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A poem imagines the sun and moon witnessing hidden pain as the speaker struggles toward openness and self-respect. 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
太陽と月は知っている
いつだって心の奥で泣いていたことを
幾重にも施錠された部屋の中で
ずっと泣き続けていたことを
その痛みに寄り添えたのは
太陽と月だけだったから
孤独な心は薄氷の上を歩くよう
下界に出るには時期尚早
薄皮を丁寧に一枚ずつ剝がしていく
少しずつ開放した心の扉
あまりにも無防備で純粋無垢の心は
無菌室仕立てで危険な心
一度傷ついた心は被害妄想になり得る
太陽と月は見守るから
勇気出さねば元の木阿弥
さあ、どうする
癒しは自分に与えるものなのに
何故自分を傷つける
人生は誰のものなの？
自分を犠牲にしてはいけない
君よ、花のように華々しく咲け
この世で一番美しい花になれ
花を咲かす為に生れたのだから
いずれ太陽と月はその花を照らす
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
Always, I cried in the depths of my heart
In a room locked with many layers of locks,
I continued to cry without end.
Only the sun and moon could bear witness to that pain.
A lonely heart walks on thin ice,
It is too early to descend to the lower world.
Carefully peeling away one layer of skin at a time,
A heart gradually opened.
So pure and innocent, this heart is
A heart that is too vulnerable, like a sterile room.
Once hurt, a heart can become paranoid.
The sun and moon watch over it.
Without courage, everything reverts to the original state.
So, what will you do?
Healing is something given to oneself,
Yet why do you wound yourself?
Who owns this life?
You must not sacrifice yourself.
You, be a flower that blooms brilliantly,
Be the most beautiful flower in this world.
For you were born to bloom a flower.
Eventually, the sun and moon will illuminate that flower.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.