About this work
A poem compares changing moods to weather and considers how difficult experiences may eventually become nourishment for life. This English version is an editorial translation for access; the Japanese text remains available alongside it for comparison.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
心は直ぐに変わるお天気のように
晴れてご機嫌
雨降り泣いて
曇り不機嫌
私の心は忙しいお天気のように
心の鏡が曇ると
世の中まで曇る
心の鏡磨いて正しい目持ちたい
この世にいる時間
歩いている時間
時計のカチカチは生命のカウントダウン
今日は一体何出来るのだろうか
決めつけないで心の目で見よう
あの苦しみもあの悲しみも
いつか心の糧となる
もっと温かな優しさに包まれて
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
Heart is like the weather, changing quickly
Sunny and in good spirits
Raining and crying
Cloudy and in a bad mood
My heart is like a busy weather
When the mirror of the heart gets foggy
The whole world gets foggy
I want to polish the mirror of the heart and carry a correct gaze
The time I spend in this world
The time I walk through the world
The ticking of the clock is the countdown of life
What can I do today, I wonder
Don't decide in advance; look with the eye of the heart
That pain, that sorrow
Will one day become the food of the heart
Be wrapped in a warmer kindness
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