Songs of a Cowherd/The Feast of Lanterns

by Itō Sachio

The Feast of Lanterns

’Tis the evening
The honored spirits of the dead
Come to call,
And all the length of the street,
The lotus lanterns are lighted.

Just as the Welcome Fire for the dead
Was lighted by the gate,
Alas! the rain came down
And put it out.