Quiet night; a whistling is fading away, leaving behind it loneliness

静な夜口笛の消え去る淋しさ

shizuka na yo kuchibue no kiesaru samishisa

(Tsuru Akira 鶴彬)

The Flag of the Rising Sun, stickily drooping in the sweltering heat

日章旗ベッタリ垂れた蒸暑さ

nisshōki bettari tareta mushiatsusa

(Tsuru Akira 鶴彬)

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Tsuru Akira (1909–1938) was an anti-militarist senryū poet frequently harassed by the authorities over his literary activities. He died in prison at the age of 29.