About this work
Two people may share the same feelings, yet uncertainty leaves both unable to meet openly. The repeated image of hearts passing each other turns mutual affection into hesitation and distance.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
すれ違う心と心
お互いに想う気持ちは同じはずなのに
お互いに不器用
心は探り合い
すっかり臆病者になって
家の敷居をまたぐ
すれ違う心と心
想う気持ちよ、きょうは何処へ？
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
Hearts passing each other by.
Surely we feel the same about one another,
yet we are both awkward.
Our hearts keep sounding each other out,
until we have become complete cowards
and cross the threshold of home.
Hearts passing each other by.
O feeling of love,
where have you gone today?
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.