Return to my hometown When I was born The earth cried as much as my weight I was made in small doses of heaven and earth There was no need for me to breathe on it For heaven and earth were alive When I was born The chestnut tree in the garden turned its head a little I stopped crying for a moment The angel did not shake the tree The tree and I were brothers When I was born The cosmos smiled upon me in its busyness I immediately knew happiness Not because people loved me I just realized the beauty of living in the world Eventually, death will hollow me into the old order That is the way home...

私が生まれた時 私の重さだけ地が泣いた 私は少量の天と地でつくられた 別に息をふきかけないでもよかった 天も地も生きていたから 私が生まれた時 庭の栗の木が一寸（ちょっと）ふり向いた 私は一瞬泣きやんだ 別に天使が木をゆすぶった訳でもない 私と木とは兄弟だったのだから 私が生まれた時 世界（コスモス）は忙しい中を微笑んだ 私は直ちに幸せを知った 別に人に愛されたからでもない 私は只世界の中に生きるすばらしさに氣づいたのだ やがて死が私を古い秩序にくり入れる それが帰ることなのだ