#0356

あるけば草の実すわれば草の実
arukeba kusa no mi suwareba kusa no mi
Taneda Santôka (種田 山頭火)
     
When I walk, weed seeds; / When I sit, weed seeds. (Tr. by John Stevens)
      
I walk and grass seeds I sit and grass seeds (Tr. by Hiroaki Sato)
     
Walking: grasses in seed. / sitting: grasses in seed. (Tr. by Scott Watson)
    
When I walk, / fruit-bearing grasses, / when I sit, / fruit-bearing grasses

(Tr. by James Abrams)