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DEDICATED TO MY FELLOW WARRIORS
- WARRIOR'S CEREMONIAL MASKS -
For all the warriors
Who fought in the beginningless past
For all the warriors
Who strive to win over the blood battle
For all the warriors
Who are destined to fight in the infinite future,
I see you within myself
And
I see myself within you
So clearly
And
So profoundly.
You,
Who brought honor to your houses
Who brought glory to your lords
Yesterday,
You had no names
Yesterday,
You had no faces
Today,
Nevertheless,
I immortalized your faces
With my deepest prayers
On the backs of Warrior's Helmet Crabs
- Divine creatures believed to enshrine the souls of ancient warriors -
I reverently collected
From the sublime beaches
Of the greatest city
Ever built
Under the Heaven
At the beginning
Of the new millennium
My fellow warriors,
I sincerely dedicate
My artworks
To each one of your souls.
To honor your names
To honor your faces
To honor your houses
May your souls to be rested
May your faces to be remembered
May your battles to be praised
May your victories to be celebrated.
For your glorious and noble souls.
(Takeshi Yamada, August 20 - September 2, 2002 All rights reserved) |
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