Born on January 4th, 1983, Kana Uemura (植村花菜) is a talented Japanese singer… Read Full Bio ↴Born on January 4th, 1983, Kana Uemura (植村花菜) is a talented Japanese singer. She also writes and composes most of her songs. Kana also plays guitar. Her song "Kiseki" is the theme song of the video game "Tales of Commons".

Kana was inspired to sing from a young age of 8 after watching the movie "Sounds of Music" in which she believe that through music, you would have the power to connect to people and obtained courage from it. So it had been her dream ever since to make people smile through music and thus pursued to become a singer herself. She later learned to play a guitar and started to perform as a street performer also began to write her own songs. Kana then participated in a street musician audition along with other 1200 participant and managed to find herself an opportunity to debut.

To date, she had released three full albums - "Itsumo Waratteirareru Youni" (2006.1.4), "Shiawase no Hako wo Hiraku Kagi" (2007.1.4) and "Ai to Taiyo" (2007.11.7) - one mini album, "Haru no Sora" (2009.3.25), and nine singles.

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忘れないよ
植村花菜 Lyrics

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たくさんの約束残して
あなたは「さよなら」と言った
本当は見苦しいほど
引き止めたかったのに
「元気でね」あふれる想いを
隠しながら見せた笑顔
こんな時強がってしまう
悪い癖が悲しい

嘘をついてばかりよ
自分に素直になれず
大切な恋だって
わかっていたのに...
さよなら
あなたを愛した私のすべてを
心にしまって独りきりで歩いていく

傷付いた涙の数だけ
強くなりたいと思った
そうすれば二人の恋も
想い出にできるから
最後に交わしたキス
私より哀しい瞳で
あなたは見つめていた
桜舞う空を...
こんなに誰かを
愛せると教えてくれた
あなたの背中を私はただ
見送るだけ

さよなら
あなたを愛した私のすべてを
心にしまって独りきりで歩いていく
こんなに誰かを
愛せると教えてくれた
あなたの背中を私はただ
見送るだけ

二人がつけた愛の傷
ずっとずっと忘れないよ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 植村花菜's song "忘れないよ" tell a heart-wrenching story of a love that has come to an end. It begins by expressing the pain of having someone you love say "goodbye" and leaving you with many unfulfilled promises. The singer admits that they desperately wanted to hold on but had to hide their overflowing emotions behind a smiling face. They confess their struggle to be strong in times like these and their frustration with their own tendency to lie instead of being honest with themselves. Despite knowing that it was a precious love, they couldn't be true to themselves.

The chorus captures the essence of the song, as the singer bids farewell to the person they loved, bottling up all the memories and walking alone with a heavy heart. They express the desire to become stronger, using the tears and wounds from this experience as motivation. They believe that by doing so, they can eventually turn their love into a beautiful memory. The song ends with the promise of never forgetting the scars of love that they shared, forever holding onto those memories.

Overall, "忘れないよ" is a poignant depiction of the pain and struggle of letting go of a cherished love, the inability to be honest with oneself, and the determination to grow stronger from the experience.

Line by Line Meaning

たくさんの約束残して
Leaving behind countless promises

あなたは「さよなら」と言った
You said, 'Goodbye'

本当は見苦しいほど
But in truth, it was painfully hard

引き止めたかったのに
I wanted to hold you back

「元気でね」あふれる想いを
Overflowing with the feeling of 'Take care'

隠しながら見せた笑顔
While hiding behind a smile I showed

こんな時強がってしまう
In times like this, I end up pretending to be strong

悪い癖が悲しい
It's sad, this bad habit of lying

嘘をついてばかりよ
I've been telling lies all along

自分に素直になれず
Unable to be honest with myself

大切な恋だって
Even though it was a precious love