The flame suddenly appeared.
The mountains seem to be colored gorgeously.
The intense cold air changes them into vivid still more. The steep slope is the canvas.
The organic paint is melt together.
And heap up...
The blaze will pass away soon.
It leaves only the crisp and clear impression...
The Nature may give lingering sounds to the next season.
色付や 豆腐に落ちて 薄紅葉
松尾 芭蕉 (1644 – 1694)
Coloring... Fell on tofu Lightly autumn leaves
Matsuo Bashō (1644 – 1694)
"葉" (yō, ha). It is translated as leaf, petal, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Semi-cursive script .
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
葉 ⇒ 枼 (table) + 艸 (grass)
The leaves have the fate they leave momentarily.
The West and the Orient.
The both may have the same recognition toward this word.
The impression is good for this season.
The moment of fallen leaves turns red and yellow most.
It is a sign of the winter, and a mystery of the Nature.
The getting burnt sense seems to be a smell of the far-off memory.
The absentminded shadow of a farmer may be a symbol of this season.
I sometimes lose my eyesight of it.
The cold air wraps up the slope.
The smoke drifts aimlessly.
It seems to be far... or near ...
To the upper rice field. To the sky. . .
And to the next season. . .
The memories are wandering all the time.
木枯に 岩吹きとがる 杉間かな
松尾 芭蕉 (1644 – 1694)
A cold wintry wind ... Rock sharp keenly soars From interval of cedars
Matsuo Bashō (1644 – 1694)
Hare is Oniki District, Hasami-chō, Nagasaki Prefecture.
"次" (ji, tsugi). It is translated as next, order, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script
Etymology : Ideogram
次 ⇒ 二 (two) + 欠 (yawn, crouch, lack)
二 : The meaning is the state that man stand in line and wait for.
欠 : The meaning is the state to stoop down.
The rice field and the peasant has already begun preparations for the next year.
The harvest may depend on the much earlier behavior...
"星" (sei, hoshi). It is translated as star, planet.
This character is written by Kanzi, Cursive script.
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
星 ⇒ 晶 (crystal, bright) + 生 (lifetime, birth)
The crystal are born in the space. . .
The ancient people are poets.
The star which does not reach the hand.
The star which there is immediately.
The all is great crystal.
"終" (shū, owaru). It is translated as end, finally, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
終 ⇒ 冬 (winter) + 糸 (thread)
冬 (winter) : The meaning is the end of the year.
終 (end) : The meaning can coil itself around a spool till the last.
The harvest is joy. And it is a result.
However, we may have had the joy in the process.
Of course with hardship.
Something is going to begin again...
