墓はかに布ふ団とんは着きせられぬ

expression

you can't put a futon on a grave; it's too late to show filial piety after your parents are dead

Proverb meaning that once someone has died, you can no longer do anything for them; used to encourage caring for parents while they are still alive.

• 親おやが元げん気きなうちに孝こう行こうしなさい。墓はかに布ふ団とんは着きせられぬというだろう。

  Be good to your parents while they are well. As they say, you can't put a futon on a grave.