Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores
Come out to view / the truth of flowers blooming / in poverty.
Even in Kyoto/Hearing the cuckoo's cry/I long for Kyoto
Learn the rules, and then forget them.
If I had the knack I'd sing like Cherry flakes falling