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Yura-yura to
Ko-same fura yo no
Hotaru kana!
How they swing themselves, to and fro, the fireflies, on a night of drizzling rain!
Ake nureba,
Kusa nomi zo
Hotaru-kago.
With the coming of dawn, indeed, there is nothing visible but grass in the cage of the firefly!
Yo ga akete,
Mushi ni naritaru
Hotaru kana!
With the coming of the dawn, they change into insects again,—these fireflies!
Hiru mireba
Kubi-suji akaki
Hotaru kana!
Oh, this firefly!—seen by daylight, the nape of its neck is red!
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