Katsura Kata Usuzumi No Idama Shinju Tsukushi Tanomo Koorogi Kari No Namidagawa

Inspired by Kikai On Sakai Miyage's "The Center of the Well and the Tears of Tama" or "Ohatsu Sumiyoshi Pilgrimage" (1722)

Umeda Tsuyuochiyo Futatsuhara Obi No Aomono Kawarimisegawa

Synopsis
Katsura Shoulder Thin Ink Well, the Center of the Well and the Tears of Tama, the Surface of the Fields, Crickets, the Temporary River of Tears

Excerpts from the actual script
"The River of Temporary Tears"
"The river of temporary tears, stopped in this Tamanoi well."

"Bonds ( The reins that bind us together."
"Hold them in your hands and chant Namu Amida Butsu."
"Please chant the Nembutsu."
"When I go to Kawachi."
"When I go to Kawachi."
"Do you think you'll stay there for five or ten years?"
"Do you think you'll stay there for five or ten years?"
"As if there are no demons ahead."
"As if there are no demons ahead."
"To the west is a vast ocean "Even though the distant mountains and the mountain air are sparse, I'm sure you'll agree."
"The shadows of the 35-year-olds shine brightly. The pale ink on the shoulders of the Katsura trees is like a faint shadow."
"Even though no one asks me for help, I carry the heavy burden of love."

"Water vapor."
"Water vapor."
"Even if it's a bay where whales come to rest."
"Above the waves of Tsukushi."
"The road to Iyo or the road to Sanuki." "The distant mountain, the mountain air is sparse and cloudy."
"The princess pine trees on the shore. A faint glimpse of them."
"The cries of the crows at dawn."
"The cries of the crows at dawn."
"The pale ink on the shoulder of the katsura tree."
"The birds with their wings apart."
"The pale ink on the shoulder of the katsura tree."
"Thrush, oak bird." (Kashidori, colorful bird)
"A bird with two wings"
"Now it's drizzling, meow, I'm soaking my feathers"
"Now it's drizzling, meow, I'm soaking my feathers"
"Out in the countryside, I hear the sound of cows. As I walk along the river, I see the clouds drifting by."
"Out in the countryside, I hear the sound of cows. As I walk along the river, I see the clouds drifting by."
"Bellflower" The dark circles around the fields are wet with the bellflowers.
"The dark circles around the fields are wet with the bellflowers.
"The early rice grains once flourished in the fields, but now the sound of water is fleeting.
"The early rice grains once flourished in the fields, but now the sound of water is fleeting.
"How will this end?"
"How will this end?" "The sound of the pine crickets. Pain, hatred, and jealousy."
"The sound of the pine crickets. Pain, hatred, and jealousy."
"The sound of the insects comparing their sorrows. The crickets' deepest feelings."

"The feet of the moon. The shadows of the coral trees shine upon them."
"The feet of the moon. The shadows of the coral trees shine upon them." The shadows of the coral shine along the way."
"Sumiyoshi. I hear it's a place of long-ago coexistence. The color of the pine trees remains unchanged for a thousand generations."
"Please say the Nembutsu."
"Please say the Nembutsu."
"The reins that bind our bonds. Hold them in your hands and chant Namu Amida Butsu."
"The river of temporary tears is stopped at this Tama-no-i well."
"The river of temporary tears is stopped at this Tama-no-i well."