[Verse 1]
I strained to listen and realized I couldn’t hear the large black cicadas. They had been buzzing so busily before, but today-for some reason-it was quiet; I wondered what had happened.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
That symbol of high summer has faded into the background, and August is drawing to a close.
[Chorus 1]
The blue sky stretches high, with thin white clouds drifting by.
The breeze blowing from the east feels pleasant.
A summer without towering thunderheads or sudden evening showers is passing us by.
[Verse 2]
The temperature is 29℃; it feels like it’s dropping a bit, and the heat is easing ever so slightly. Yesterday, I transplanted the small carrot and cabbage seedlings-which I’d started in pots-out into the field.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I got my hands on an avocado pit-a fruit of summer-and decided to try planting it.
[Chorus 2]
The blue sky stretches high, with thin white clouds drifting by.
The breeze blowing from the east feels pleasant.
A summer without towering thunderheads or sudden evening showers is passing us by.
[Verse 3]
In the evening, a full moon rose from the eastern horizon, looking brighter and slightly larger than usual. Down at the shore, whitecaps crested the high waves, and the sea breeze blew from the south.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
The sunset in the western sky gradually faded, and darkness enveloped the surroundings.
[Chorus 3]
The blue sky stretches high, with thin white clouds drifting by.
The breeze blowing from the east feels pleasant.
A summer without towering thunderheads or sudden evening showers is passing us by.
[Bridge]
The sky suggested it would be sunny again tomorrow.
It felt as though these sunny days would go on and on.
[Final Chorus]
The blue sky stretches high, with thin white clouds drifting by.
The breeze blowing from the east feels pleasant.
A summer without towering thunderheads or sudden evening showers is passing us by.
[Outro]