Mask - 乌云盖雪

Mask

Apr 17, 2017#诗歌 #宫崎骏 #千与千寻64

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The speaker has many masks but no face, and their identity is a blank slate. They can see others clearly but not themselves. Their memory is distant and blank. They see different masks in front of them, each one resembling them but feeling unfamiliar. They must choose one mask to wear when meeting their loved one, who is far away across the sea. This is a reference to a screenshot from the Studio Ghibli film "Spirited Away."

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

I can see others' faces clearly,
But I can't see myself.

Just like my memories,
They fade to blankness as they become distant.

I look at the different masks before me,
Each one resembling me,
Each one 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 animation "Spirited Away"](ipfs://bafybeiflfic42uwaun2cd4xlwcszl3jzb2jp2dck5apgqil2gx6mk3c4vy "Screenshot from Hayao Miyazaki's animation "Spirited Away"")