Tane no Uta
Strawberry Flower Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴Aka Pikumin wa hi ni tsuyoi
Ao Pikumin wa oborenai
Kii Pikumin wa takaku tobu
Murasaki Pikumin chikara mochi
Shiro Pikumin niwa
Doku ga aru
Kosei ga iroiro ikite iru yo
Atama no teppen me wo dashite
Sono me ga happa ni sodattara
Sono ha wa tsubomi ni chijikomari
Sono tsubomi kara hana saita
Minna atsumatte
Kirei deshou
Kosei wa iroiro sakasemashou

Akai yuuhi ga moeteru
Aoi umi kara kao dashite
Kiiroi hoshi ga umaretara
Murasaki iro no yoake kara
Shiroi ichinichi ga

Hajimaru yo
Kosei ga iroiro utsukushii ne

Overall Meaning

In "Tane no Uta," Strawberry Flower uses colourful imagery to describe different seeds and their unique characteristics. The first verse talks about four different kinds of Pikmin, a reference to the Nintendo game series of the same name. Aka Pikmin are strong in the sun, Ao Pikmin don't drown, Kii Pikmin fly high, and Murasaki Pikmin are powerful. The fifth line, Shiro Pikumin niwa/Doku ga aru, which means "White Pikmin have poison," seems to reference the in-game ability of white Pikmin to carry and resist poison. The last line of the verse, Kosei ga iroiro ikite iru yo, which means "Different things live," suggests that just as different Pikmin have different attributes, the world is made up of diverse beings each with their own unique qualities.

The second verse starts with Atama no teppen me wo dashite/Sono me ga happa ni sodattara, which means "Let the top of your head sprout eyes/When those eyes grow leaves, those leaves will shrink into buds." This verse feels more abstract and poetic than the first, but its underlying theme is growth and transformation. The final three lines, Minna atsumatte/Kirei deshou/Kosei wa iroiro sakasemashou, which mean "When everyone gathers, it's beautiful/Let's bring out all kinds of living things," re-affirms the message of the first verse. Just as everyone has their own unique attributes, beauty can be found in diversity.

Overall, "Tane no Uta" seems to celebrate the beauty of the natural world and its many variations. The song's use of Pikmin references adds a playful, imaginative element to the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Aka Pikumin wa hi ni tsuyoi
The red Pikmin are strong in the heat of the sun

Ao Pikumin wa oborenai
The blue Pikmin do not drown

Kii Pikumin wa takaku tobu
The yellow Pikmin fly high

Murasaki Pikumin chikara mochi
The purple Pikmin are powerful

Shiro Pikumin niwa Doku ga aru
There is poison in the white Pikmin's garden

Kosei ga iroiro ikite iru yo
All types of Pikmin have their own unique abilities

Atama no teppen me wo dashite
Rise to the top of your head and open your eyes

Sono me ga happa ni sodattara
Once your eyes have grown leaves

Sono ha wa tsubomi ni chijikomari
Those leaves will bud and become flower buds

Sono tsubomi kara hana saita
The flower buds will bloom into flowers

Minna atsumatte Kirei deshou
All the flowers together are beautiful, aren't they?

Kosei wa iroiro sakasemashou
Let's make all types of flowers bloom together

Akai yuuhi ga moeteru
The red sunset is burning

Aoi umi kara kao dashite
Rising faces from the blue sea

Kiiroi hoshi ga umaretara
When the yellow stars are born

Murasaki iro no yoake kara
From the purple dawn

Shiroi ichinichi ga Hajimaru yo
The white day begins

Kosei ga iroiro utsukushii ne
All types of life are beautiful, aren't they?

Contributed by Addison H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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