English poem
I
by Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904)
(Measure, Imayo)
Sama mo kokoro mo Kawaru kana! Otsuru namida wa Taki no mizu: Myo-ho-renge no Ike to nari; Guze no fune ni Sao sashite; Shizumu waga mi wo Nose-tamae!
Both form and mind-- Lo! how these change! The falling of tears Is like the water of a cataract. Let them become the Pool Of the Lotos of the Good Law! Poling thereupon The Boat of Salvation, Vouchsafe that my sinking Body may ride!