“A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
- Then I shall build you wings.”
Drew Barrymore (1975) American actress, director and producer
“A bird may love a fish but where would they build a home together?”
Source: Fiddler on the Roof
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“Spring passes
and the birds cry out—tears
in the eyes of fishes”
Bashō Matsuo book Oku no Hosomichi
行く春や
鳥啼き魚の
目は泪
yuku haru ya
tori naki uo no
me wa namida
Matsuo Bashō, Narrow Road to the Interior and other writings, Boston, 2000, p. 4 (Translation: Sam Hamill)
Spring is passing by!
Birds are weeping and the eyes
Of fish fill with tears.
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The passing of spring—
The birds weep and in the eyes
Of fish there are tears.
Donald Keene, Travelers of a Hundred Ages, New York, 1999, p. 310 (Translation: Donald Keene)
Oku no Hosomichi