露つゆの命いのち

noun

life as fleeting as dew

Poetic metaphor for the transience of life, often used in classical literature and waka poetry. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 露つゆの命いのちと思おもえば、一いち日にち一いち日にちを大たい切せつに生いきようと思おもえる。

  When you think of life as fleeting as dew, you feel you should live each day preciously.