O, that The spring evening would last for good When the fra… - Ryōkan

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O, that
The spring evening would last for good
When the fragrant cherry petals
Are reeling up and down!
香ぐわしき
桜の花
空に散る
春の夕べ
暮れずもあらなむ

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Ryōkan (1758–1831) was an eccentric Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived in Echigo, Japan, as a hermit, most famous for his poetry and calligraphy.

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Alternative Names: Ryokan • Ryoukan

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When? When?
How eagerly I've been waiting.
Now that you are here
What more do I want?

The plants and flowers
I raised about my hut
I now surrender
To the will
Of the wind

I don't tell the murky world
to turn pure.
I purify myself
and check my reflection
in the water of the valley brook.

O, that The spring evening would last for good When the fragrant cherry petals Are reeling up and down! 香ぐわしき 桜の花 空に散る 春の夕べ 暮れずもあらなむ - Ryōkan

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O, that The spring evening would last for good When the fragrant cherry petals Are reeling up and down! 香ぐわしき桜の花空に散る春の夕べ暮れずもあらなむ - Ryōkan