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倖田來未 - Koda Kumi Lyrics

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Shiroi iki ga fuyu wo tsugeru
Kimi no machi ni wa mou yuki ga futteru
Tooku tooku kanjiru no wa
Kyori nanka ja naku kokoro ga omou
Futari no negai wa itsukara ka zutto
Watashi dake no mono ni nari
Soredemo issho ni itai no wa kitto
Yowasa nanka ja nai yo ne

*Kimi to miru kono keshiki ga
Aru naraba nanimo ira nai
Kimi ga inai kono keshiki wa
Yuki no naka de miru tomatta sekai

Anna ni mo sou ano toki ni wa
Koko ni shika shiawase nai to omotta
Hito wa dare demo itoshita hito wo
Wasure mata hoka no hito wo aiseru no?
Motomoto awa nai futari ga koushite
Hitotsu ni natteta kedo
Otagai ayumi yoru sasai na doryoku wo
Sore ga dekinakattan da ne

Kimi to miru kono keshiki ga
Aru naraba nanimo ira nai
Kimi ga inai kono keshiki wa
Yuki no naka de miru tomatta sekai

Kimi to miru kono keshiki ga
Aru naraba nanimo ira nai
Kimi ga inai kono keshiki wa
Yuki no naka de miru tomatta sekai

Aitai yo aitai kimi ni
Korekara mo wasurerare nai

Kono yuki totomo ni chitta
Hakanai omoi wo mune ni daite

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Koda Kumi's song "you" speak about the onset of winter, with the imagery of white breath indicating the cold weather. The singer notes that in the town where the person she is addressing lives, it has already begun to snow. Despite the distance between them, the singer can feel in her heart a connection to this person, which goes beyond just physical distance. The song then goes on to speak about the wish that they have had, which has become her own desire as well. Even though it seems like this wish has been with them forever, the singer wants to make it hers alone, and be with this person. She reminds this person that even though they may be perceived as weak, they are strong enough to want to be together despite the odds, and that's what really matters.

The main theme of the song is distance and the strength of love that can overcome it. The singer recalls a time when she felt like there was no happiness to be found in her current surroundings, but that everything changed when she met this person. She acknowledges that loving someone else doesn't mean you can't love someone else as well, but it does mean that the love is different. The imagery of snow and the cold amplifies the distance between them, but also highlights the purity and beauty of the feelings they have for each other.

Overall, "you" is a romantic ballad that speaks of the strength of love amidst distance, and how even the most fleeting feelings can have a lasting impression on the heart.

Line by Line Meaning

Shiroi iki ga fuyu wo tsugeru
The white breath announces the winter

Kimi no machi ni wa mou yuki ga futteru
Snow is already falling in your town

Tooku tooku kanjiru no wa
What I feel from afar is

Kyori nanka ja naku kokoro ga omou
Not a distance, but the heart is pondering

Futari no negai wa itsukara ka zutto
Our wishes have existed forever, somehow

Watashi dake no mono ni nari
They have become mine alone

Soredemo issho ni itai no wa kitto
But still, I surely want to be together

Yowasa nanka ja nai yo ne
Weakness is not the issue

Kimi to miru kono keshiki ga
If this scenery I see with you

Aru naraba nanimo ira nai
Exists, then nothing else is needed

Kimi ga inai kono keshiki wa
This scenery without you