将東遊題壁

By 釈月性 (Gesshō)

男児立志出郷関

学若無成死不還

埋骨豈惟墳墓地

人間到処有青山

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Written on the Wall

Translated by K.T.

An aim set high, a heart full of fire,
A man leaves his town, his one true desire.
Never to return, till his goal is achieved,
Wherever in the world, a final resting place. 

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K.T. is a Japanese high school student. He performs a Japanese classical dance-drama called "Noh". He is also planning to go to a university abroad.