Based on a story of a huge tree that covered thousands of cattle and was able to survive for a long time because it was good for no practical purpose. In this philosophy, the most important value was life, so its uselessness was useful in preserving its life. A pine tree also symbolizes waiting as its pronunciation is the same as that of “to wait.”
My Translation
The priest’s morning glory—
How many times will it die and come back?
Nature’s law and the covering pine
Original Japanese
僧朝顔幾死に返る法の松
Pronunciation
Sou asagao
Iku shini-kaeru
Nori no matsu
Literal Translation
[Buddhist priest] [morning glory]
[How many times?] die and return
[Law (of nature)/dharma] pine-tree
Year:
2011
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