消えゆく(きえゆく)美(び)への哀愁(あいしゅう)から、自然の詩的(してき)な美しさを(うつくしさを)文字(もじ)で永遠に記録(きろく)しようとした

However, the nature of Musashino was rapidly being lost to the wave of modernization. Staring at the vanishing forests, Doppo attempted to write down and record the poetic beauty of nature, preserving it forever as a home for the human soul. An immortal lyric representing Meiji literature, blending deep love for nature and sorrow for a dying beauty.