English Cover 「Yume to Hazakura // 夢と葉桜 」英語で歌ってみた ✿ham

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I sang this song on a whim back in February, after realizing (very excitedly) that my lower range had gotten much more accessible compared to 5 years ago when I wrote this set of lyrics ^^ I meant for it to be just a one-off test cover but recently with the hot weather rolling in, I remembered it again and decided I liked it enough to polish it & commission an illustration as well ~ Huge, huge thank you to Em for your lovely artwork and bringing this to life!!
Fun tidbit - Can you tell that 2:20 is my favorite part of this song? XD I've been obsessed with singing that line with an alternate melody line which you can hear from back in 2012 ( • 【8人】　firefly ★ garden ... 2:20) also 2013 ( • L(° W °L【KCEDB2 R2】Spi... at 3:05)
I always come back to this song every year or so, it's just so soothing and kind of a comfort at this point to sing :) Hope you will enjoy!
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Music by Aoki Gekkou
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Illustration: Em ( / hemawari_ )
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Lyrics: (please only use with permission, thanks!)
Somewhere I can hear water rushing along its way
Like a soothing song moving on yet it always stays
Here, a gentle breeze comes and goes, brushing by my face
I begin to think of our memories of distant days
And the sky so vast and up so far
Holds me still and pulls at my heart
Letting out all the memories that I’ve held inside
Tears overflowing from my eyes
For the season of snow white cherry blossoms on the trees
Even that now is only a distant dream
As they fall, fluttering flower petals softly speak to me
Words that I’ve never been able to leave
I am all alone once again on a sleepless night
Met with gentle wind as I’m taking a walk outside
Though I always try, there’s no happiness in my mind
It would seem as if that emotion’s been left behind
Still the moon is nowhere to be seen
In the days of hot and humid heat
Though I try to forget it all they still live on inside
Tears never stopping from my eyes
I have been cruelly etched upon with scars and marks of time
We are all bound to play in this game of life
Once again, cherry blossoms start to bloom and open wide
But they won’t tell a single truth nor lie.
For the season of snow white cherry blossoms on the trees
Even that now is only a distant dream
As they fall, fluttering flower petals softly speak to me
Words that I’ve never been able to leave

[@pretzel9093]

I've loved this song for years, and I didn't honestly believe I would enjoy an English cover. However, this is beautiful. Thank you.

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much!! I definitely agree that the Japanese had such ah, how to call it, like taste or wtv that wasn't easy to replicate in English but I really did my best to make it sound calm/soothing/"traditional" without overdoing it :D so glad to hear you enjoyed!!

[@aniko5732]

SirHamnet Thank you

[@Nanashi7485]

@@SirHamnet you did your best broo ty for the songgg

[@ying_verse]

i still vividly remember you introducing me to this song for our mashup and now this is slamming me with HARD NOSTALGIA your adlibs are DELIGHTFUL, and your lyrics are so gentle and graceful!!! thank you for donating and for your advocacy!!!!! we stan!!!!!!!!

[@SirHamnet]

WAIT I FORGOT TO REPLY tysm Lucy!!!😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ YEAH I HAVE SUCH STRONG MEMORIES OF MAKING THAT COLLAB WITH YOU IT WAS SUCH A GOOD TIME!! tysm for listening!!!!!! and yes ofc it's really the bare minimum of what I should be doing - THANK U SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING AS WELL!!!

[@dawanestewart2438]

“Words that I’ve never been able to leave” I just really feel this. There’s so many words I just want to say to some people but I can never get them out.

[@theotherpotatoes6042]

Unbelievably beautiful cover.... I've always been loving original version of this song, never thought that English cover would be this nice.. Thank you so much for making this cover and not disappointing fans of this original version song.... Absolutely amazing!!! Lots of love!!!!

[@SirHamnet]

wow!! thank you so much for your kind comment 💖 I, too, absolutely love the original and I'm so glad to hear that the English lyrics were able to preserve that💖

[@FineGlowWorm]

why is this so calming????? I love you. Your voice is a soft as the petals floating in the video ; o ;

[@SirHamnet]

LECO ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ IM SO GLAD U ENJOYED IT.... THANK U FOR YOUR KIND WORDS

[@_xinny_2402]

I’m sorry but singing that beautifully should be illegal, it made me destroy the like button

[@SirHamnet]

alksdhfweioar omg ;; thank you !

[@samius1149]

Your range is amazing! It just keeps getting better and better I had to do a double take at the start to see if this was a duet with some other KZbin channel.

[@SirHamnet]

aaa oh my goodness ^^ thanks so much!

[@ShiroAlyss]

//slaps like button 10000 times// 💕💕💕💕

[@SirHamnet]

aaa thank you so much ;-;!!

[@undeadrecruit8564]

@@SirHamnet has there been an update on the horrid event that you described in the description? Was there at least some justice? My mom said that the person responsible is doing time, but I don't know for sure

[@joannayee8]

Your voice sounds smoothing to hear :)

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much!! :D

[@simonhussain4147]

All these years listening to your covers and each time you amaze me with your voice nice cover as always

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much for your continued support!!! aaa

[@shainecobar2054]

FINALLY I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE ENGLISH VER BUT THIS IS MORE I LOVE WAHHH AND IT'S A MALE SOOTHING VOICE I LOVE RHIS PROMISE YUME TO HAZAKURA ❣❣❣❣

[@SirHamnet]

thank you!! happy you enjoyed it!☺️☺️

[@shainecobar2054]

KYAHH THANK YOU FOR THE REPLY ❣🥺 CAN I HAVE A REQUEST!? I WOULD LIKE TO MEMORIZE THE LYRICS BUT SO SAD IT DOESN'T HAVE DOWNLOAD BUTTON SO THAT I COULD START SINGING AND MEMORIZE THIS WAHH FREAKING PLSS.❣🥺🙏🏻😍😊

[@zakijja8255]

Wow nice singing !! This version is amazing . I really love it , thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@aprilcastro8698]

I'm really happy that someone made an English cover of this song

[@Siderea]

This was incredibly beautiful, ham. Your voice never ceases to amaze me!! Thank you very much for making a point about the issues of injustice and such in your description.

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much!! ❤️ and even though I don't have the hugest platform it's really the least I can do ;-;!

[@chu970]

Your cover is so beautiful🥰I like it❤Thanks

[@SirHamnet]

Thank you very much, I'm so happy to hear! ❤️

[@shadowalpha8170]

Does it hurt when you fell from the heaven? ฅ'ω'ฅ

[@SirHamnet]

HAHSHF no but it hurts every time I fall down my from caffeine highs *lays down

[@warriorofthegrandline2y618]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL MY LIFE!

[@SirHamnet]

aaaaa!!!! I hope you enjoyed it, thank you for stopping by! ❤️

[@warriorofthegrandline2y618]

SirHamnet yeah I’ve been waiting ever since Lizz Robinett sang this song in Japanese P.S I hope you are doing alright with the pandemic. Stay safe okay:)

[@aidalyra]

ahhh your low range gets me every time! Soo good, stan talent stan ham 👏

[@SirHamnet]

AAAA Thank you so much for stopping by aida!

[@stormoftara]

Very beautiful, this song is very dreamy and I love your voice. Great job!

[@SirHamnet]

aaa thank you so much!! i'm really happy to hear!

[@Esey-0]

i love your voice

[@SirHamnet]

thank you!!

[@HikaruHikariKage]

This is beautiful, ahhh

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much!!!

[@cutiecute6167]

I legit cried this is so beautiful

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much for listening!!

[@Spookychieko]

I listen to this everyday..this song always calms me down..my home is near a river with Sakura trees..this goes so well

[@SirHamnet]

ah omg 💖 I'm really flattered! your area sounds beauitful

[@Spookychieko]

@@SirHamnet It is indeed beautiful! Till every mosquito and ants decide to attack you.

[@SirHamnet]

@@Spookychieko hah 😂😂 sounds a bit like my college town! absolutely picturesque... then you get completely jumped by the mosquitoes in the summer

[@Spookychieko]

@@SirHamnet But in my area mosquitos don't care bout seasons. They just attack

[@SirHamnet]

@@Spookychieko oof... that is certainly another level of pain.... good luck 😂

[@MiiTina]

This is the first thing I saw after waking up today. An absolutely great way to start the day. I love it 💕

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much for stopping by!!

[@snnuysideup]

Ahhh I envy your range!!

[@SirHamnet]

aahha thanks so much!! But I also really envy altos/sopranos, i always just wonder what it must feel like to hit those high notes - 3-)/

[@snnuysideup]

@@SirHamnet As someone who can cover soprano and alto it's really hard but also really fun to hit all those high notes hahaha- if i tried hard enough maybe i could self duet as Rin and Len but i'd have to work on my lower register for that lol

[@user-wo1dd4lg1p]

夢と葉桜…！ 大好きな曲なので英語カバー嬉しいです！ ありがとうございます！

[@SirHamnet]

どうもありがとうございます！ 気に入ってくれてうれしいです !!

[@CycloneSakura]

the 2nd to last verse is my fav. love this ^^

[@SirHamnet]

thank you!! I really love how those lyrics turned out too!😍

[@CycloneSakura]

@@SirHamnet np 🙂

[@lyraphoenix6883]

I CAME HERE AS FAST AS I HEARD

[@SirHamnet]

AAah!!! thank you

[@lyraphoenix6883]

SirHamnet YOU’RE WELCOME AAAAA ❤️

[@davidphan7984]

.............................good

[@rugs.rags.]

Oh my goodness, yes! This is one of my favourites!

[@SirHamnet]

Thank you for listening, glad you enjoyed!!!

[@hanseleve]

Your range is too good aaaa!!

[@SirHamnet]

thank you!!;-;❤️❤️

[@queenninjabunny]

This is my favorite beautiful enchanted song I ever heard. Voice of shrine God, I telling you guys!

[@SirHamnet]

😭😭 thank you!!

[@Mothmankisser]

This cover is absolutely beautiful!! And thank you for bringing light and contributing to the BLM charity. 💙💙

[@SirHamnet]

thank you!! trying to do what I can

[@ounceofmiel]

AAAAAAAAAA angel-like singing

[@SirHamnet]

hejejfjb em ❤️❤️❤️❤️ THANK YOU!!

[@shashiverma2220]

ありがとう 歌が好き❤❤❤

[@ItzEzraaCameBack]

Its my fav depressed song 💖

[@kamleshff9396]

i love it a lot

[@MsKirbygirl1]

So gorgeous! Your voice is positively haunting here~

[@SirHamnet]

Thank you so much!! glad you enjoyed

[@xXsasuke209Xx]

Love love love!!

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much for listening!!

[@LordEmperorBoss]

That was beautiful. 👏 Bravo!

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much for listening!!

[@BrianHuynhPersonal]

Yayyy new cover

[@SirHamnet]

thank you for listening!!

[@lancefernandes2566]

Beautiful ❣️

[@xXjuanpablo1403Xx]

Ahhhh so pretty ❤️ you're amazing

[@SirHamnet]

thanks so much for listening :) !!

[@NatsuDragneel19414]

So emotional such a great cover

[@kapekopiko5510]

woah *prettyyyy*

[@SirHamnet]

thank you so much for listening!!

[@sherehanlulu3972]

I LOVE THIS SONG AND OMG NICE COVERRRRR IMMA HIT SUBSCRIBE, THANK YOU FOR THIS!

[@austriaclarencedominic9736]

I love it. ☺️♥️

[@SirHamnet]

really glad to hear;; thank you!!

[@victoriawu9782]

Ham's voice😍😍😍

[@SirHamnet]

hehrjj❤️❤️ thank you for listening!!

[@user-bz3rv3sz7x]

かっこいい歌声で好きです。

[@linsan]

this is absolutely gorgeous 😍😍❤❤

[@SirHamnet]

lin❤️❤️❤️❤️! thank you so much!!

[@ChorusOfSexyPeople]

HAMMMMMM STANNNN

[@SirHamnet]

I WONDER WHO JUST UPLOADED A VIDEO TODAY @ COSP..

[@luviiwaltz8566]

OMG This cover is celestial!! I’m in love with your voice! 😭👌🏻✨

[@himmel_channel]

love it 😍😍😍

[@SirHamnet]

thank you for listening! :D

[@himmel_channel]

@@SirHamnet thank you for covering in english

[@Puddiman730]

oh my goodness this is godly

[@SirHamnet]

really glad you liked it!! thank you!!

[@corbeaudejugement]

this is so pretty oh my god

[@mizuki357]

Great song!

[@SirHamnet]

thank you!!

[@ishitashakya1381]

SIR HAMNET THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL HAMMIEEEE

[@SirHamnet]

HI OMG I MISSED THIS COMMENT hey 😏😏😏🤙

[@mewtwaila]

Awwe i love this song! 🥰

[@SirHamnet]

it's one of my favorites for such a long time!! thank you for listening!

[@moxianxiao5816]

I heard lack of taste is a sign of being Covid positive ..... lezz pray for those who disliked this UwU

[@JunesaMayBahan]

❤❤❤❤ omgg

[@emuwhee]

IM SWOONING YOUR OICE IS LIKE A WARM N FUZZY HOT CHOCOLATE WITH MARSHMELLOWS

[@shelbyhatcher2032]

Would someone mind telling me who the person in the art is supposed to be? Thanks!

[@SirHamnet]

It's just supposed to be me!

[@user-zc8sq3wr9f]

Verry guud!

[@SirHamnet]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@ChorusOfSexyPeople]

omg wait I am logged in as cosp AHHAHAH guess who teehee

[@SirHamnet]

HASDKLFJAWERIOJAI COSP SENPAI....

[@rahulwalke2212]

Why views are so less 😞😞

[@ttrevina]

I feel like this is rude of me but hearing this version makes me want to also hear a female/ higher pitch version haha