The cry of the cicada

The cry of the cicada by Matsuo Basho, translated by William George Aston

Source: W. G. Aston. A history of Japanese literature, CHAPTER IV, 1899

* * * “The cry of the cicada Gives us no sign That presently it will die.”

Notes:

やがて死ぬけしきは見えず蝉の声　

（やがてしぬけしきはみえずせみのこゑ）

yagate shinu / keshiki wa miezu / semi no koe

(IB-641, HS-642, JR-663) 1690