430 Tokugawa Period
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Samidare ya
aru yo hisoka ni
matsu no tsuki
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All the rains of June:
and then one evening, secretly,
through the pines, the moon!
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Haru no mori
tori toru tori mo
neburi kana
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The grove in spring:
the birds that catch the birds—they too
are slumbering.
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Takakuma Rankō (1726–1798)
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Soko noite
take uesase yo
hikigaeru
|
Get out of my road
and allow me to plant these
bamboos, Mr. Toad.
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Mezurashi to
miru mono goto ni
haru ya yuku
|
“Marvelous!” I say,
and with each single thing I see
springtime fades away.
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Yo ga yokuba
mo hitotsu tomare
meshi no hae
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If the times were good,
I’d say, “Sit down!—one more of you!”
flies around my food.
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Isshaku no
taki mo oto shite
yūsuzumi
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A one-foot waterfall
it too makes noises, and at night
the coolness of it all!
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