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A confession before graduation receives no clear answer, leaving the speaker to understand its meaning years later. 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
放課後の体育館の裏で待ち合わせ
勇気を出して秘密の告白
怖かった恋の告白
卒業前にしてやっと打ち明けたけれど
あなたは微笑み浮かべて聞いていただけ
俺の気持ちはあえて言わない
明言を避けられた
分からないまま卒業した
偶然何処かでまた会えたらと願う気持ちも無惨
あれからいくつかの春が過ぎた
今更だけど、わたしはただ振られたのね
あなたの心の人ではなかったのは悲しいけれど
傷つけないように遠ざかるあなたの優しい思いやり
そんなあなたを好きになって良かった
わたしの初めての告白
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
A First Confession
Nao Takatori
2023.7.7
Waiting to meet in the back of the gym after school
Brave enough to make a secret confession
A scary love confession
Even though I finally came out before graduation
You only smiled and listened
I chose not to say my feelings outright
You avoided saying it plainly
I graduated without ever knowing
My hope of meeting you somewhere by chance was cruel
Since then, several springs have passed
Too late now, but I was just rejected
It's sad that I wasn't the person you wanted
Your gentle consideration to not hurt me
I came to like you for that
My A First Confession
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.