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even the bagworm dripping — spring has come, you know

minomushi mo shizuku suru haru ga kita zo na

1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)

Notes

From the bagworm's case, too, melted droplets hang. "Spring has come, you know," he calls in the local dialect. The gladness of spring's arrival, which makes one want to tell even the smallest insect.

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