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A speaker tries to let go of a relationship without erasing the affection and shared time that once made it precious. 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
ひとつの恋が終わると
どんな素敵に輝いた日々も
人は忘れてしまうのかな
自然と徐々に薄れて消えるの？
だからこそ人は立ち直り
やがて前にも歩き出せるのかも
良い記憶より悪い記憶が上書きされるのはなぜ
それは傷つく自分を守る唯一の手段なのね
悲しみが記憶にかさなると、まるで被害者のようだけど
それで強くなれるのだ、決して自分だけではないと気づいて
僅かな時間でも確かな愛があったことを
忘れないで忘れたくはないと考えて
すべてが消えてしまうのは別れよりも悲しすぎる
誰よりも本気で愛した貴方だから
こんな結末とわかっていても
まだ貴方を憎みたくない恨みたくないのよ
この愛を消せない愛を消さないで
綺麗ごとじゃなく苦しいけれど
時間をかけて貴方という執着を手放すわ
静かに身を引くということも
一つの愛だとわかったのよ
今までの大切な時間を水の泡にしたくない
自分に誇らしく堂々としていたいの
そして毅然と美しく終わらせたいのよ
何と言われようがいいわ
私にとってかけがえのない愛だったという事実
愛は、やがて夜空で光る星になるの
輝く星は、貴方という名の真冬の星座
オリオンに貴方のお幸せを祈って・・・
それは愛ゆえに
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
When one love ends,
Even the days that shone so beautifully,
Does a person forget them?
Do they fade away naturally, gradually?
That is why a person can recover,
And eventually walk forward again.
Why is it that bad memories overwrite good ones?
That is the only way to protect oneself from pain.
When sadness overlays memory, one seems like a victim,
But one can become stronger, realizing it is not just oneself.
I want to remember, even if only for a little time,
That there was a sure love.
I do not want to forget, I do not want to forget.
It is more sorrowful than parting when everything disappears.
Because I loved you more earnestly than anyone else,
I know this ending, yet I still do not want to hate you, I do not want to resent you.
Do not erase this love, do not erase this love.
It is not empty talk, but painful,
Yet I will let go of this obsession with you, over time.
To quietly withdraw is also
One form of love, I have realized.
I do not want to turn all these precious times into bubbles of water.
I want to be proud of myself, to stand tall.
And I want to end this beautifully and resolutely.
No matter what people say, I want to say,
The fact that this was an irreplaceable love for me.
Love, eventually becomes a star shining in the night sky.
The shining star is the constellation of winter named after you,
Orion, I pray for your happiness...
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.