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A speaker confronts a lover’s one-sided decision to leave, moving between anger, grief and affection that persists. 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
いとおしいひとよ
これで楽になったのかな
あなたの出した答え
まだ納得できない
だって一方的だったから
苦しみを手放して
苦しみが消えたおつもりなの
受けた私はもっと苦しい
きれいごと言わないで
カッコつけないでよ
罪だわ残酷よ、そんな愛の変形は
卑怯よ、みっともない卑怯者よ
そうは思えど、まだ貴方を憎み切れない
すべてを犠牲にした私には
貴方を失ったいま
もうなにも失うものはない
残されたものは
置き去りにされたこの想いだけ
夏が始まる蝉の脱け殻
からっぽなのに心が疼く
想い出がいっぱいで歩けない
本当の貴方ってなんなの
このいとおしさをどうすればいいの
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
Oh, dear one
Is this now easier?
Your answer
I still can't accept
Because it was one-sided
Letting go of pain
You think the pain has vanished
But I, who received it, feel even more pain
Don't speak sweet words
Don't act tough
It's a sin, so cruel, to do that
"The Transformation of Love"
Is cowardly, so despicable, such a coward
Even though I think that, I still can't hate you completely
To me, who sacrificed everything
Now that I've lost you
There's nothing left to lose
The only thing remaining is
This abandoned feeling
A cicada's empty shell as summer begins
Though empty, my heart aches
I can't walk because of so many memories
What really are you?
What should I do with this tenderness?
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.