春風の
花を散らすと
見る夢は
さめても胸の
騒ぐなりけり
-- 西行
the Spring wind
scattering blossoms
I saw it in a dream
but when I awoke the sound
was still rustling in my breast
-- Saigyō, translator unknown
ねがはくは
花の下にて
春死なむ
そのきさらぎの
もち月のころ
-- 西行
Let me die in spring
under the blossoming trees,
let it be around
that full moon
of Kisaragi month
-- Saigyō, translator Burton Watson
Welcome to my salon pour une. Enjoy the cherry blossoms.
et je rêve d’un courant d’air
d’un éspace clos avec vue sur la mer
d’un silence radio, d’un océan solaire
I always feel guilty for listening (and liking!) KYO’s music; it’s firmly for les ados, after all. There’s a beautiful line in this song, though:
et je rêve de former un arc/en chair et en osmose avec la terre
“en chair et en os” meaning “in the flesh”, of course.
I think I need some new French music.