From your smile, so gently given,
A spring wind sighs, as soft as heaven.
Warmth awakes within my soul,
Hand on heart, makes me whole,
That gentle comfort, takes its hold.
A smile, a bouquet, softly found,
In heart's own garden, gently crowned,
Blossoms of color, all around,
Kindness offered, without a sound,
If gentle hearts are earthward bound.
When such a gift is softly sent,
Sweet fragrance rises, heaven-lent.
A bouquet in return, my spirit's bent,
To offer back, with love intent.
Smiles, beyond all spoken word,
Smiles, in simple beauty heard,
Smiles, where worries are interred.
Though smile for smile, no echo may resound,
Yet smile for smile, is grace profound,
No other answer, on hallowed ground.
A face softened, by smiles untold,
In each laugh line, kindness to behold,
Tenderness within, in stories old.
A smile, a mirror, pure and bright hue,
Your smile on me, makes my world new,
My own heart blooms, reflected in you.
A smile, our human joy and art,
The more we smile, joy fills each heart,
Bliss expands, where shadows depart.
For every tear, a thousand smiles take wing,
In smiles, our hope and solace sing,
Life rewritten, as joy bells ring.
【Japanese version】