About this work
The speaker’s mood rises and falls with a loved one’s smallest gestures. Playful sound words give the poem a light rhythm while revealing how deeply that person matters.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
私のごきげんは
あなた次第なのよ
あなたの些細な態度や言葉は
わたしを変えてしまう
ちょっと優しくされて
ニヤニヤ ルンルン
ちょっと冷たくされると
モヤモヤ ツンツン
振り返ると単純なわたし
それだけ大切な人なのね
あなたって
いつも二人笑顔でいたいから
これからもずっと
ごきげんでいさせてね
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
My mood
depends on you.
Your slightest gesture or word
can change me completely.
A little kindness from you,
and I am grinning, walking on air.
A little coldness from you,
and I am restless, prickly.
Looking back, I see how simple I am.
That must be how much
you mean to me.
I want us always to be smiling together,
so from now on, and for all the years ahead,
please keep me in good spirits.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.