落らっ花か枝えだに帰かえらず破は鏡きょう再ふたたび照てらさず

expression

what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk

Proverb meaning that once something is broken or lost, it cannot be restored to its original state. Literally: 'A fallen blossom does not return to the branch; a broken mirror does not shine again.' Used to express resignation or acceptance of an irreversible situation.

• 落らっ花か枝えだに帰かえらず破は鏡きょう再ふたたび照てらさずというから、終おわったことを悔くやんでも仕し方かたがない。

  As the saying goes, a fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch and a broken mirror can't be made to shine, so there's no use regretting what's done.