燕とびかふ旅から旅へ草鞋を穿くswallows darting to and fro — from journey to journey I lace my sandals
つばめとびかう たびからたびえ わらじをはくtsubame tobikau tabi kara tabi e waraji o haku
昭和11年(1936) 東への長旅1936 · The long journey east
『草木塔』旅から旅へSōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
頭上を燕が行き交う春の朝、山頭火もまた新しい草鞋の紐を結ぶ。渡ってきた鳥と、放浪の人。どちらも旅から旅へ。出発のたびに草鞋を穿くという小さな儀式が、この暮らしの律動をつくっている。今日もまた、歩き出すだけだ。On a spring morning with swallows crisscrossing overhead, Santōka too ties the cords of new straw sandals. The birds that have crossed the sea, and the wandering man — both go from journey to journey. The small ritual of putting on sandals at each departure sets the rhythm of this life. Today, again, he simply sets out.