Delicious food, a warm home –
that's all I desire.
Even if the path ahead seems tough –
for what else should one aspire?
With the memory of radiant stars
this room glimmers.
Sunlight sparkles brilliantly
as heaven and earth sing.
A warm home, delicious food –
that's still all I desire.
The path ahead seems uphill, yet
yet for what else should one aspire?
– Kamachi Yamada,
from Yamada Kamachi Shi E Shuu
published by Takuma Shoten
(1992: 156)
[free translation by T Newfields, 2020]
