山しづかなれば笠をぬぐthe mountain being so still I take off my hat

山があまりに静かなので、笠を脱ぐ。誰に見られているわけでもないのに、静けさそのものに礼を尽くすような所作。脱いだ笠の分だけ、山の空気が素顔に触れてくる。The mountain is so still that he takes off his sedge hat. Though no one is watching, it is a gesture like paying respect to the stillness itself. For the hat removed, that much of the mountain air touches his bare face.