About this work
Ordinary happiness is pictured as a balloon released once again from the speaker’s hand. As it disappears into the sky, touch remains as the final physical memory of a lost relationship.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
街で見かける恋人や家族たち
みんな幸せそうに微笑む
昨日までの私もきっとそうだった
いつも、普通の幸せが欲しいだけなのに
わたしの幸せの風船
また放してしまった
空高く飛んで小さくなって消えた
なすすべもなく立ち尽くす私
虚しくて心は空っぽ
あるのは、この手に残された感触だけ
忘れないその指の感覚
またひとりぼっち
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
Lovers and families I see in town
all smile so happily.
Until yesterday, I must have looked that way too.
All I ever wanted was ordinary happiness,
yet once again I let go
of my balloon of happiness.
It flew high into the sky,
grew small, and disappeared.
I stand there helpless,
empty inside, my heart hollow.
All that remains is the feeling left in this hand,
the touch of those fingers I will not forget.
Alone again.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.