this year too, only for tonight, it's turned to sleet
kotoshi mo konya-giri no mizore to natta
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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This year, too, lasts only for tonight. From the year's-end sky, sleet has begun to fall. Sleet, which can become neither wholly snow nor wholly rain, closes out the passing year. He sees the year out alone.