[Verse 1]
The white flowers of the perilla
Have started to bloom.
I bought broad bean seeds at the agricultural co-op.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And, learning from last year, I began the sprouting process. Last year, the harvest wasn’t ready in time for shipping, so I gave it all away to the neighbors.
[Chorus 1]
With the passing of the typhoon,
The brilliant blue sky has returned.
The summer heat is fading day by day,
And the signs of autumn are in the air.
[Verse 2]
Learning from that experience,
This year I worked backward from harvest time to start sprouting early.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And planned it so I could plant them in early October, ensuring a full four-week cold-treatment vernalization period.
[Chorus 2]
With the passing of the typhoon,
The brilliant blue sky has returned.
The summer heat is fading day by day,
And the signs of autumn are in the air.
[Verse 3]
Whether it will go well
Is a matter of luck-who knows?
But I have no choice but to give it a try.
Man proposes, God disposes.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
I had called ahead to join the broad bean growers’ group and ordered enough seeds for 200 plants, but the message hadn’t gotten through.
[Chorus 3]
With the passing of the typhoon,
The brilliant blue sky has returned.
The summer heat is fading day by day,
And the signs of autumn are in the air.
[Bridge]
I sowed plenty of rice, but the prolonged drought meant no sprouts appeared; I thought it was a failure,
Well, that happens sometimes.
[Final Chorus]
With the passing of the typhoon,
The brilliant blue sky has returned.
The summer heat is fading day by day,
And the signs of autumn are in the air.
[Outro]