About this work
A brief seaside date is remembered through the sweet and bitter taste of a love that remains in memory. 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
一度きりの檸檬の恋人
赤レンガでデートした
恋に恋しただけの檸檬の恋人
こんな気持ちずっと忘れていたの
甘くてほろ苦い恋は檸檬味の恋
淡くて透き通ったビー玉みたいな恋
コロコロ弾んで転がった
遠くにベイブリッジの白いライン
空と海の青さに爽やかな風が吹く
この瞬間あなたに背伸びして
頬にキッスしたけれど・・・
檸檬の恋人は私の思い出の中
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
A Lemon-Sweet Lover
Nao Takatorihi
2023.7.7
A Lemon-Sweet Lover, once and for all
We dated in red brick
A Lemon-Sweet Lover who fell in love with love
I had forgotten this feeling for a long time
A sweet and slightly bitter love is a lemon-flavored love
A faint and translucent love like a glass marbles
It rolled and rolled, bouncing and rolling away
The white line of the Bay Bridge far in the distance
A cool breeze blows through the blue of the sky and the sea
In this moment, I reached up to you
And kissed your cheek...
A Lemon-Sweet Lover is my memory
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.