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A woman and her rabbit share a small room, while dreams and the moon soften a lonely year’s end. 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
女は夢を見たけれど
今もひとりぼっち
寄り添う相手は孤独なウサギ
今宵もウサギと共に
狭い部屋の中
孤独なウサギと暮らす女は
怖がり臆病だから
月を眺めて想像の夢を見る
愛した人はもういない
ほんとうは幸せが欲しいのに
年の瀬に賑わう街に出ると
孤独をより一層浮き彫りにするから
狭い部屋の中
ひとりの夜は長いけれど
月夜に乾杯、年が明ける
孤独なウサギと暮らす女は
果てしない 果てしない
勝手に夢を見る
そんな孤独なウサギと女の物語
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
A Woman Living with a Lonely Rabbit
Naoko Takatori
2023.12.4
She dreamed, but
still remains alone
the one to lean against is a lonely rabbit
tonight too, with the rabbit
in the narrow room
A Woman Living with a Lonely Rabbit
is timid and afraid
so she gazes at the moon and imagines dreams
the person she loved is no longer here
she truly wants happiness
but when she goes out into the bustling streets at the end of the year
it only highlights her loneliness further
in the narrow room
the night alone is long
raising a toast to the moon, the new year comes
A Woman Living with a Lonely Rabbit
is endless, endless
dreams on her own
such a lonely rabbit and woman's story
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