A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
Tsurezuregusa
Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.
This selection is taken from "Essays in Idleness" (original: "Tsurezuregusa"), which was probably written around 1329-31.
This selection is taken from "Essays in Idleness" (original: "Tsurezuregusa"), which was probably written around 1329-31.
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