This small piece is entirely impossible to be translated.
The occasion it had been written is clear, for Matsuo Basho left record on a volume of sheets.
The volume became known as Oku no Hoso Michi; where Oku, meaning a far side, was a name given vaguely to the north-eastern half of Japan.
The poet went to the journey early in 1689; he was on it until late fall that year.
This piece was written down when his journey came virtually to its end.
He spent his last years finishing the volume; he deceased in 1694 when it was done.
Above all what has been said, Basho was a man who saw life a journey.
Every journey has one thing in common: it has to end.
If you have somebody near you who is familiar with the Japanese language, the person might be able to explain the literal meaning of it.
But the person has to be the one who knows life better.
Of course, the best thing is you start learning it.
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