What does 一粒のしずくmean?
This phrase is from a song called "continued story", the first line reads:

その一粒のしずくでさえも
花を守るかもしれない

I'm looking up the words in the dictionary, it seems that both 一粒 and しずく mean a drop from the rain, so now I'm confused ..

Can someone explain the structure and meaning of 一粒のしずく and how to understand it?

Thanks

References:
一粒: http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E4%B8%80%E7%B2%92&stype=0&dtype=3
しずく: http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%97%E3%81%9A%E3%81%8F&stype=0&dtype=3

Question

What does 一粒のしずくmean?
This phrase is from a song called "continued story", the first line reads:

その一粒のしずくでさえも
花を守るかもしれない

I'm looking up the words in the dictionary, it seems that both 一粒 and しずく mean a drop from the rain, so now I'm confused ..

Can someone explain the structure and meaning of 一粒のしずく and how to understand it?

Thanks

References:
一粒: http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E4%B8%80%E7%B2%92&stype=0&dtype=3
しずく: http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%97%E3%81%9A%E3%81%8F&stype=0&dtype=3

Answer

Interesting question!

一粒（ひとつぶ）is actually made of 一 and 粒.
一 means one.  粒 here is a suffix(counter) to count liquid drops.
(粒 is also used to count grain as the dictionary says.)

しずく is the drop itself. It could be a drop or drops. Also, it could be water drop, tear drop, rain drop or some other liquid.

So the entire phrase becomes "a drop of drop," and the context  makes us assume it must be a raindrop or water drop.

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