Ai wa hana, kimi wa sono tane (Love is a flower, you are the seed) (The Rose)
"Omohide Poroporo" ending theme (1991)

yasashisa o  oshinagasu 		Washing away tenderness,
ai  sore wa kawa			love, it's a river.
tamashii o  kirisaku			Cutting the soul to pieces,
ai  sore wa NAIFU			love, it's a knife.
tomedonai  kawaki ga			An incessant thirst,
ai da to  iu keredo			love is, they say, but
ai wa hana  inochi no hana		love is a flower, the flower of life;
kimi wa  sono tane			you are the seed.

kujikeru no o  osorete			Afraid of being discouraged,
odoranai  kimi no kokoro		your heart never dances.
sameru no o  osorete			Afraid of waking up,
CHANSU nogasu  kimi no yume		your dream never takes chances.
ubawareru no ga  iyasa ni		Hating to be taken away
ataenai  kokoro 			your heart won't give.
shinu no o  osorete			Afraid of dying,
ikiru koto ga  dekinai			you cannot live.

nagai yoru  tada hitori 		Long night, all alone;
tooi michi  tada hitori 		long road, all alone.
ai nante  kiyashinai			Love doesn't come
sou  omou toki ni wa			when you think it will;
omoidashite goran fuyu			please remember, though
yuki ni  umorete-ite mo 		it's buried under the snow in winter,
tane wa haru  ohi-sama no		in spring, with the sun's love,
ai de  hana hiraku			the seed blossoms into a flower.


Singer: Miyako Harumi
Japanese Translation Lyricist: Takahata Isao
Lyricist/Composer: Amanda McBroom
Arranger: Hoshi Masaru

Translation: Theresa Martin

The Rose
"The Rose" ending theme

Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves the soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
An endless, aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
And you, its only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give,
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely,
And the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong,
Just remember, in the winter,
Far beneath the bitter snow,
Lies the seed that with the sun's love,
In the spring, becomes the rose.


Singer: Bette Midler

愛は花、君はその種子　（Ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｓｅ）
「おもひでぽろぽろ」エンディング・テーマ (1991)

やさしさを　押し流す
愛　それは川
魂を　切り裂く
愛　それはナイフ
とめどない　渇きが
愛だと　いうけれど
愛は花　生命の花
きみは　その種子〈たね〉

挫けるのを　恐れて
躍らない　きみのこころ
醒めるのを　恐れて
チャンス逃す　きみの夢
奪われるのが　嫌さに
与えない　こころ
死ぬのを　恐れて
生きることが　出来ない

長い夜　ただひとり
遠い道　ただひとり
愛なんて　来やしない
そう　おもうときには
思いだしてごらん・冬
雪に　埋もれていても
種子は春　おひさまの
愛で　花ひらく


歌：都はるみ
日本語訳詞：高畑　勲
編曲：星　勝