"Butterfly" is a wedding song by Japanese musician Kaela Kimura, released as a digital single on June 1, 2009, roughly a month before her fifth album, Hocus Pocus.[1] It was extremely successful, reaching downloads of over 2,000,000 just over six months after its release.[2] It is Kimura's most successful single digitally. Columbia released a special instrumental version of the song on February 14, 2010.[3]
Butterfly kyou wa ima made no
Donna toki yori subarashii
Akai ito de musubareteku hikari no wa no naka e
Butterfly kyou wa ima made no
Donna kimi yori utsukushii
Shiroi hane de habataiteku shiawase to tomo ni
Omoidashiteru yo kimi to deatta koro
Nando mo kurikaeshita kisetsu wa
Futari o kaete kita ne
Kimi wa ima chikai aisuru hito no soba de
Shiawase da yo to hohoenderu
Tashika na sono omoide kane ga hibiku yo
Taiyou wa shizumi itazura ni hoshi wa noboru
Yoru wa nemuri asa o matsu
Butterfly kyou wa ima made no
Donna toki yori subarashii
Akai ito de musubareteku hikari no wa no naka e
Yasashisa ni afureta kimi ga totemo daisuki
Kanashimi areba tomo ni naite
Yorokobi ga aru nara tomo ni warau yo
Tatta hitotsu dake atatakai ai ni tsutsumare
Yume no subete wa itsu made mo tsuzuku yo
Butterfly kyou wa ima made no
Donna kimi yori utsukushii
Shiroi hane de habataiteku shiawase to tomo ni
Butterfly kyou wa ima made no
Donna toki yori subarashii
Akai ito de musubareteku hikari no wa no naka e
Unmei no hana o mitsuketa chou wa aoi sora o mau
Butterfly, today you're more splendid
Than any other time before
Bound by a red string as you fly into a cirle of light
Butterfly, today you're more beautiful
Than you've ever been before
Taking flight on white wings, together with happiness
I remember when I first met you
The seasons we've seen repeat so many times
Have changed us, haven't they?
Now you stand beside the one you love and vow,
With a smile, that you'll be happy
The memory remains clear as a bell echoes
The sun sets and the stars playfully rise
The night sleeps, to wait for morning
Butterfly, today you're more splendid
Than any other time before
Bound by a red string as you fly into a cirle of light
I love to see you touched by happiness
If you're sad, I'll cry with you
If you're happy, I'll laugh with you
Enveloped in just one single, warm love
Everything in the dream will continue on forever
Butterfly, today you're more beautiful
Than you've ever been before
Taking flight on white wings, together with happiness
Butterfly, today you're more splendid
Than any other time before
Bound by a red string as you fly into a cirle of light
Having found its flower of destiny, the butterfly soars into the blue sky