる詩を　この筆にのせてとどけよ　私を越えて

Cherry blossoms dance, and the singing voice resonates with you. Will the poetry that surpasses the limits of the world reach you? Place it on this brush and deliver it, beyond me.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
恐れ	おそれ	osore	fear	noun
響く	ひびく	hibiku	to resonate, to echo	1 verb
世界	せかい	sekai	world	noun
限界	げんかい	genkai	limit	noun
越える	こえる	koeru	to exceed, to surpass	2 verb

2:14~
櫻咲くこの森で　舞い上がる因果交流のひかり　きらめくいろに　せかいが結ばれる

In this forest where cherry blossoms dance, the light of intertwined destiny rises. In sparkling colors, the world is connected.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
舞い上がる	まいあがる	maiagaru	to soar, to dance in the air	1 verb
因果	いんが	inga	cause and effect, karma	noun
交流	こうりゅう	kouryuu	interaction, exchange	noun
きらめく	きらめく	kirameku	to sparkle, to glitter	1 verb
結ぶ	むすぶ	musubu	to tie, to connect	1 verb

Related Word to 因果

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
因果	いんが	inga	cause and effect, karma	noun
因果応報	いんがおうほう	ingaouhou	retribution, poetic justice	noun
因果関係	いんがかんけい	ingakankei	causal relationship	noun
相関関係	そうかんかんけい	soukankankei	correlation	noun

2:35~
春の雪　そらたかく舞い散る　消え去る花　かがやく息吹き　君が立つ大地だ　花よ咲け　咲き乱れ　

Spring snow dances high in the sky, disappearing flowers, the shining breath, the land where you stand. Bloom, flowers, bloom in profusion.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
散る	ちる	chiru	to scatter, to fall (petals, leaves)	1 verb
消え去る	きえさる	kiesaru	to disappear, to vanish	1 verb
息吹	いぶき	ibuki	breath, inspiration	noun
乱れる	みだれる	midareru	to be disordered, to be disturbed	2 verb

Related Word to 消え去る

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
消え去る	きえさる	kiesaru	to disappear, to vanish	1 verb
消える	きえる	kieru	to disappear	2 verb
去る	さる	saru	to leave, to go away	1 verb

2:59~
光り射す　あらわれる心象をスケッチしよう　せかいの限界をこえる絵画　標本の蝶々　よみがえりまた飛び立つ　

Let's sketch the appearance revealed by the shining light, a painting that goes beyond the limits of the world. The specimens of butterflies, revived, take flight again.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
スケッチ	すけっち	suketchi	sketch	noun
絵画	かいが	kaiga	painting, picture	noun
標本	ひょうほん	hyouhon	specimen	noun
蝶々	ちょうちょう	chouchou	butterfly	noun
よみがえる	よみがえる	yomigaeru	to be revived, to be reborn	1 verb

3:19~
すばらしき刻　瞬間を閉じ込めた永遠こそ　わたしたちの意味　そして意義だと　君は知るだろう　さあうけとるがいい　永遠の相　この櫻ノ詩の下

This wonderful moment, the eternity captured, is our meaning and significance. You will know that, so accept it; the eternal partner under this cherry blossom poem.

vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
瞬間	しゅんかん	shunkan	moment, instant	noun
閉じ込める	とじこめる	tojikomeru	to shut in, to confine	2 verb
永遠	えいえん	eien	eternity	noun
意義	いぎ	igi	meaning, significance	noun