紫陽花──庭院 6
 
梅雨前線發生了異常
紫陽花在晴空下綻放
毒曬的日光裏
既無暇變色
也無力變身
更不為節日添色
一直盛開
 
不用急
不用急
即使如此，紫陽花依然是花
無論急還是不急
今年到此為止
 
（田原、毛乙馨 譯）
 
Hydrangeas－Garden 6
 
Rather odd for the season of early summer rains
Hydrangeas, blooming under blue sky
Under the all-illuminating sunshine
No time for their color to deepen,
Too rushed for a full transformation
Without quite livening up the festival,
They burst into full blossom
 
Don’t hurry
Don’t hurry
But hydrangeas are after all a flower
Whether they hurry or not
This year will end
 
(Translated by Jordan A. Yamaji Smith)