夢ゆめの世よ

expression, noun

this dreamlike world; this transient life

Archaic Buddhist-influenced expression for the ephemeral, dreamlike nature of worldly existence. Used in classical literature and poetry.

• 「夢ゆめの世よ」は、このはかない人じん生せいを夢ゆめにたとえた古ふるい言いい回まわしです。

  "Yume no yo" is an old expression that compares this fleeting life to a dream.