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I love this song ハウトゥ世界征服 by NERU feat. 鏡音リンと鏡音レン. However, there is one line
I struggle with:

心の傷口を治してくれ

Wouldn't one say

傷口の心を治してくれ

Instead? Thank you!
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particle-の
Translation help with の?
心 = heart

傷口 = wound

心の傷口 = heart's wound

を治してくれ = heal it for me

What is unusual about the phrase as-is?
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When using the N1のN2 construction be aware that the actual thing you’re
talking about is N2. The relation between the nouns is that the second is a
part (or aspect) of the first.

**examples:**

傷口の中 = in (the middle of) the wound ( you’re talking about part of the wound)

心の傷口 = the wound of the heart (you’re talking about the heart, but focusing on
the wound, not the entire heart)

山田さんの仕事 = the work / job of mr Yamada (You choose to focus on that aspect of
Yamada)

I hope this helped you out.

  * N = noun
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When I get confused by a phrase AのB it helps to translate it using の with a
meaning “of” to “B of A” (note the nouns are reverted in English).

So for 心 (heart/soul) and 傷口 (wound) then 「心の傷口」is the “wound(s) of my heart”

> 心の傷口を治してくれ
>
> Please heal the wounds of my heart

Note that Japanese doesn’t differentiate singular and plural so we just have
to guess there. 心{こころ} typically means “heart” metaphorically like your “soul”
rather than a literal beating organ in your body.

Everyday speech often omits “の“ to avoid repetition. I imagine song lyrics may
even go further with such creative liberties to match a musical melody. For
example:

> 私 **の** 心傷口を治してくれ
>
> Please heal the wounds of my heart
>
> 私 **の** 心 **の** 傷口を治してくれ
>
> Please heal the wounds of **my** heart
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