Merry merry hello from Yokohama Forest!

Quiet, quiet December night in Satoyama

Acorns fall on our kitchen door

Mother and I alone

Cook chestnuts over our hearth

Bright, bright December stars in the sky

Travelling ducks are calling over the night

I munch chestnuts,

And remember the smile,

That bright smile of Father

Goodbye to the island of coconuts

Father is coming home in a rolling ship.

Father, please be safe,

Mother and I are waiting for you. 

December in Satoyama (1945), by Nobuo Saitoh

Happy Holidays! J

Naomi Yokohama Forests