“The summer grasses—
For many brave warriors
The aftermath of dreams.”

— Bashō Matsuo, book Oku no Hosomichi

夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡 natsukusa ya tsuwamonodomo ga yume no ato Donald Keene, Travelers of a Hundred Ages, New York, 1999, p. 316 (Translation: Donald Keene) The summer grasses— Of brave soldiers' dreams The aftermath. Matsuo Bashō, The Narrow Road to Oku, Tokyo, 1996, p. 87 (Translation: Donald Keene) Also: Classical Japanese Database, Translation #222 http://carlsensei.com/classical/index.php/translation/view/222 Oku no Hosomichi

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For many brave warriors
The aftermath of dreams.”