About this work
A poem imagines flight over the lights of the city as a refuge from hurtful words, recalling the imaginative freedom of childhood. 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
いつから想像の翼を落としたの？
あなたが幼い頃、背中に持っていた想像という翼
大人になったら想像の翼はもういらないの？
大人だからなおのこと、想像の翼で自由にはばたけるのに
もっともっと自在な自分になれるはず
あなたの背につけて想像の世界に翔びたいのよ、わたしは…
Fly, fly, fly…
Away over the rainbow…
沢山の誤解、ほんの些細なことで傷つきひっそりと飛ぶわたし
水溜りに雨の波紋
湖にさざなみ
心は翼の先端よ、ほら、ほら、湖のきらめきを浴びて
心無い言葉いちいち反応して翼が揺れる
でも立て直せるんよ、少し離れて自分を
心の避難所は永遠のネバーランド
夜空も翔ぶのよ、街の灯火のうえを
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
When did I begin to let go of the wings of imagination?
You were young, and I held the wings of imagination on your back.
When you grew up, do you no longer need the wings of imagination?
Because you are an adult, you can even fly more freely with the wings of imagination.
You can become a more free-spirited person than ever.
I want to attach the wings of imagination to your back and fly into the world of imagination…
Fly, fly, fly…
Away over the rainbow…
I am flying quietly, wounded by many misunderstandings, by such trivial things.
Ripples of rain in a puddle,
ripples on a lake.
The heart is the tip of the wings, look, look, bathed in the sparkle of the lake.
The heart reacts to every heartless word, and the wings tremble.
But I can recover, just step back and take care of myself.
The refuge of the heart is an eternal Neverland.
The night sky also flies, over the lights of the city.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.