死んでしまへば雑草雨ふる
shinde shimaeba zassō ame furu
Taneda Santôka (種田 山頭火)
Taneda Santôka (種田 山頭火)
When I die: / Weeds, falling rain. (Tr. by John Stevens)
When I finally die- / weeds / falling rain (Tr. by Stephen Addiss with Fumiko and Akira Yamamoto)
When I'm dead and gone - / Rain on the weeds. (Tr. by Hisashi Miura and James Green)
Once you die, weeds rain falls (Tr. by Hiroaki Sato)