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walking on and on the red spider lilies blooming on and on

arukitsuzukeru higanbana sakitsuzukeru

1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)

Notes

However far he walks, red spider lilies keep blooming along the roadside. The self that walks on, the flowers that bloom on — both simply go on doing so. The doubled 'on and on' becomes the very rhythm of his footsteps, and the autumn road stretches away without end.

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