295Japanese quotation 名言
雨ニモマケズ 風ニモマケズ
あめにもまけず かぜにもまけずAme ni mo makezu, kaze ni mo makezu
“Yielding neither to the rain, nor to the wind.”
The meaning
The poem dreams of a simple, solid being, helping quietly and holding through bad weather. Found after Kenji's death in a notebook, it became a whole country's quiet ideal.
At the origin
The opening of "Ame ni mo makezu" by Miyazawa Kenji, found in his notebooks after his death (1933).
The characters
In practice
Today, hold your course through one small storm, telling no one.
Themes
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