Fifteen Poets of Modern Japan/Soseki Natsume
Soseki Natsume
1
Tonight, as I waited for you,
I thought the rain would come.
The rain did not come. . . .
The cuckoo sang. . . .
I thought the rain would come.
The rain did not come. . . .
The cuckoo sang. . . .
2
Had you been here with me
I should have slept.
Hark! The cuckoo singing in the dawn.
I should have slept.
Hark! The cuckoo singing in the dawn.