手紙 (Tegami) – Letter
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Whenever we encounter happy things
We feel like sharing it with others
Maybe that’s because making others happy
Will help them grow more than ourselves
When my body feels sluggish
I’ll definitely drink ginger and honey
I can’t help but remember how you nagged about it
Protecting me even when we’re apart
You were always smiling as you waved
So that I won’t lose my way home
So that when I couldn’t face forward
I could always turn around and see you
I am loved
I have realized that
Someday, I’ll sing of it
I grew conceited, left the city
I finally realized that I’ve lost my way
As I glared at the passing people with hatred
Even so, I wish that someday
I will be praised, and at that time
You’ll be proud of me
The day when I returned with skinned knees
You somehow seemed more in pain than I did
That memory has changed, and now, it’s still
Protecting me even when we’re apart
You were always smiling as you waved
So that I won’t lose my way home
So that when I couldn’t face forward
I could always turn around and see you
I am loved
I have realized that
Someday, I’ll sing of it
The words I wish to reply to you
Someday, I’ll sing of it
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