Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: singer-songwriter
Song Meaning of “秋桜” by Jun Shibata
“秋桜” is a ballad by Japanese artist Jun Shibata that captures the bittersweet feeling of saying goodbye to a loved one. It speaks of the beauty, and inevitability, of change as a part of life.
The song opens with the dreamy description of an autumn cherry tree (“akizakura”) blooming just as the narrator passes by. The beautiful metaphor of cherry blossoms in autumn and the autumnal season itself are symbolic of the narrator’s feelings of bittersweet love—ultimately, the beauty of the cherry blossoms against the backdrop of Autumn’s changing colors will be temporary, and, in the same way, so will the love shared between the narrator and their beloved.
In the chorus, the narrator bids a metaphorical farewell to their lover, saying that even if they cannot be together, they still remain in each other’s hearts. “I’ll just throw away all that’s difficult,” they sing, accepting the fact that their current love will soon be a memory.
“秋桜” is a song about the fleeting beauty of a relationship, and the appreciation for the time that was shared despite the sorrow of it eventually ending. It makes reference to the beauty of the changing of the season, and the seasons of life.