the misery of no longer getting drunk — a cricket cries
yoenaku natta mijimesa wa kōrogi ga naku
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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He drinks now but can no longer get drunk. As if to keep company with that misery, a cricket cries. On a night he cannot blur with sake, the insect's voice enters the ear all too plainly.