29. Powdered Green Tea
Though I live a contented life,
I drown in uneasiness.
What is this disquietude?
I ask the tea in my ceramic cup.
I create
some difficulties,
but not all of them.
Present and past uneasiness troubles me.
If you did know what happened,
you should have told me.
If you did not know,
you should have told me.
I explain these feelings to my teacup,
but the delicate ceramic
contains no anxiety.
Tea, only green tea.
30. Le thé vert
La vie m'a comblée,
mais un malaise me submerge.
J'interroge le thé dans ma tasse:
d'où vient cette inquiétude?
Je complique
les choses,
mais pas tout le temps.
Le présent et le passé me troublent.
Si tu savais ce qui se passait,
tu aurais dû me le dire.
Si tu ne savais pas,
tu aurais dû me le dire.
J'explique cela à ma tasse de thé,
mais la délicate porcelaine
ne contient aucune inquiétude.
Du thé, rien que du thé vert.