These silent summer nights
even the starsseem to whisper.
—Kobayashi Issa,
These brown summer grasses?
The only remains
of "invincible" warriors ...
—Matsuo Basho,
The only remains
of "invincible" warriors ...
—Matsuo Basho,
Forbearing the night
with its growing brilliance:
the summer moon.
—Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
with its growing brilliance:
the summer moon.
—Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The moon still appears,
though far from home:
summer vagrant.
—Matsuo Basho
though far from home:
summer vagrant.
—Matsuo Basho
On a hot summer night
dreams and reality
merge.
—Takahama Kyoshi,
dreams and reality
merge.
—Takahama Kyoshi,
Every time I see the lightening
Every time I hear the thunder
Every time I close the window
When this happens in the summer
Oh the night is so inviting
I can feel that you are so close
I can feel you when the wind blows
Blows right through my heart
Every time I hear the thunder
Every time I close the window
When this happens in the summer
Oh the night is so inviting
I can feel that you are so close
I can feel you when the wind blows
Blows right through my heart
It's hot here at night
Lonely, black and quietOn a hot summer night
For all the dreams and schemesPeople are as they seemOn a hot summer night
Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry
And the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry
The city is crowded
My friends are away
And I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go
My friends are away
And I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom
summer afternoon;
to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language
The summer night is like a perfection of thought
