Wednesday 30 May 2012

Suddenly – 突然

One day, we are suddenly born into a magical world and our fantastic journey begins. One day, we realise we are walking by ourselves, and before we know it we can run. From that day, a fascinating world opens up in front of our eyes. No matter if we look beside or behind us, people are there cheering us on and keep watch over us. We never know what path is the best to take, but we keep turning corners. No matter what we find around that corner, no matter if we suddenly become lost, those people are always with us. But, one day, we suddenly notice we are walking alone. Tears of sadness flow. Time lapses. The smallest things will remind us of them, and the tears that flow are of joy, suddenly…

ある日不思議な世に突然生まれて、幻想的な旅が始まります。ある日一人で歩けることに気付きましたら、あっという間に走れるようになります。すると、面白い世界が目の前にどんどん広がります。横を、後ろを振り向きましたら、応援してくれる人にずっと見守っています。どの道を歩んだらいいかよく分かりませんが、角を曲がります。角を曲がるほど何があっても、突然迷子になっても、その人がいます。が、ある日突然独りで歩いていることに気付きます。悲しい涙が溢れます。時間が経つと、ちょっとしたことで思い出しましたら、嬉しい涙に変わります、突然に...

The Japanese version first appeared in the May 2012 issue of the goodspeed monthly newsletter.
日本語バージョンはグッドスピードレター2012年5月号に掲載されました。

3 comments:

  1. Yes, pulling in the ones who have left us and realizing they never leave us brings that sudden joy tear.

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  3. Experience tells me the day of the joy tear will come, and so the inspiration for this piece I wrote in a couple of hours, the day after. Very little editing needed. Very surprised, because when writing in Japanese I always need to edit and correct. The inspiration is definitely there. I just need the time to sit and write. Too much going on, right now.

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