月に濡れたふたり
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月に濡れたふたり (“Two People Wet With Moonlight”) by Anzen Chitai is a melancholic ballad expressing the pain of unrequited love. The opening lines“can’t say it, can’t say it, murmurs in my heart” depict the singer’s inability to speak his thoughts to the person he loves, despite being near them. The next two lines, “even though you’re beside me, you have distant eyes” reveal the sense of alienation present in their relationship. The singer’s heavy sighs raise their desperation for the other person to understand how they feel, and the following lines, “even if I hold you tightly, no matter how much I look at you, my heart cannot reach you” express a love that is hopeless and unrequited.

In the next verse, the singer describes how the other person has become their entire world, and how the fear of being apart from them fills them with dread, “we were scared of the night that was beginning to wane." However, the singer is fully aware that their relationship cannot go back to the innocence of its early days, and there is an inevitable sense of loss here. Finally, their yearning to communicate their feelings comes to the forefront, “more than anything else, I want to tell you that I love you more gently than tears, faster than tears; I can't tell lies anymore.”

Overall, “月に濡れたふたり” is a song that effectively conveys the sorrow of unfulfilled desire, as well as the crushing sense of futility when one is denied the opportunity to express their feelings. The honest depiction of the singer's vulnerability and deep emotions will resonate with anyone who has struggled with unreturned love.