The old pilgrim.
the hand that cannot die shakes the bell, shakes it
shinenai te ga furu suzu o furu
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
The old pilgrim.
shinenai te ga furu suzu o furu
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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Headed "the old pilgrim." An aged pilgrim goes on his way, ringing his bell. The hand that cannot die, the trembling hand, shakes the bell. In the doubled word for "shake" the sound of an old man's pilgrimage keeps on ringing.