here am i, and the cicada crying, one whole day
koko ni watashi ga tsukutsukubōshi ga ichinichi
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Here is he, and the tsukutsukubōshi cicada crying, and a day goes by. That is the whole of it, this end of summer. A quiet coexistence, as if he had shared the day with the cicada, just the two of them.