even when the moon comes round the back, the tree's shade
tsuki ga ura e mawatte mo kokage
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Even when the moon comes round to the back, this time he only falls into the shade of a tree. The moonlight is slow to reach him. From shadow into shadow — and yet he always knows just where the moon is.