向日葵や日ざかりの機械休ませてあるsunflowers — in the blaze of noon the machines set to rest
ひまわりや ひざかりの きかい やすませてあるhimawari ya hizakari no kikai yasumasete aru
昭和9年〜11年(1934-1936) 山へ水へ1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
『草木塔』山行水行Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
昼の盛り、仕事の機械は止めて休ませてあり、ひまわりだけが日に向かって立っている。人も機械も休む炎天に、花だけが働いているような明るさ。At the height of the day the work machines have been stopped and left to rest, and only the sunflowers stand facing the sun. In the scorching noon when people and machines alike take their break, there is a brightness as if only the flowers were still at work.