Tracklist

1. Tsubomi
2. Mikazuki
3. Mirai e
4. Mama e
5. Love Love Love (English Version)
6. Akizakura
7. Warabigami-yamatoguchi
8. Mama ni sasageru shi
9. Itsumo nan-do demo
10. Flower
11. Nemu No Ki No Komoriuta

Tsubomi (The Bud)

Only now I know of time
For too long I have
Drifted, never turning back
Now I am standing, the tide
Drowning me
I never felt so weak,
‘Cos you mean everything to me.

Only now I feel your love
Golden, burning
Covering just like a glove
I feel the warmth of your gaze
Over me
Never felt such tranquility inside of me

And like a distant dream I see
The blossom vanishing
Just as each bud finally is blossoming
And I watch each petal dance
It’s way over to me
They fall
They fall
They fall
All around me

I am here with you
You are here with me
Your smile and your loving face
Is everything I see
And, in this town
The memories you left behind
Swirl round and around
And forever I’m searching for the light
On a cloud away from time
Where are memories can shine
Wait for me and we can live them all
Again

Only now do I see you
In the way that other people do
I see you clearer than before
And love you more
I never knew that I would feel this way

And like a distant dream I see
The blossom vanishing
Just as each bud finally is blossoming
And I watch each petal dance
It’s way over to me
They fall
They fall
They fall
All around me

I am here with you
You are here with me
Your smile and your loving face
Is everything I see
And, in this town
The memories you left behind
Swirl round and around
And forever I’m searching for the light
On a cloud away from time
Where are memories can shine
Wait for me and we can live them all
Again

I am here with you
You are here with me
Your smile and your loving face
Is everything I see
I am here with you
You are here with me
Your smile and your loving face
Is everything I see

I am here with you
You are here with me
Your smile and your loving face
Is everything I see
And, in this town
The memories you left behind
Swirl round and around
And forever I’m searching for the light
On a cloud away from time
Where are memories can shine
Wait for me and we can live them all
Again

Mirai e (To the Future)

Oh look down upon your feet
This road is yours to take
Look ahead,
That is yours too
All the stars shine brightly
To guide you
Reach out, this hand is here for you

Mother, so kind
You gave everything to me
A torch to hold
A heart of gold
Words to live for, to help me
You said love to not forget
Being young I did not understand
But you held my hand,
Walked along with me

Dreams are always up high
Hanging from our reach
But that’s what keeps us striding on
Through clouds of uncertainty

This road is my story
Why would I give up?
What have I to lose?
Blank pages before me
Are crying out for words

Mother, so kind
I apologize for the times
I turned away

Oh look down upon your feet
This road is yours to take
Look ahead,
That is yours too
All the stars shine brightly
To guide you
Reach out, this hand is here for you

Mother, so kind
I apologize for the times
I turned away

Oh look down upon your feet
This road is yours to take
Look ahead,
That is yours too
All the stars shine brightly
To guide you
Reach out, this hand is here for you

Oh look down upon your feet
This road is yours to take
Look ahead,
That is yours too
All the stars shine brightly
To guide you
Reach out, this hand is here for you

I can see in front of me
A sky of colours
From red to gold

Reach out, reach out this hand is here to hold you
Reach out, reach out this hand is here to guide you
Reach out, reach out this hand is here to hold you
Reach out, reach out this hand is here to guide you

Mama e (To Mom)

Twenty years of my life, just like a star in the night
She lit my way and watched me as I lay
When the tears were abound,
She would turn me back around
Oh Mama can’t you see, you mean everything to me

Stormy times when I fell down
She’d lift me from the ground
Put the fire back inside o’ me
She never let me down

The days we cried, the days we laughed
Even the days we fought
The times we wiled away
Hours on our deepest thoughts

Mama, our time is always on my mind
The nights when shadows chased me around my room
You laid beside me, pulled me from my gloom
Mama, can you hear, whispers in the air?
Arigato

Shattered pieces on the ground
Fallen without any sound
Yet you still could hear them fall
The shattered mirror ball

Helping re-build again
Towering so tall again
I can see my dreams
And touch the stars

Short words and my insolence
Sorry if I wore you down
Now I see all you gave me
I will never let you down

The days we cried, the days we laughed
Even the days we fought
The times we wiled away
Hours on our deepest thoughts

Mama, please don’t cry, you helped me to fly
The nights when shadows chased me around my room
You laid beside me, pulled me from my gloom
Mama, our dream lives on in me
Forever

The torch you gave to me
I hold for all to see
It helps me though bad weather
The warmth is comforting
I know you’re here
You’re up above
The sky shimmers with love
My heart lies open
To you my shining star

The days we cried, the days we laughed
Even the days we fought
The times we wiled away
Hours on our deepest thoughts

Mama, please don’t cry, you helped me to fly
The nights when shadows chased me around my room
You laid beside me, pulled me from my gloom
Mama, can you hear whispers in the air?

Akizakura (Cosmos)

Sweet cosmos in a pink shadow
In the warm daylight you glow
Just like my Mama
Bathed in a gentle yellow
She is fragile,
I love her so

Together we sit in the sun
We turn album pages one by one
Mama tells me stories like it’s the end
She tells them like we’ll never meet again

And on this warm autumn day we stand
Mother, daughter hand in hand
Our love burns brighter than before
And then you tell me to take care
Tell me not to fear
Tomorrow, my wedding, my leaving here
Take care

Memories are running round and round
How I wish I could go back now
To the times I didn’t realize your love
To the times I kept to myself

Leaving with my many bags
I can tell from your eyes you are sad
That I must go, but it is time
It is time
My love, my love, will stay behind

And on this warm autumn day we stand
Mother, daughter hand in hand
Our love burns brighter than before
And then you tell me to take care
Tell me not to fear
Tomorrow, my wedding, my leaving here
Take care

Warabigami-yamatoguchi (A Child God)

Gentle child, you have my love
Born to this world from heaven above
Light in your eyes
Breath in your cry
You are an angel
Sent from the sky

Irayo hey, irayo hooi
Irayo, oh, my loving child
Don’t cry baby
Hey yo hey yo
The light above
Will keep blessing you
Grow strong baby
Hey yo hey yo
I am watching over you

On summer days when sun burns strong
I will fan you, keep you cool
On winter nights when ice winds blow
I will hold you, keep you close

Irayo hey, irayo hooi
Irayo, oh, my loving child
Don’t cry baby
Hey yo hey yo
The light above
Will keep blessing you
Grow strong baby
Hey yo hey yo
I am watching over you

Stormy clouds may surround
Serpentine, follow us around
We must carry on with the light
Held in our hearts, glowing bright

Irayo hey, irayo hooi
Irayo, oh, my loving child
Don’t cry baby
Hey yo hey yo
The light above
Will keep blessing you
Grow strong baby
Hey yo hey yo
I am watching over you

Mama ni Sasageru shi (Mother of Mine)

Mother of mine you gave to me
All of my life to do as I please
I owe everything I have to you
Mother sweet Mother of mine, Mother of mine
When I was young
You showed me the right way
Things should be done without your love
where where I be

Mother sweet Mother of mine
Mother, you gave me happiness
Much more than words can say
I pray the Lord that He may

Bless you every night and everyday
Mother of mine now I am grown
I can match great all on my own
I’d like to give you what you gave to me

Mother sweet Mother of mine
Mother you gave me happiness
Much more than words can say
I pray the Lord that He may

Bless you every night and everyday
Mother of mine now I am grown

Bless you every night and everyday
Mother of mine now I am grown
I can match great all on my own
I’d like to give you what you gave to me

Itsumo nan-do demo (Anytime)

A voice calls softly
It calls from within
To trust my steps
And to keep on dreaming

Around night falls and all turns to grey
But I hold a light to light my way

The sky is clear blue
No matter what we do
The road is long
But I see the light
That shines at the end
The arms reaching in
I know you are waiting for me

Though sorrows, troubles
May gather up high
Broken glass pieces
Fall from the sky
Memories though sad
Will hold something true
Shattered glass pieces
Reflect something new

A voice calls softly
It calls from within
To trust my steps
And to keep on dreaming

Around night falls and all turns to grey
But I hold a light deep in my heart
I knew you were waiting right from the start

Flower

So to the sky let us bloom like flowers of love
Even the clouds cannot shadow our endless love
You just keep reaching to the stars above
And believe your dreams will come true

I look upon your face and into your sad eyes
I see the crosses you bear
But you are still so young
And with so many years to come
You have too many cares

When you have so far to go it is easy to be blind
To all that keeps us marching on
And to what we are out to find

So to the sky let us bloom like flowers of love
Even the clouds cannot shadow our endless love
You just keep reaching to the stars above
And believe your dreams will come true

The morning comes without fail
It never waits for me
The sun shines too brightly
I’m always late out the door
I’m always wanting more
That’s everyday for me

But then I see your smile
And I feel the warmth in your heart
The colors all around shine brighter
Now can you feel summer here at last?

So to the sky let us bloom like flowers of love
Even the clouds cannot shadow our endless love
You just keep reaching to the stars above
And believe your dreams will come true

Today you may feel that there is a hole in your heart
But if you just keep on holding on
One day you’ll find that missing part

So to the sky let us bloom like flowers of love
Even the clouds cannot shadow our endless love
Now is the time to let any fears turn to dust
And believe your dreams will come true
So to the sky let us bloom like flowers of love
Even the clouds cannot shadow our endless love
Now is the time to let any fears turn to dust
And believe your dreams will come true

Nemu No Ki No Komoriuta (Lullaby of Nemunoki)

Nen-ne no nemu-no-ki nemuri no ki
Sotto yusutta sono eda ni
To-oi mukashi no yo no shirabe
Nenne no nemu-no-ki komori-uta

Usu-kurenai no hana no saku
Nemu no kokage de futo ki-ita
Chiisana sasayaki nemu no koe
Nen-ne nen-ne to utatteta

Furusato no yo no nemu-no-ki wa
Kyou mo utatte iru de-sho-ka
Ano hi no yoru no sasayaki wo
Nemu-no-ki nen-ne no ki komori-uta

Tracklist

1. Amazing Gace (duet with Minako Honda)
2. Hanamizuki
3. Yuki no Hana
4. Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Ito
5. Sen no Kaze ni Natte
6. Hana
7. Nada Soso
8. Tsubasa wo Kudasai
9. Sotsugyo Shasin
10. Jidai
11. I believe
12. Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro (Japanese Version)

Shiroi Iro Ha Koibito No Iro  (The Colour of Our Love)

White is the colour of sweet true love
Oh, the colour of our love
White is the colour of petals that fell
Oh, the sweet lily smell

He was my love, my first true love
A boy from the same land that raised me
White lilies at his feet
White is the colour of sweet true love
Oh, the colour of our love

Blue is the colour of first love
Oh, the colour of our love
Blue as the sky on a clear summer’s day
On the meadows we lay

He was my love, my first true love
A boy from the same land that raised me
White lilies at his feet
White is the colour of sweet true love
Oh, the colour of our love

Red is the colour of memories
Oh, the colour of the seas
Glowing in red from the sky above
When you gave back my love

He was my love, my first true love
A boy from the same land that raised me
White lilies at his feet
White is the colour of sweet true love
Oh, the colour of our love

Sen no Kaze ni Natte (I Am A Thousand Winds)

Don’t stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am the sunlight on the ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain

I am a thousand winds
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glint on snow
I am a thousand winds that blow

Don’t stand at my grave and cry
I am not there, I did not die
I am the swift rush of birds in flight
Soft stars that shine at night

I am a thousand winds
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glint on snow
I am a thousand winds that blow

Don’t stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am the sunlight on the ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain

I am a thousand winds
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glint on snow
I am a thousand winds that blow

I am the diamond glint on snow
I am a thousand winds that blow

Hana (Flowers Bloom)

I see the river in the daylight
Glistening as it flows its way
I see the people travelling
Through the night and through the day
I see their paths colliding
Water drops and golden rays
Flowers bloom, oh, flowers bloom
On this blessed day

Let the tears fall back
Let the laughter through
One day, oh, one day
[The] Flowers will reach full bloom

I see your tears in the daylight
Glistening as they fall from you
I see your love escaping
Flowing free and flowing true
I want to make these rivers
Into something shining new
Let me make these flowers bloom
Let me make them bloom for you

Let the tears fall back
Let the laughter through
One day, oh, one day
[The] Flowers will reach full bloom

I want to take you to the river
Down to where the flowers grow
I want to show you the beauty
From our seedlings sown
They shine in red and blue
Butter-coloured yellow glows
Flowers bloomed, oh, flowers bloomed
See how our love has grown

Let the tears fall back
Let the laughter through
One day, oh, one day
[The] flowers will reach full bloom

Nada Sousou (So Tears)

Turning the pages of old photographs
I whisper thanks to each and every one
Deep in my heart you have come, come to live
Sure as the sun to see me through

Come rain or shine however the day may be
You shelter me with your smile
However far your memories may fade
Traces of you I hope to find
Then you appear and I drown in my own tears

I wish on a star, the first star of the night
You’ll find me here every evening of the year
As twilight approaches I look to the sky
Searching for you with all of my heart

In grief and joy I long for you and your smile
Hoping you feel the way I do
If only you could find me from where you are
I do believe somewhere in time
I do believe I will see you once again

Come rain or shine however the day may be
You shelter me with your smile
But as each memory of you fades away
I’m so alone longing for you
You’re on my mind as I drown in my own tears

Missing you so I’m missing you so
You’re on my mind as I drown in my own tears

Tsubasa Wo Kudasai (Wings to Fly)

I, I have a dream
A dream of you and me
We’re flying high above
We’re soaring over sea

Bless me with some wings
For I, so want to fly
These precious white wings
Will take me soaring high

To the sun that lights the day
To the clouds that drift away
Only then will I be free
Past the city lights and haze
Through the autumn trees ablaze
In the sky, I am truly free
Just you and me

I, I have a dream
We’re high above the trees
The wind is in my hair
The ocean breeze takes me

Tell me, what can I do?
To earn, earn me some wings?
Some precious white wings
To help me live my dreams

To the sun that lights the day
To the clouds that drift away
Only then will I be free
Past the city lights and haze
Through the autumn trees ablaze
In the sky, I am truly free
Just you and me

Sotsugyou Shasin (Graduation Photo)

When the world gets me down I find myself
Reaching for that old leather-bound book
And there he smiles the gentle smile I know so well
And I am back where I used to be

Couldn’t speak when I saw you in town
I picked you out easily from the crowd
A mirror image of your high school photograph
You took me back where we used to be

So won’t you be my distant guiding star
I seem to lose my way among the crowd
Once in a while, in a little while
Come light my way from where you are

Willows spoke, willows swayed to and from
As we walked hand in hand by the river flow
But now the views have changed that I used to know so well
Can’t take me back where we used to be

So won’t you be my distant guiding star
I seem to lose my way among the crowd
Once in a while, in a little while
Come light my way from where you are

Come light my way from where you are

Jidai (Time)

Oh what a heartache
Life has brought on me
No more tears to cry
I’ve cried a sea
I’m lost, deep below
Lost and alone

When time has passed by
These tears will have dried
I’ll talk of this passing with even a smile
Cold rain, dark clouds
But now blue skies
The wind blows the way it feels
Time passes by
So let’s not let trouble pull us down
The wind blows the way it feels
It moves without a sound

It goes round and around
It goes around without a sound
Many joys and sorrows abound
Love is lost
Love pursued
Love is found
Time goes round and around
Without a sound

Broken hearts, in a dream
Keep holding on
Looking to another day, another dawn
Ahead for you are radiant skies
Shining light into your heart, into your eyes
So don’t let trouble pull you down
The wind blows the way it feels
It moves without a sound

It goes round and around
It goes around without a sound
Many joys and sorrows abound
Love is lost
Love pursued
Love is found
Time goes round and around
Without a sound
Oh what a heartache
Life has brought on me
No more tears to cry
I’ve cried a sea
I’m lost, deep below
Lost and alone

Fresh, sensual, leathery…

Über-hip fashion brand Prada didn’t hesitate before launching a mellow and sophisticated cologne for men that would reprise the theme of their eponymous feminine fragrance, namely amber. This version highlights four stages: an amber accord predictably, a traditionally masculine fougère (ferny) accord, a fresh cologne accord, and a suede accord, by interweaving notes of citrus (bergamot, mandarin, neroli), spices & flowers (cardamom, saffron, geranium, orange blossom), balsams & warm notes (myrrh, musk, labdanum, sandalwood, tonka bean, vanilla, patchouli) and ~la pièce de resistance~ soft, supple leather. The result is like a soft-spoken young artist whom all the girls in his entourage fall in love with.

Created: 2006

Type: Oriental – Fougere

Top Note: Neroli, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange

Middle Note: Pelargonium, Vetiver, Orange Blossom, Myrrh

Base Note: Leather, Saffron And Sandalwood