The sky is changing
before the eyes of the farmers.
The neighbors are getting ready
for the Days of Atonement.
Somebody is thinking of you
and writing down your deeds.
Come home quickly
with the cool wind.
Come home quickly
with the cool wind.
Mandarins ripen
in the orchard at their time.
The teachers cough
and go to bed early.
I've already seen a wagtail**
and maybe I just imagined it-
another heat wave ended yesterday.
Summer vacation has ended.
Another heat wave ended yesterday.
Summer vacation has ended.
"What will happen and what will pass?"
ask the reporters,
as along Highway 2
the sea squills stand straight.
In the evening newspapers
what does the headline say?
Come home quickly
with the cool wind.
Come home quickly.