小さな街のプラタナス
小椋佳 Lyrics

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小さな街の小さな恋
小さな公園大きな木
大きな大きなプラタナス
木の葉が一枚舞っていた

私はあの日まだ子供
あなたもあの日まだ子供
大きな大きな黒い雲

こわくてかくれたプラタナス

とってもとっても年寄で
とってもとっても太くって
二人の両手でかこんでも
かこみきれないプラタナス

知らない間に時が過ぎ
よごれた雨がふり始め
枯れてく年寄プラタナス
最後の木の葉も舞いおちた

何も残さぬプラタナス
泣くに泣けないプラタナス

この世にたった一つだけ
残した私の恋の思い

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 小椋佳's 小さな街のプラタナス describe a small town and the memories of a past love. The song starts by describing a small park in the town with a big Platanus tree where one day a single leaf was observed falling. The song then goes on to describe the singer as a child, afraid of the big dark clouds that would often appear, and would seek refuge under the same Platanus tree.

As time went by, the two characters in the song grew older and the Platanus tree grew bigger and older too. It was so wide that when they tried to hug it, their hands could barely meet. Suddenly, the lyrics take a turn and show us a somber side of the story. Time passed by, and the two people grew older as they were caught up in the storms of life. The tree that had been a place of comfort was now withered, and the last remaining leaf had fallen to the ground.

The song ends with the Platanus tree serving as a metaphor for love that remained, a love that could not be wept for. The song speaks to the universal themes of time, love, aging and the memories that we make throughout our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

小さな街の小さな恋
A small love story from a small town

小さな公園大きな木
A small park with a large tree

大きな大きなプラタナス
A gigantic Platanus tree

木の葉が一枚舞っていた
A single leaf was dancing in the wind

私はあの日まだ子供
I was still a child on that day

あなたもあの日まだ子供
You were also a child on that day

大きな大きな黒い雲
A giant, dark cloud

こわくてかくれたプラタナス
I hid behind the Platanus tree, afraid

とってもとっても年寄で
The tree grew to be very, very old

とってもとっても太くって
It also grew to be very, very wide

二人の両手でかこんでも
Even if we hugged it with both arms