what on earth is what — everything is in bloom
nani ga naniyara minna saite iru
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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Flowers he can name and flowers he cannot, what on earth is what — everything, in any case, has burst into bloom at once. Neither classification nor appreciation can keep pace with the energy of the fields. His tone of surrender becomes, just so, an act of praise.