いろは歌 Iroha poem
Iroha-uta is an ancient Japanese poem that uses 47 Japanese characters only once each, which teaches a lesson about life. It is said to be from the mid-Heian period, 8th century, Japan.
色は匂えど散りぬるを 我が世誰そ常ならむ 有為の奥山今日超えて 浅き夢みじ酔ひもせず
In hiragana only: いろはにほへとちりぬるを わかよたれそつねならむ うゐのおくやまけふこえて あさきゆめみしよひもせす
It roughly means: Just as fragrant and colorful flowers soon fade, no one can remain in this world; In living this frail but precious life, one better not drink too much, that leads to a bad dream (life).
I had fun writing the poem on iPad using ZenBrush app. I’m thinking about doing it in the right way with sumi ink and a Japanese brush on a paper… we’ll see.
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