Sugar Soul were commercially successful during their period and are best known for their hit song Garden featuring Kenji from Dragon Ash. The songs popularity saw it also reach #43 on the United World Chart.
Categorized as “new R & B"; Sugar Soul's music had a bass heavy sound with RnB standard vocals and a strong DJ presence.
Sugar Soul are often credited as being an influential figure in bringing urban music to the Japanese mainstream alongside other rising acts of their time such as Misia and 宇多田ヒカル. Tracks such as the raunchy 今すぐ欲しい Feat. ZEEBRA on their debut release Those Days put an adult spin onto a Japanese music industry dominated by lighthearted pop music.
In recent years Sugar Soul's music has been covered by 倖田來未 and May J..
Members today:
Aiko is currently a vocalist for newly created drum n bass group KAM
DJ Hasebe is now an internationally recognized musician performing with the likes of Mos Def and Beenie Man
Garden
Sugar Soul Lyrics
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La-la あの唄が 囁いている
(Oh)あの空に蒔いた悲しみは
遠く花になるでしょう
(Oh yeah)それは未来へと
歩いてゆく道を照らし出す
そう 穏やかな 日溜りの庭で
いつか胸に抱いた喜びは
冷たい涙溶かすでしょう
(Oh yeah)それは明日へと
流れてゆく河となるから
さあ みんなここに愛の庭に
終わりのない闇を抜けて
名も無い花に雲は語る
さあ みんなここで
感じたままで yeah
幾千もの dorlin' 光浴びながら
La-la あの唄を奏で合おうよ oh oh
さあ皆 空気さえも
蝕まれていきそうな
こんな時代にキバを剥き出すような
アスファルト蹴り上げ
動き出すような
俺達を check してきな
愛の庭に咲く百合は瞬く
風に揺られ悲しみ抱く
そんな中に天使羽ばたく
歌い続けてくれ絶え間なく
陽の光が部屋に差し込む
日々の痛みもすべてつつみ込む
あふれる喜び track に乗せる
By my self 青空がそうさせる
あの日描いた夢にぎりしめ
今ここに生きた証刻み込め
99 道を照らし出した 終わらない
響くよ女神の歌
空に舞い上がる 大きな羽を心に
はるかな大地を
あなたと越えてゆけたら
さあ みんなここに愛の庭に
終わりのない闇を抜けて
名も無い花と風は踊る
さあ みんなここで感じたままで
さあ みんなここに愛の庭に
終わりのない 命の灯よ
名もない花に雲は語る
さあ みんなここで
感じたままで yeah
The Japanese song "Garden" by Sugar Soul is a beautiful ode to love and life. The first verse talks about being embraced by the sun and being whispered to by a song from the past. The sorrow sowed in the sky will become flowers in the future, illuminating the path towards a better tomorrow. The chorus invites the listener to reminisce about the dream they once held and to speak about it once again in a peaceful garden. The joy once held in one's heart that had turned cold will be melted by the tears of the past, flowing towards a future like a river. The song invites everyone to come to the garden of love, breaking through the endless darkness of life and feeling every emotion.
The bridge talks about thousands of dorlin' (fireflies) dancing in the light while the song is being played. Even in such times when it feels like the air itself is corroding, let's kick up the asphalt and move forward, check ourselves before we love others. The lilies that bloom in the garden of love flicker in the wind, holding sadness in their hearts. Angels flutter in the midst of our sorrow, and their song continues endlessly. The song ends with a hope that if we all cross the vast land with the large wings of our hearts, we can reach a place where the nameless flowers dance with the wind and feel every emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
今を満たす 日差しに抱かれて
Being embraced by the sunshine of the present
La-la あの唄が 囁いている
That song is whispering
(Oh)あの空に蒔いた悲しみは
The sadness sown in the sky
遠く花になるでしょう
Will become flowers far away
(Oh yeah)それは未来へと
That will go towards the future
歩いてゆく道を照らし出す
Lighting up the path as it walks
そう 穏やかな 日溜りの庭で
So, in a tranquil sunny garden
あの夢をまた語り合いましょう
Let's speak again of those dreams
いつか胸に抱いた喜びは
The joy once held in your heart
冷たい涙溶かすでしょう
Will dissolve into cold tears
(Oh yeah)それは明日へと
Towards tomorrow
流れてゆく河となるから
Will become a flowing river
さあ みんなここに愛の庭に
Come, everyone, to the garden of love
終わりのない闇を抜けて
Breaking through the endless darkness
名も無い花に雲は語る
The clouds speak to the nameless flowers
さあ みんなここで
Now, everyone, here
感じたままで yeah
Let's feel it all, yeah
幾千もの dorlin' 光浴びながら
While bathed in thousands of twinkling lights
La-la あの唄を奏で合おうよ oh oh
La-la, let's play that tune together, oh oh
さあ皆 空気さえも
Now everyone, even the air
蝕まれていきそうな
Seems to be corroded away
こんな時代にキバを剥き出すような
In the era where we bare our fangs like this
アスファルト蹴り上げ
Kicking up the asphalt
動き出すような
Like it's starting to move
俺達を check してきな
Checking us
愛の庭に咲く百合は瞬く
Lilies in the garden of love are blooming
風に揺られ悲しみ抱く
Trembling in the wind, holding sadness
そんな中に天使羽ばたく
In such a place, the angels take flight
歌い続けてくれ絶え間なく
Sing for us endlessly
陽の光が部屋に差し込む
Sunlight shines into the room
日々の痛みもすべてつつみ込む
Wrapping up all the pains of everyday life
あふれる喜び track に乗せる
Overflowing with joy, riding on the track
By my self 青空がそうさせる
By myself, the blue sky makes it so
あの日描いた夢にぎりしめ
Holding tight to the dream of that day
今ここに生きた証刻み込め
Etching proof of living here and now
99 道を照らし出した 終わらない
Shining light on the 99 paths, endless
響くよ女神の歌
Goddess's song resounds
空に舞い上がる 大きな羽を心に
Giant wings soaring in the sky, in our hearts
はるかな大地を
Across great distances
あなたと越えてゆけたら
If we can go beyond with you
さあ みんなここに愛の庭に
Come, everyone, to the garden of love
終わりのない闇を抜けて
Breaking through the endless darkness
名も無い花と風は踊る
The nameless flowers and wind dance
さあ みんなここで感じたままで
Now, everyone, feel it all here
さあ みんなここに愛の庭に
Come, everyone, to the garden of love
終わりのない 命の灯よ
The endless light of life
名もない花に雲は語る
The clouds speak to the nameless flowers
さあ みんなここで
Now, everyone, here
感じたままで yeah
Let's feel it all, yeah
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Furuya Kenji, Sugar Soul
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mitsurusuzuki4208
2024年に聴いても最高だったよ
@kitajun4210
えっPVがまた見えるなんて
いつみても最高！
@goronyan77
神曲でPVもハイセンス。
今でも大好きです。
@user-cn1pl8mg4m
いまだ、そのジャンルで、語り継がれる名曲！🎶
@user-qn1xx6tn4f
出張先のホテルで疲れ切った状態でふとつけたテレビで、この曲が話題曲として取り上げられてて。JAPANカウントダウンだったかな？Dragon Ashファンって事もあり一気に元気出たのは古き良き思い出
@user-hl2vw6uw8g
こんな歌提供されたら絶対惚れちゃうよな
@NO-ck3tr
30代の人！この頃は携帯もインスタとかも無くても、友達としょーもない事で笑ってなかった？カラオケ行ったり、プリクラ永遠に撮ってたり笑、学校で放課後に恋愛話したり、夏のコンビニで片思いの人に偶然会った時の高揚感とか。笑
@DrEkoShakespeare
This will always, always be my favourite hip-hop.
@Yukatoshi
Eko Liu How does this only have 2K thumbs up FFS?
@fortnitemastery8602
Guy can't rap but she's got a beautiful voice