The slender tube
feeds my senses with mellowed music.
Tell me
if I have to thank
the dead wood that goes into it
or the craftsman who shaped it?
the lips that blows
or the artist who lends his breath?
the vacuum inside the hollow abyss,
or else the wind that passes through?
the finger holes,
or the transient air billowing out?
Tell me if it owes
to the sound waves in the air,
the force that allows it to travel
or the chords that touch my mind.
Tell me.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Yes nothing is achieved solely by our merit. We are what we are by the harmonious blending of so many agents coupled with our own effort..... a great poem! !