Charcoal kilns
雪ふりてけふともしらぬおく山にすみやくおきなあはれはかなみ
yuki furite
kyō to mo shiranu
okuyama ni
sumi yaku okina
aware hakanami | As the snow falls
Today in the unknown
Mountains’ depths,
Burning charcoal, an old man
Feels sadness at the emptiness of all… |
390
On seeing charcoal burning deep in the mountains.
すみをやく人の心もあはれなりさてもこの世をすぐるならひは
sumi o yaku
hito no kokoro mo
aware nari
sate mo kono yo o
suguru narai wa | Charcoal burning
Folk’s hearts, too,
Are moved to sadness;
So it always is when this world
We pass through… |
389
'Simply moving and elegant'
