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A familiar scent in a Christmas crowd brings back a lost relationship before the cold returns the speaker to the present. 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
今年も街はクリスマスの人混み
ふとした瞬間あなたの香りがした
思いがけず貴方の姿を探す街角で
貴方はいないけれど
遠い記憶がよみがえる
まるで心は揺れる振り子時計
カチコチ ユラユラ
カチカチ ユラユラ
止まっていた心の時間が動き出す
貴方の優しさ 貴方の温もりも
巻き戻した時間を想いだす
あの日のワイングラスに溺れた愛
とけていく、とけてしまいたい貴方の胸で・・・
北風が冷たく吹きつけて
ふと我に返ると何もかもが消えている
ポニーテールのほつれ髪に
指を立てた手櫛を濡らす雪しずく
広場には光り輝くクリスマスツリー
眩しくて目を細め
涙を堪えて、メリークリスマス！
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
Nao Takatori
2023.12.4
This year too, the streets are crowded with Christmas crowds
At a moment's notice, I caught your scent
Searching for your figure by the street corner, unexpectedly
You are not there, yet
Distant memories awaken
As if the heart is a swaying pendulum clock
Tick tick sway sway
Tick tick sway sway
The time that had stopped begins to move again
Your kindness, your warmth too
Remind me of the time rewound
The love drowned in that day's wine glass
Melting, wanting to melt in your chest...
The north wind blows coldly
Then, suddenly returning to myself, everything has vanished
The frayed ponytail hair
The comb with a finger raised, drenched in snowdrops
The square is lit with shining Christmas trees
Too bright, I narrow my eyes
Suppressing tears, Merry Christmas!
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.