If you have one pot
And can make youre tea in it
That will do quite well.How much does he lack himself
Who must have a lot of things
 
If you have no pot
Take a saucepan and in that
Boil you hot water.
Even so your tea may be
Quite the best in all Japan
 
Though I tell you this
Do not go and hide away
Things you now possess.
To pretend you have them not
Is affected elegance.
 
He who hesitates
Saying that he has no flowers
Let him go and see
The string herbage that ´mid snow
Shows upon the mountain side.
                        - Sen No Rikyu översättning: A.L. Sadler
 
Kama hitotsu
Moteba Cha-no-yu wa
Naru mono wo
Yorozu no dogu
Konomu hakanasa.
 
Kama nakuba
Nabeyu nari tomo
Saku naraba
Kore zo Cha-no-yu no
Nihon Ichi nari
 
Kaku ieba
Aru dogu wo mo
Oshikakushi
Naki mane wo suru
Hito mo hakanashi.
 
Hana wo nomi
Matsuran hito ni
Yamazato no
Yukima no kusa no
Hana wo misebaya
 
- Sen No Rikyu, samma text som ovan.
 
 
Cha no yu, ordspråk, sen no rikyu,

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MissMagic

13 Apr 2016 17:59

Åh så vackert skrivet. :) Har kommit efter lite här på din fina blogg men ska läsa ifatt nu :)

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