夕立晴れるより山蟹の出てきてあそぶno sooner does the shower clear than mountain crabs come out to play
ゆうだち はれるより やまがにの でてきて あそぶyūdachi hareru yori yamagani no dete kite asobu
昭和11年(1936) 東への長旅1936 · The long journey east
『草木塔』旅から旅へSōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
夕立が上がるやいなや、山蟹が石の間から出てきて遊んでいる。雨あがりの濡れた光の中、小さな命がいちはやく動き出す。しゃがんでそれを眺めている旅人も、同じ雨宿りあがり。The moment the evening shower lifts, mountain crabs come out from between the stones to play. In the wet light after rain, small lives are the first to stir. The traveler crouched watching them has also just come out from his own shelter from the rain.