笠をぬぎしみじみとぬれtaking off my sedge hat, and quietly, deeply, getting wet

雨の中、笠を脱いで、しみじみと濡れる。防ぐことをやめてしまえば、雨はまっすぐ肌に届く。濡れることを味わうこの句には、雨とけんかしない旅人の、静かな覚悟とたのしみがある。In the rain he takes off his sedge hat and lets himself be thoroughly drenched. Once he stops trying to fend it off, the rain reaches his skin straight and clean. In savoring the wetness there is the quiet resolve and pleasure of a traveler who does not quarrel with the rain.