Moriya Sen’an
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- See also: Moriya Sen’an Poems
Moriya Sen’an
Moriya Sen’an was a Japanese poet, known to have written specifically jisei (death poems).
We know that he died in 1838 (Edo Period), but sadly not much more is known. His death poems often included a humorous note to them and the one below he even included his name as a kind of pun within the poem.1
| Japanese text | Romanized Japanese | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| 我死なば 酒屋の瓶の 下にいけよ もしや雫の もりやせんなん | Ware shinaba sakaya no kame no shita ni ikeyo moshi ya shizuku no mori ya sen nan | Bury me when I die beneath a wine barrel in a tavern. with luck the cask will leak. |
Footnotes
1. Hoffman, Y. (1986) ”Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death”. Tuttle Publishing.
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