ukigamo no
harete joudo no
tsukimi kana
floating clouds in
that clear pureland
— moon-viewing? i wonder
[the death poem of Kizan]
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arigata ya
tsuki no fuuuta
Namu Amida
what a blessing!
A boat-song from the moon —
“homage to Amitabha”
[the death poem of Kozan]
Translated from the Japanese by Erick Tsiknopoulos.
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