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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花
植村花菜 Lyrics

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ラララ...
菜の花揺れてる丘の上腰かけ
ぼんやり見上げた
わたあめ雲ひとつ
瞳を閉じて浮かんでくる景色
心の中に描いていく
ビルのすき間から
のぞいた青い空

故郷の街も
今日は晴れてるのかな?
耳を澄まして聴こえてくる言葉
みんなの声が
いつだってチカラになる
私はずっとずっとここにいるよ
何があっても夢を信じるから
私はずっとずっと変わらないよ
どこに行っても歌い続けるから

私はずっとずっとここにいるよ
何があっても夢を信じるから
私はずっとずっと変わらないよ

どこに行っても歌い続けるから
ラララ...

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song "花" by 植村花菜 (Uemura Kana) featuring おおはた雄一 (Oohata Yuuichi). The song begins with the line "菜の花揺れてる丘の上腰かけ" which translates to "Sitting on the hill where rapeseed flowers sway." The singer describes herself sitting on a hill, absentmindedly looking up and seeing a cotton candy-like cloud. She closes her eyes and imagines the scenery that comes to her mind. She paints the picture in her heart, envisioning a blue sky peeking through the gaps between buildings, wondering if her hometown is also sunny today. She listens intently and hears the words coming to her, the voices of everyone becoming a source of strength. The lyrics express the singer's unwavering belief in her dreams and her determination to continue singing no matter where she goes.

Line by Line Meaning

菜の花揺れてる丘の上腰かけ
Sitting on top of a hill, where the rapeseed flowers sway

ぼんやり見上げた
Gazing absentmindedly

わたあめ雲ひとつ
Just one cotton candy cloud

瞳を閉じて浮かんでくる景色
Closing my eyes, the scenery appears in my mind

心の中に描いていく
I draw it inside my heart

ビルのすき間から
Through the gaps between the buildings

のぞいた青い空
Peeking at the blue sky

故郷の街も今日は晴れてるのかな?
I wonder if my hometown is sunny today?

耳を澄まして聴こえてくる言葉
Clearing my ears to listen to the words I hear

みんなの声がいつだってチカラになる
Everyone's voices always give me strength

私はずっとずっとここにいるよ
I will always, always be here