Hyakunin Isshu Oracle

No.66 大僧正行尊「もろともに あはれと思へ 山桜 花よりほかに 知る人もなし」

もろともに あはれと思へ 山桜 花よりほかに 知る人もなし

大僧正行尊

mountain cherry, feel this with me — no one else knows me

mountain cherry, feel this with me — no one else knows me

キーワードKeywords

Mountain CherryOnly CompanionShared PityHermitAddress to a Tree
★★ Miscellaneous

大僧正行尊Gyōson — No. 66 僧・法師Monk

A monk of the mountain ascetic tradition who rose to head the Onjō-ji temple as high priest.

もろともに あはれとおもへ やまざくら はなよりほかに しるひともなし

Morotomo ni Aware to omoe Yamazakura Hana yori hoka ni Shiru hito mo nashi

現代語訳Modern Japanese

コンセプトConcept

情景The Scene

Deep in the mountains, a monk stands in front of a wild cherry and asks it, seriously, to share the feeling — because there is no one else here who knows him well enough to be asked.

日本の美意識Japanese Aesthetic

Mono no Aware (Shared Transience)

Companionship is extended to a non-human witness, which is more affecting than complaining about solitude. Choose who your work speaks to; the choice describes the loneliness.