we must win the whole earth about to burst into bud all at once
kataneba naranai daichi issei ni mebukō to suru
1937–1938 · Wartime verses
Sōmokutō · The Home Front (Jūgo)
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Amid the resounding wartime watchword "we must win," the earth is simply about to burst into bud all at once. The force of a spring that comes round with no regard for humanity's war. Within the verse, the slogan and nature stand silently side by side.