Original by Maaya Sakamoto
Translations by Mumu Alpaka + GPT (30.07.2025)
Sugao no mama no anata ga suki
I love you just as you are, with no masks, no pretense.
Tada tada muchuu de SHATTAA wo kitta
Lost in the moment, I simply pressed the shutter.
Umaku kotoba ni dekinai kara
Because I couldn’t shape it into words—
Watashi no kimochi wo todoketakute
I just wanted you to feel what’s inside my heart.
Minna chigau kara suteki na no
Everyone’s different—maybe that’s what makes it beautiful.
Kokoro no chizu wo hiraite miyou
Let’s unfold the map of our hearts and see where it leads.
Mayotta toki shinkokyuu
When we’re lost, take a deep breath—
Chiisana ippo wo shinjite aruitekou tachidomarazu
Believe in that small step forward; let’s keep walking, never standing still.
Mabushiku hikaru nami wo miteta
I watched the waves shimmer with light—so radiant, so alive.
Totsuzen namida ga wakidashite kita
And suddenly, tears welled up and overflowed.
Sono toki wakatta kono basho dato
That was when I knew—this was the place.
Sagashiteta mono wa koko ni atta
What I’d been searching for… had always been here.
Tsukihi ga tatsu hodo kizuita no
As countless moons and suns passed by, I realized—
Anata ni itsumo mamorareteta
All along, you had been quietly protecting me.
Michikusa shite toomawari
We wandered, took the long way around,
Kira kira shita mono takusan mitsuketa yo takaramono wo
But along the way, we found so many shining things—our little treasures.
Mayotta toki shinkokyuu
When you feel lost again, just breathe.
Watashi no ippo wo shinjite aruitekou
Trust my steps now, and let’s walk on together.
Watashi hitori ja nai
Because I’m not alone—not anymore.