

桜の花が 咲かない道に 誰が名付けた 桜坂
癒しを求め なぐさめ求め 今夜は誰が さまよい歩く
酒に酔えれば 忘れられるか どうせ明日は ほぞを噛む
心根の底 咲く花一つ お前がそうさ 桜の花さ
あ~あ~ 桜のように いつの日か 舞い散る定め
愛しぬく 愛しぬく 花は散っても お前だけ 愛しぬく
ネオンの灯り 蛍のように 誘っているさ 店の灯火が
どこで飲もうが どこで酔おうが
知りたくはない 他人のことなど
涙の雫 消え去る場所は グラスの中さ 生き様も
飲み干して今 昔を思う どこで生く道 失くしたのかと
あ~あ~ 桜のように いつの日か 舞い散る定め
愛しぬく 愛しぬく 花は散っても お前だけ 愛しぬく
あ~あ~ 桜のように いつの日か 舞い散る定め
愛しぬく 愛しぬく 花は散っても お前だけ 愛しぬく
- Lyricist
Syunpei Kishimoto
- Composer
Masaki Nakazato
- Producer
Masaki Nakazato
- Mixed Artist
Masaki Nakazato

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Sukura in the Wind
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Set in the izakayas and snack bars of the neon-lit Sakurazaka district at night, the song depicts a lonely protagonist who drowns his past regrets and setbacks in alcohol. In his desolate heart, where he stubbornly insists he doesn't care about others, the only thing he finds solace in is "you" (a single flower blooming at the bottom of his heart). The song expresses the unwavering and poignant resolve of pure love, a secret held within the man's downtrodden life: "Because people are destined to wither away like cherry blossoms, I will love only you as long as I live."
The lyrics, "biting my navel" and "losing my way of life," convey not just simple heartbreak, but a sense of failure in his life itself and regret for a past he can't change, all dissolving into the liquor in his glass (teardrops).
"Neon lights, like fireflies," expresses the coldness and loneliness of the city night through the artificial light of neon signs. The description evokes the image of the protagonist being drawn into the bar and becoming drunk, his dejected back almost visible.
The contrast between "destined to scatter" and "to love to the end" is a beautiful, yet destructive aesthetic often used in enka songs: "If life is destined to scatter anyway, then at least live for love." The refrain "Only you" conveys the heightened emotions of desperation.



