承前０１

始まりの歌詞を思い出し、続きを調べた。
全体はこうだった。

Someone told me long ago
――There's a calm before the storm
I know！
It's been comin' for some time.
When it's over so they say
――It'll rain a sunny day
I know！
Shinin' down like water.

I want to know
――Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know
――Have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day!?

Yesterday and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know！
――Been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know！
It can't stop, I wonder.

I want to know
――Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know
――Have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day!?

強靭な歌詞だ。
I know! Shinin'down like water
It can't stop, I wonder
の２行で韻を踏むのも単純で巧妙で強かだ。

感服。