菩提樹の家
原田知世 Lyrics

In the first verse of 原田知世's song 菩提樹の家, someone whispers to take off their coat as they enter a house located under the shade of a bodhi tree. The sky with the emerging moon and setting sun hangs above. Their drink for the evening is only mint juleps. They have come here after soaking camellia oil into dry wood and climbing the harmonious sound which suggests the flow of a waltz. The sadness of this world lives below the surface of the earth. In the next verse, someone whispers to take off their shirt and sleep in this room, and they do. Carrying past and future words in their hands, they uttered thin mint smells before vanishing. After losing themselves in thought, they hear their young voice from the side of the window, asking them to bite their fingers. The waltz begins again, and all the time in this world roams this room and drows within themselves. When the waltz ends, they will share the sadness under the earth and live together, overflowing in themselves.

The song 菩提樹の家 is filled with poetic images that are somewhat disconnected but still manage to paint a picture of an ethereal experience. The lyrics suggest a sense of fleetingness, where everything smells and sounds like a dream, and time seems to have stopped. It is a surreal environment with a soothing atmosphere, and the waltz symbolizes the continuity of life. As the music flows, so does the sadness of this world, which remains alive beneath our feet.