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Sligo Country Museum |
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
We went to Sligo Country Museum and the grave of W. B. Yeats in Drumcliff cemetery.
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The grave of W. B. Yeats in Drumcliff Cemetery |
"Cast a cold eye on life, on death." "Horseman pass by!"
The literal translation of the poet into Japanese follows,
生と死に冷たい目を投げかけよ。馬に乗った人が通り過ぎる!
Then, free translation follows,
人生ははかなく、ちらりと一瞥するうちに生と死の境目がやってきてしまう。
人はまるで、馬に乗って駆け抜けるかのごとく、その境目を渡るのだ。
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Mt. Benbulbin |
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Mt. Benbulbin |
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Mt. Benbulbin |
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Drumcliff Church |
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Drumcliff Church |
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Drumcliff Church |
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Drumcliff Church |