名も無い絵本 ♥ Na mo Nai Ehon ♥ An Obscure Picture Book

幼い頃 毎日読んだ絵本 名も無い

osanai koro mainichi yonda ehon na mo nai

When I was young I had an obscure picture book I read every day

くたびれた表紙を飾る 小さな女の子

kutabireta hyōshi o kazaru chiisana onnanoko

A little girl that graced the worn cover

色褪せていた 扉を開いた

iroasete ita tobira o hiraita

opened a faded gate

その子はとても体が弱くてね 毎日

sono ko wa totemo karada ga yowakute ne mainichi

The girl was very frail, and every day

本の中の まだ見ぬ世界に 憧れを抱いてた

hon no naka no mada minu sekai ni akogare o daite'ta

she held admiration for worlds in the book she had never seen before

月に願った ささやかな夢を

tsuki ni negatta sasayaka na yume o

She made a tiny wish to the moon

ある日満月の夜のこと

aru hi mangetsu no yoru no koto

It happened one night of the full moon

月明かりを遮る影が

tsukiakari o saegiru kage ga

A form blocking the moonlight

「君が夢見てる世界へ」と

"kimi ga yumemite'ru sekai e" to

said, "Off to the world you dream about,"

一夜の魔法をかけた

hitoyo no mahō o kaketa

and cast a magic spell for one night

あの子が夢見た世界が広がる 鮮やかに

ano ko ga yumemita sekai ga hirogaru azayaka ni

The world the girl dreamed about spread out vividly before her

見たこと 聞いたこと無かった世界で満ちてた

mita koto kiita koto nakatta sekai de michite'ta

It was filled with worlds of which she had never seen or heard

柔らかな夜風が彩る花は 凛と輝き

yawaraka na yokaze ga irodoru hana wa rin to kagayaki

Elegant flowers coloured by the gentle night breeze shone

笑顔で溢れる時間は まるで夢のように

egao de afureru jikan wa marude yume no yō ni

and a time abounding with smiles began as if it were a dream

本でも見たこと無い 闇に浮かぶ花

hon de mo mita koto nai yami ni ukabu hana

A flower appeared in the dark she had never seen, not even in a book

小さな手に集まる 光の種

chiisana te ni atsumaru hikari no tane

Seeds of light collected in her little hands

いつかそれは大地に息吹くだろう 君がいた証

itsuka sore wa daichi ni ibuku darō kimi ga ita akashi

One day they'll breathe life into the earth, proof that you were here

やがて刻ときは終わりを告げる

yagate toki wa owari o tsugeru

Soon the time indicated it was coming to an end

月明かりを飲み込む光

tsukiakari o nomikomu hikari

Light swallowed the moonlight

「一時の夢をありがとう」と

"hitotoki no yume o arigatō" to

"Thanks for a time to dream," she said

一夜の魔法が解ける

hitoyo no mahō ga tokeru

and the one night's magic wore off

あの子が夢見た世界が広がる いつまでも

ano ko ga yumemita sekai ga hirogaru itsumademo

The world the girl dreamed about always spreads out before her

見たこと 聞いたこと無かった世界で満ちてた

mita koto kiita koto nakatta sekai de michite'ta

It was filled with worlds of which she had never seen or heard

柔らかな朝日が包んだ花は 凛と輝き

yawaraka na asahi ga tsutsunda hana wa rin to kagayaki

The elegant flower smothered in gentle morning light shone

笑顔で溢れる時間は まるで夢のように

egao de afureru jikan wa marude yume no yō ni

and the time abounding in smiles was like a dream

異国の花が広がる丘で

ikoku no hana ga hirogaru oka de

On the hill where the strange flowers spread

今もあの子は夢を見続けている

ima mo ano ko wa yume o mitsuzukete iru

the girl even now continues to dream

あの子が夢見た世界が広がる どこまでも

ano ko ga yumemita sekai ga hirogaru dokomademo

The world the girl dreamed about spreads out before her everywhere

名も無い絵本が伝える 小さな物語

na mo nai ehon ga tsutaeru chiisana monogatari

This is the short story told by the obscure picture book