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A summer downpour mirrors anger and grief before it abruptly passes, leaving the speaker beneath drifting clouds. This English version is an editorial translation for access; the Japanese text remains available alongside it for comparison.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
心潤してくれ。
この枯渇した心の渇きを
俺を満たす夏の通り雨様よ。
雨空に向けて面を向けてると、
大粒の雨が痛い。
俺はそいつに混ぜて
涙ぼろぼろ。
俺みたいに悲哀に満ちた運命でも
雨は容赦しない。心を癒さないから
その荒っぽさがいい
心穏やかに居たいなんて思うもんか。
街路樹は百日紅のピンクで満開
華やかさで俺の心を揺さぶりよる。
気がついたら、さっきまでの通り雨はやんで
白い雲が手前勝手に流れてやがる。
あの雨粒を何処へ運んでいく気だ
俺の心を弄びやがって。
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
A Passing Summer Shower
Kaoru Kitami
2023.8.7
Heart, be refreshed.
Refresh my heart.
O A Passing Summer Shower, who fills me.
Facing the rain-sky, I turn my face toward it,
And the big drops hurt.
I mix with them
My tears, flowing endlessly.
Even if my fate is full of sorrow,
The rain shows no mercy. It does not heal my heart,
So I like its roughness.
Who would want to live in peace of heart?
The street trees are in full bloom, their flowers
Red as the pink of the crape myrtle.
With their brilliance, shake my heart.
I realize that the rain that was here just now has stopped,
And white clouds flow carelessly ahead.
Where do you intend to carry those raindrops?
You toy with my heart.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.