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A speaker questions a one-sided relationship in which she is always ready to help but rarely receives the same attention. 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
貴方にとって私は都合の良い女
呼ばれたら喜んで駆けつける
どこへでも・・・
貴方が好きだから
貴方にとって私は都合の良い女
放っておけない
困っていたら助けたいの
いつだって・・・
だって貴方が好きだから
待っても来ない貴方からは
たとえ私が困っていても
でも、でも・・・
そんな時は良い方に考えて許してしまうの
きっと忙しいのねと
貴方にとって私は都合の良い女
私は馬鹿だとわかっていても
この恋やめられない
だって、貴方が好きだから
貴方の為なら例え火の中水の中
喜んで飛び込むきっと私
なにも悪く思えない
ネガティブな私なのに
貴方にとって私は都合の良い女
情けない女ひとりで苦笑いするわ
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
To you, I am a convenient woman.
Whenever you call, I gladly come running,
wherever you may be,
because I love you.
To you, I am a convenient woman.
I cannot leave you alone.
If you are in trouble, I want to help,
every time,
because I love you.
But you do not come, however long I wait,
even when I am the one in trouble.
Still, still—
I put the kindest interpretation on it and forgive you:
you must be busy.
To you, I am a convenient woman.
Though I know that I am foolish,
I cannot end this love,
because I love you.
For you I would gladly leap
through fire or water.
I cannot think badly of you,
though I am usually so negative.
To you, I am a convenient woman.
Alone, this pitiful woman gives a rueful smile.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.