Sick on a journey, my dreams roam the withered fields.

What it means

Written days before his death on the road, this is Basho still traveling in his dreams. The body stops; the spirit keeps walking. Keep your curiosity moving to the end.

The source

"Sick on a journey, my dreams roam the withered fields." Matsuo Basho said it in Haiku, last poem (1694). Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけめぐる"

Original Japanese, Haiku, last poem (1694). Text read at ja.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). The master of Japanese haiku, who spent his last years walking the roads of Japan. His travel diary Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North) is a classic of the form.

Questions

What does "Sick on a journey, my dreams roam the withered fields." mean?

Written days before his death on the road, this is Basho still traveling in his dreams. The body stops; the spirit keeps walking. Keep your curiosity moving to the end.

Who said "Sick on a journey, my dreams roam the withered fields."?

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). Source: Haiku, last poem (1694).

What is the original Japanese?

旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけめぐる. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

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