[DeepL Translation - needs review] Lyrics by Kenji Miyazawa, a writer of children's stories and poet from the Taisho and Showa periods. First published in "The Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa, Excerpts, Mirror on a Stick" [edited and published by Seiroku Miyazawa, 1933]. The lyrics of "Twin Stars," a song about a star-crossed pair of children, Chonce and Poise, playing on a silver flute. Also appears in "Night on the Galactic Railroad. It is effective in the progression of important scenes.
(Translator: DeepL)
studied with the help of https://www.worldfolksong.com/songbook/japan/hoshimeguri.html
i recommend this
otherwise i might've not understood つゆ and しもと in this context --- this line and the last line are both poetic and educational, the rest is kinda just filler (but educational filler, for someone that never remembers constellations and can't even recognize them with a guide, this song made me remember Scorpius is red and Canis Minor is blue) but even if it's a bit bland, it's fun to learn a