Mizu no ue no Ochibana
Ike no omo
Ni nozomeru hana
No ureshiki
Wa chiretemo mizu
Ni ukabu narikeri
A Flower on the Water
Its wonderful to see flowers that grow over the pond. Itll float on the water and still beautiful even after fell off from the stem.
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Ike (pond) no Omo (surface) ni Nozomeru (be sighted) Hana (flower) no Ureshiki (pleasurable) wa Chirite (fell off) mo Mizu (water) ni Ukabu (float) narikeri
18. Tsukimae Hotaru
Ike no omo
Wa tsuki ni yuzurite
Ashi no ha no
Shigemi gakure ni
Yuku hotoro kana
The Moon and the Firefly
The moon reflects so beautifully over the pond, a humble firefly compromises its existence by flying behind the bushes of reed leaves.
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Ike (pond) no Omo (surface) wa Tsuki (moon) ni Yuzurite (surrender) Ashi no ha (Reed leaves) no Shigemi (bush) Gakure (hide) ni Yuku (going) Hotaru (firefly) kana
19. Tama
Isasaka no
Kizu naki tama mo
Tomosureba
Chiri ni hikari wo
Usinai ni keri
Jewell
Even a perfect scratch-less jewel could lose its beauty and brightness by a little dust. Human heart and soul needs constant polishing in order to be kept clear.
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Isasaka (a little) no Kizu (scratch) Naki (none) Tama (Jewel) mo Tomosureba (tendency of) Chiri (dust) ni Hikari (shine, brightness) wo Ushinai (lose) ni keri
20. Ori ni Furete
Ichihayaku
Susuman yorimo
Okotaruna
Manabi no michi ni
Tateru warawabe
Occasional thought
For youthful students, do not hurry to get ahead. Do not neglect your work. True leaning take a long and constant studying.
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Ichihayaku (faster, ahead of others) Susuman (progress) yorimo (rather) Okotaruna (do not neglect) Manabi (learning) no Michi (path) ni Tateru (standing) Warawabe (children)
СТР. 48-67 (перевод ожидается)
26. Mizu
Utsuwa niha
shitagai nagara
iwagane mo
tosu ha mizu no
chikara narikere
Water
Water does not oppose any vessels and it is stayed as the vessel form. Water seems to be obedient, flexible, and not self-assertive. However, water can break rocks with its consecutive concentrated drops. So people should also have flexibility for any situation such as thought and human relationship, and have consecutive concentration to do something important.
75. Yuube
Kurenubeku
narite iyoiyo
oshimu kana
nasukoto nakute
sugishi hitohiwo
Evening
Today I had nothing to do and I find that now is evening. I felt sorry for that at first, but I changed my mind that this is not so bad, is it? Yes, it is BAD because any moment is very precious for people and I waste my precious time today. Well, however, I should not regret my passed day for so long. Now I try to live my new day without regret.
88. Hito
Nanigoto mo
omouga mamani
narazaru ga
kaerite hito no
mi no tameni koso
People
No one can always live at his/her own will. People get disappointed and feel discontent when things do not go as they expected. The expectation and desire, however, cannot be satisfied completely but grow more if a desire is satisfied, and at last, it will result in ruin. So I think that reality with much unintentional XXXXX
106. Kami
Me ni mie nu ka-
mi ni mukaite haji-
zaru wa hito
no kokoro no mako-
to nari keri
GodYou have a right pure soul if you have nothing to be ashamed of in front of God, whom you cannot see, who knows you all. I wish everyone had such soul.
111. Matsu
Yuki ni tae
arashi ni taeshi
nochi ni koso
matsu no kurai mo
takaku miekere
Pine Tree
People have been liked pine tree because it is said that pine tree bring good luck. And people evaluate the shape and balance of pine tree, but the real worth is different. When the coldest winter came after the lapse of many years, pine trees could survive deep snow and storm though other trees died all. Pine trees showed their toughness and people evaluated the great pine trees.
СТР. 68
121. ?
Hito no koko-
ro o kagami ni
hashite
?A persons feeling is
flowing out through
a looking glass or mirror.
122 ?
Yo watari no
michi no toutome
ni okotaru
na kokoro ni kana
fu-asobi aritemo
?The path that we follow
in the world and the task
we try not to do, do we
have to turn pur back,
though in our heart they
dont give us pleasure.
123?
Waga kokoro
ware to o ri o ri-
ka e ri miyo,
shirazu-shirazu mo
mayofu koto mo ari
O ri ni furete
Ware mo mata sara ni migakamu
?The self-centered and we have reasons, and these reasons we think about yet you dont know,
yet you dont know,