Note 17 — LAFCADIO HEARN (continued 3)
Reading edition
Honni tsurénai Ano inadzuma wa Futa mé minu uchi Kiyété yuku.
The Buddhist saying, Inadzuma no hikari, ishi no hi (lightning-flash and flint-spark),—symbolizing the temporary nature of all pleasures,—is here playfully referred to. The song complains of a too brief meeting with sweet-heart or lover.