Longing for a single portion of the natural world,
I considered taking part in it all, but;
“Ah, it’s too bad,
Your training is still insufficient!”
If that’s so, then I just need a Book of Enlightenment –

I’ll take it in hand and eventually,
I’ll finally become one with the Earth… unable to see a thing.
But I’ll go on living,
Continually saying it’s for someone else’s sake.
Being constantly amazed, I’ll go forth – so wait for me!

When that singing voice reaches me, I wonder if my sorrow will return?

A child cries all alone;
Where did its mother go? It’s a mystery.
If we come across a giant tree,
I’ll have you climb up and entertain him.

This city that looks almost like a painting,
Could be made to look like the moon, the stars never going out.
But we’re all alive;
Right now, in the sea, mountains, and sky,
Is a hodgepodge of sharks, bees, and owls.

When that singing voice reaches me, will I be saved?
Will I be able to pretend my excuses don’t exist,
And do it all over again?

C’mon, take in hand,
My sampling.
Let it become something special to you –
There’s no one stopping you. Like that, we’re living,
And carrying on conversation – we’re gonna go together:

We’ll go beyond nature, the city, the flowers, the light through the trees, the rain, the rainbows,
That no longer crying child, that giant tree,
The sea, and the mountains, until we reach the other side,
To look down upon the optical fibers.
The farmers, angels, forests, and spirits…
The Jizo and people in waiting…
You and I…