the mountain being so still I take off my hat
yama shizuka nareba kasa o nugu
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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The mountain is so still that he takes off his sedge hat. Though no one is watching, it is a gesture like paying respect to the stillness itself. For the hat removed, that much of the mountain air touches his bare face.