About this work
Even after the rainy season, the speaker’s heart remains overcast. Sunflowers facing the sun offer an image of the confidence and openness with which the speaker hopes to bloom.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
梅雨明けても晴れぬこころ
わたしのこころは梅雨空まま
今年も暑い夏が来たのね
どんな夏を迎えるのだろう
向日葵の咲く浜辺
太陽に向かって大輪の花
わたしもこんな風に生きられたら
お天道様に顔を向けて
堂々として誇らしげに
自分らしく咲きたいの
向日葵の花のようになりたい
自分って、本当になれるの？
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
The rainy season has ended,
yet my heart will not clear.
My heart remains a rainy-season sky.
Another hot summer has come.
What kind of summer will it be?
On a shore where sunflowers bloom,
large blossoms face the sun.
If only I could live that way,
turning my face toward the sun.
Standing tall and proud,
I want to bloom as myself.
I want to be like a sunflower.
Can I truly become myself?
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.