Iroha (いろは)

Original Japanese poem and a perfect pangram, which means it contains each character of the Japanese syllabary. It is also used as the ordering system for the syllabary.
[probably written in the Heian era (794–1179)]

Archaic (Hiragana)

いろはにほへと
ちりぬるを
わかよたれそ
つねならむ
うゐのおくやま
けふこえて
あさきゆめみし
ゑひもせす

Bold Hiragana

Modern (Kanji and Hiragana)

色は匂へど
散りぬるを
我が世誰ぞ
常ならん
有為の奥山
今日越えて
浅き夢見じ
酔ひもせず

ん

Although its scent still lingers on
the form of a flower has scattered away
For whom will the glory
of this world remain unchanged?
Arriving today at the yonder side
of the deep mountains of evanescent existence
We shall never allow ourselves to drift away
intoxicated, in the world of shallow dreams.

Obgleich die Farben (der Blüten) duften,
fallen sie doch ab.
Was ist (schon) im Laufe unserer Welt beständig!
Die fernen Berge der Vergänglichkeit (des Wandels) überschreitend,
gibt es keinen seichten Traum mehr,
keine Befangenheit im Rausche.

Iroha (いろは)

Original Japanese poem and a perfect pangram, which means it contains each character of the Japanese syllabary. It is also used as the ordering system for the syllabary. [probably written in the Heian era (794–1179)]

Original Japanese poem and a perfect pangram, which means it contains each character of the Japanese syllabary. It is also used as the ordering system for the syllabary.
[probably written in the Heian era (794–1179)]

Perfect Pangram &amp; Poem in Japanese (Iroha)

Perfect Pangram & Poem in Japanese (Iroha)