Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors in Japanese Calligraphy

旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る (tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru)

In the book Classic Haiku: An Anthology of Poems by Basho and His Followers translator and editor Asataro Miyamori offers the translation "I'm taken ill while travelling; And my dreams roam o'er the withered moors". Mr. Miyamori translates, "I have spent almost all of my life in travelling. Now I am taken ill on my journey, but my dreams, carrying my soul on them, travel freely like birds".

One can imagine, having travelled tirelessly only to find oneself confined, ill to a bed. And having one's dreams continue on in the journey.

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors (旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors 旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru Block Vertical VB5C

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors (旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors 旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru Cursive Vertical VC6B

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors (旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors 旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru Design Vertical VD5B

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors 旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru Design Vertical VD6B

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors (旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors 旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C

Basho - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors

旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る (tabi ni yande yume wa kareno wo kake meguru)

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll