About this work
A work alternating song and spoken recitation considers empathy, mutual understanding and the wish for love to be returned. 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
１．歌謡
相手をおもんばかり
おもいをはせる
愛情は、そういうものなのかしら
わたしが、わたしがと先走るのは
本物の愛じゃない幼い恋ね
だから、おもいをはせるの
あなたの立場になって考えてみた
「朗読」
あなたの気持ちをおもんばかり
あなたを愛したい
あなたを理解したい
そう思っておもんばかる
一方通行はさみしいわ
こころつくしたい
こころつうじたい
２．歌謡
優しさって相手をおもんばかることなのね
見返りはないつもりでも
本当はわたしもそう思われたいの
分かり合うって難しいわ
ひとは、ひとを変えられないのね
ひとの心を動かせるものたったひとつ
真実の愛という真実の心なのかも
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
1. Song and Dance
Is love something like this?
I'm always rushing to say 'I am, I am'—
It's just a childish love, not real love.
So I tried to think from your position,
Thinking of you.
"Reading aloud"
Thinking of you,
I want to love you,
I want to understand you.
That's what I think, thinking of you.
One-way communication is lonely.
I want to reach you,
I want to connect with you.
2. Song and Dance
Kindness is thinking of the other person,
Even if I don't expect anything in return,
Deep down, I also want to be thought of that way.
It's hard to understand each other.
A person can't change another person.
There's only one thing that can move a person's heart—
A true love, a true heart.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.