About this work
A poem moves between frustration at a lover’s games and the wish to share an unfamiliar, adventurous world. 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
恋の駆け引きなら面倒くさい
急になぜ、避けるの？
思わせぶりして突き放すのね
それなら優しくしないで天邪鬼さん
惚れるだけ惚れさせて知らんふり
私をどうしたいの？ずるいひと
いきなり変化球投げないで
難しすぎて受け取れないわ
でも普通じゃないから気になるのね
昨夜の赤いバラの花束はなに？
それが貴方のやり方なのね
かなり頭脳プレイさん
そうやって何人口説いたの？疲れるわ
惚れるだけ惚れさせて知らんふり
私をどうしたいの？ずるいひと
気づけば貴方の術中にはまっていたわ
もっと普通な恋をしたいのに
振り回されてぐるぐる眩暈する
私も変わり者だから貴方が気になる
もっと貴方の未知なる世界をいっそのこと見せて
目覚めさせて・・・謎な貴方へ
私をミラクルな世界へ連れて行って
一緒に冒険したいわ
そこで素敵な恋をしたいわ
でも変な駆け引きでこれ以上疲れさせないと約束よ
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
If this is a game of love, it is exhausting.
Why are you suddenly avoiding me?
You raise my hopes, then push me away.
If that is what you mean, do not be kind, you contrarian.
You make me fall completely, then pretend not to notice.
What do you want from me, you unfair man?
Do not suddenly throw me a curveball;
it is too hard for me to catch.
Yet because you are far from ordinary, I cannot stop wondering.
What did that bouquet of red roses last night mean?
So this is your method—
a calculating player indeed.
How many women have you charmed that way? I am tired.
You make me fall completely, then pretend not to notice.
What do you want from me, you unfair man?
Before I knew it, I had fallen into your scheme.
I want a more ordinary love,
but you whirl me around until I am dizzy.
Perhaps I notice you because I too am unconventional.
Then show me the whole of your unknown world.
Awaken me to the mystery that is you.
Take me into a miraculous world;
I want to explore it with you
and find a beautiful love there.
But promise me you will not wear me out
with any more strange games.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.