『30年以上経って初めてしった名曲「神田川」とかぐや姫～「ただあなたの優しさが怖かった。」の意味』より引用。 http://takanari.cocolog-nifty.com/eng_dly/2011/03/30-5e18.html 問題は「ただあなたの優しさが怖かった。」の部分だ。 「神田川」の作詞は、喜田条忠氏で文化放送の放送作家だったそうだ。 学生時代の経験をベースに「神田川」の作詞をしたそうである。 当時、学生紛争のさなか、若い人間の多くは「世界を変えるんだ」と強い意識を持ち、学生紛争に参加していたが、疲れてアパートに帰ると恋人が黙って夕食を作ってくれている。 ふと、教員免許でもとって静かに二人で暮らそうかなと頭をよぎることがあり、自分の信念がグラつきそうになる恋人の優しさが唯一怖かったそうだ。 これが「ただあなたの優しさが怖かった。」の意味である。 これを知って長い間の疑問が氷解したと同時に驚いたのは、この「神田川」の歌詞は女性から見た視点ではなく、男性の視点からの歌詞であることだ。 The phrase「ただあなたの優しさが怖かった」is now in question. "Kandagawa" was written by Makoto Kitajo in 1973. This song was based on his college days. Around the period when the student movement in the Showa period flourished. Most of students, having a strong will for changing the world, got involved in the student movement. However, when he returned home exhausted from the student movement, his girlfriend was cooking dinner without complaining and they spent peaceful times at home. "I'd like to live in peace with her, rather than struggling." this kind of thought sometimes run through his mind. He had nothing to fear but feared that her tenderness could change his mind. This is what「ただあなたの優しさが怖かった」meant. The lyrics was written from the man's point of view, not from the woman's.

The character singing this song is a woman not man. Because, wasretakashira? is woman style of speaking. Watashi ga matasareta. If this person were a man he would say Ore, or Boku. Araigami ga shinmade hiete shows this person had long hair. Isshoni deyoune shows this phrase was said by a woman. At this time of Japan, man would say deyouna, or deyouze.

This sentence anata no yasashisa ga kowakatta is the most famous and unique part of this song. To understand the meaning you look at nanimo kowaku nakatta This woman said she had no anxiety for poverty, their love, their future life, and probably how people look at them. Only thing she felt strange is this man 's kindness. Why he is so kind to me? Nobody was kind to me like him in my life! His kindness was beyond her understanding. From this sentence we can understand his deep love to her.

It was in the vortex of the student's revolution in the 1970's. One day, when he come home dead tired after taking part in the demonstration, the lover prepared dinner. At that time, he thought like "Maybe...I should acquire certificate in teaching rather than taking part in the demonstration. If I do, we could be happy in the future". He wavered in his belief of revolution in Japan because of the lover's 優しさ. That's why 貴方の優しさが恐かった. I'm sorry for my poor English, make sense?