Tuesday, April 2, 2013

SHIGIN: "No Thought" written by Ryoukan


no thought  by Ryokan
translated by keiko amano

flowers, with no thought, lure butterflies
butterflies, with no thought, flutter around flowers
when flowers bloom, butterflies flutter
when butterflies flutter, flowers bloom
I neither know others
others neither know me
with no thought, we follow the law of nature


I found this link.  You can hear the shigin.  Then you can sing along with him in Japanese.  I wrote it down in roman letters below.

http://takaban.seesaa.net/archives/200911-1.html


hanawa mushin nisite chouwo maneku
chouwa mushin nisite hanawo tazunuru
hana hiraku toki chou kitari
chou kitaru toki hana hiraku
waremo mata hitowo sirazu
hitomo mata warewo shirazu
sirazusite teisokuni shitagou

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