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.
I am really liking nearlyfreespeech.net. I don’t host media-intensive stuff here (yet), and so far my monthly ‘bill’ for hosting (it’s a prepaid plan, remember) has come to less than a quarter. It was about a dime the first month, two dimes the second… and I don’t see this increasing exponentially. 😀