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happy new year!
happy birthday!
happy birthday!
2023/01/01
Today, January 1, 2023, poet Nanao Sakaki would have turned 100 years old. So that his life and poetry follow the flow of centuries, his friends and admirers from all over the world launch today the Nanao Global website. The idea is to gather here something about his thoughts, his life and his poetry, in addition to tributes, works and events related to his centenary celebrations.
All collaborations are welcome! Want to publish some material on Nanao? Write us at nanaoglobal@gmail.com.
All collaborations are welcome! Want to publish some material on Nanao? Write us at nanaoglobal@gmail.com.
Happy New Year!
(Nanao Sakaki)
Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday!
In the afternoon
Dec. 31st, 1981,
To celebrate New Year
And my 59th birthday, Jan. 1st,
I clean a window glass with vinegar.
Why “Happy New Year”?
Because I clean a window glass.
As a grammar school kid
I cleaned the windows of classrooms.
As a teenage worker
I cleaned the office windows.
As a soldier
During wartime
I cleaned the windows of barracks.
After the war
I cleaned many windows of offices, factories and houses.
Today –
To celebrate New Year
And my 59th birthday
I clean a window glass with vinegar.
All our lifetime
Even after your death
You clean windows with vinegar.
The world needs window cleaners.
Hi, Nanao,
The world needs you!
(Nanao Sakaki)
Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday!
In the afternoon
Dec. 31st, 1981,
To celebrate New Year
And my 59th birthday, Jan. 1st,
I clean a window glass with vinegar.
Why “Happy New Year”?
Because I clean a window glass.
As a grammar school kid
I cleaned the windows of classrooms.
As a teenage worker
I cleaned the office windows.
As a soldier
During wartime
I cleaned the windows of barracks.
After the war
I cleaned many windows of offices, factories and houses.
Today –
To celebrate New Year
And my 59th birthday
I clean a window glass with vinegar.
All our lifetime
Even after your death
You clean windows with vinegar.
The world needs window cleaners.
Hi, Nanao,
The world needs you!
Through the window
Through leafless Gambel oaks
Through freezing, pure, transparente air
I catch a glimpse of a large hawk.
“Rough-legged Hawk” – I’m sure,
Winter visitor from Alaska.
Hi, rough-legged Hawk!
You, tireless, fearless flier!
You know nothing about your birth
You know nothing about your death!
You just soar, glide, hover,
And also
You are a window cleaner.
With each flapping
You clean the winter sky.
In your wake
No dust
No junk.
You just leave
Clear, sweet, profound blue sky for everybody.
The world needs window cleaners.
Hi, rough-legged Hawk,
The world needs you!
Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday!
Through leafless Gambel oaks
Through freezing, pure, transparente air
I catch a glimpse of a large hawk.
“Rough-legged Hawk” – I’m sure,
Winter visitor from Alaska.
Hi, rough-legged Hawk!
You, tireless, fearless flier!
You know nothing about your birth
You know nothing about your death!
You just soar, glide, hover,
And also
You are a window cleaner.
With each flapping
You clean the winter sky.
In your wake
No dust
No junk.
You just leave
Clear, sweet, profound blue sky for everybody.
The world needs window cleaners.
Hi, rough-legged Hawk,
The world needs you!
Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday!