[Verse 1] あの年 桜散り a-no-to-shi sa-ku-ra-chi-ri 那年溪上樱花落 That year, cherry blossoms fell upon stream 浅き水 青く a-sa-ki-mi-zu a-o-ku 浅水分明映碧波 Clear shallow water mirrored green ripples 石の間 花びら i-shi-no-ma ha-na-bi-ra 石间细瓣轻轻转 Fine petals softly turned through stones とどまり 流れた to-do-ma-ri na-ga-re-ta 一半停时一半过 Some lingered, some drifted on 川辺に座り ka-wa-be-ni-su-wa-ri 溪边停坐看许久 By the stream, I watched long ただ見ていた ta-da-mi-te-i-ta 不为寻谁不为说 Seeking no one, needing no words 風は軽く 春は静か ka-ze-wa-ka-ru-ku ha-ru-wa-shi-zu-ka 只觉风轻春也静 Only wind felt light, spring felt still 花は水へ 遠く ha-na-wa-mi-zu-e to-o-ku 花随流水去悠悠 Petals drifted downstream, far and slow [Chorus] あの年 桜散り a-no-to-shi sa-ku-ra-chi-ri 那年溪上樱花落 That year, petals fell upon stream ひとひら ひとひら 流れゆく hi-to-hi-ra hi-to-hi-ra na-ga-re-yu-ku 一瓣一瓣随溪流 Petal by petal, following current 多感ゆえの 立ち止まりならず ta-ka-n-yu-e-no ta-chi-do-ma-ri-na-ra-zu 不是多情偏驻足 No wistful heart made me linger 花の去り際が やわらかくて ha-na-no-sa-ri-gi-wa-ga ya-wa-ra-ka-ku-te 只因花去太温柔 Only because their leaving was too gentle [Verse 2] 枝先の花は 雪のよう e-da-sa-ki-no-ha-na-wa yu-ki-no-yo-u 树上繁花明如雪 Blossoms on branches shone like snow 水面の薄紅 霞のよう mi-na-mo-no-u-su-be-ni ka-su-mi-no-yo-u 水面轻红似流霞 Soft pink on water, like flowing rosy light 人は咲く花を写し hi-to-wa-sa-ku-ha-na-o-u-tsu-shi 来人都爱拍花开 Most visitors framed blooming boughs 誰かは落花を見る da-re-ka-wa-ra-k-ka-o-mi-ru 也有低头看落花 Some looked down at fallen blossoms 咲けば 目を奪い sa-ke-ba me-o-u-ba-i 盛时自是惊人眼 In full bloom, they dazzle the eye 散れば 目が離せない chi-re-ba me-ga-ha-na-se-na-i 去处偏偏更难收 Yet as they leave, so hard to turn away 咲く花よりも 心に残る sa-ku-ha-na-yo-ri-mo ko-ko-ro-ni-no-ko-ru 不是花开留住我 It was not blooming that held me there 去りゆき なお振り向く sa-ri-yu-ki na-o-fu-ri-mu-ku 是它欲去还回眸 But their leaving glanced back once [Chorus] あの年 桜散り a-no-to-shi sa-ku-ra-chi-ri 那年溪上樱花落 That year, petals fell upon stream ひとひら ひとひら 流れゆく hi-to-hi-ra hi-to-hi-ra na-ga-re-yu-ku 一瓣一瓣随溪流 Petal by petal, following current 多感ゆえの 立ち止まりならず ta-ka-n-yu-e-no ta-chi-do-ma-ri-na-ra-zu 不是多情偏驻足 No wistful heart made me linger 花の去り際が やわらかくて ha-na-no-sa-ri-gi-wa-ga ya-wa-ra-ka-ku-te 只因花去太温柔 Only because their leaving was too gentle [Bridge] 花は何も言わず ha-na-wa-na-ni-mo-i-wa-zu 一溪落花无言语 A stream of fallen petals spoke no word 過ぎゆく時を映す su-gi-yu-ku-to-ki-o-u-tsu-su 却把流年说得真 Yet told passing years so true なぜ胸に残る na-ze-mu-ne-ni-no-ko-ru 若问为何偏难忘 Why they remain so hard to forget 花舞い散り 春深まる ha-na-ma-i-chi-ri ha-ru-fu-ka-ma-ru 花飞花落春更深 As blossoms fly and fall, spring grows deep [Final Chorus] あの年 桜散り a-no-to-shi sa-ku-ra-chi-ri 那年溪上樱花落 That year, petals fell upon stream 今も映像に残る i-ma-mo-e-i-zo-u-ni-no-ko-ru 如今还留旧影中 Old footage still holds that spring 花は変わらず散り ha-na-wa-ka-wa-ra-zu-chi-ri 年年落花总相似 Yearly fallen petals, still the same 人だけが変わってゆく hi-to-da-ke-ga-ka-wa-t-te-yu-ku 岁岁游人各不同 Yearly visitors, never the same again [Outro] 今日も 桜散り kyo-u-mo sa-ku-ra-chi-ri 今日溪上樱花落 Today, cherry petals fall upon stream あの日のまま a-no-hi-no-ma-ma 温柔依旧 Gentleness remains
