help for a translation in japanese

[Gilles]

Dear all,

 

Is there someone kind enough to translate these words in Japanese "HANA WA SAKURA GI HITO WA BUSHI" ?

 

Best regards,

[John A Stuart]

Gilles, something like, 'The samurai is as the cherry blossom'. I think, meaning the samurai is like the cherry blossom. John

[Gilles]

Dear John,

 

Yes, you are right, that is the idea. The exact translation in english from the french would be "among the flowers, the cherry tree (sakura) ; among the men the bushi (warrior).

I found this sentence in an old french book dating from about 1880. The author heard that from an old Japanese samurai.

I need to get the translation in order to order a bunchin in Japan from a swordsmith with that sentence.

 

[John A Stuart]

Oh, you want the sentence in kanji. 花は桜儀人は武士 Maybe, 花は桜 ぎ人は武士 someone could check if I have written it right. John

[Nobody]

花は桜木, 人は武士

[John A Stuart]

Aha, 木 for tree. I should have known. It seemed redundant. The path is long. John

[Gilles]

Thank you very much to both of you gentlemen. It is very kind of you to have helped me on that topic.