In the purple flowers’ shade br You kissed me the first kiss. br The moon lit its light of jade; br The cicadas sang their song of bliss. br br Then, time passed fast and blind; br You went to your studies above br Leaving the purple flowers behind br With such a dreamlike love. br br In each letter sent to the old place br You said you still missed this start br With the purple flowers of grace br And this young and true heart. br br I have come back each day alone br To see the old flowers obsess br And hear the cicadas groan; br I feel such a vague distress. br br I have nurtured my pastoral love br Now that summer is back to see br With the purple flowers above br I am an amorous banyan tree.