deep within my father
falling snow
distant lullabies
父の奥に雪降り子守唄遠し
when was it —
father standing far away
by the water’s edge
いつよりか遠見の父が立つ水際
behind me
the paper door is shut
both inside and out
うしろ手に閉めし障子の内と外
die once
to become a bellflower
once again
一度死ぬふたたび桔梗となるために
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