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Songs of a Cowherd/Flood (1910)

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Songs of a Cowherd
by Itō Sachio, translated by Shio Sakanishi
4621335Songs of a CowherdShio SakanishiItō Sachio

Flood

In the black darkness
The night is advancing.
Over the torrent echo
Cries for help and the lowing of cows.

Since the flood, we are still
Unable to return home,
And in our temporary shelter
The autumn has grown cold.