Mask - 乌云盖雪

Mask

Apr 17, 2017#诗歌 #宫崎骏 #千与千寻74

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The speaker has many masks but no face, and feels like a blank slate. They can see others clearly but not themselves, and their memories are distant and vague. They must choose a mask to wear to see their loved one who is far away across the sea. This is illustrated with a screenshot from the anime film "Spirited Away" by Hayao Miyazaki.

I have many masks,
But not a single face,
My countenance is a blank slate.

I can see others' faces clearly,
But cannot see my own.

Just like my memories,
A little distance and there's only emptiness.

I look at the different masks before me,
Each one resembling me,
Each one so unfamiliar.

I must choose one,
And wear it to meet the one I love.

The one I love is in a distant southern land,
Separated from me by a vast sea.

![Screenshot from Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Spirited Away"](ipfs://bafybeiflfic42uwaun2cd4xlwcszl3jzb2jp2dck5apgqil2gx6mk3c4vy "Screenshot from Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Spirited Away"")