Category: Masaoka Shiki 正岡 子規

白河や二度こゆる時秋の風 shirakawa ya nido koyuru toki aki no kaze Shirakawatime of growing twice as stoutin the autumn breeze!

秋風や妙義の山に雲はしる akikaze ya myougi no yama ni kumo hashiru Autumn winds –clouds scuddingover Mt. Myogi!

秋風や人あらはなる山の宿 akikaze ya hito arawa naru yama no yado Autumn breeze –people nakedat the mountain inn!

山の温泉や裸の上の天の川 yama no yu ya hadaka no ue no amanogawa Hot springs in the mountains –above the naked bodiesthe Milky Way!

恙なきや庵の蕣初嵐 tsutsunaki ya io no asagao hatsuarashi Undamagedby autumn’s first storm –morning glories at the hermitage!

朝顔の花やぶれけり初嵐 asagao no hana yabure keri hatsuarashi The morning glory blossomsravagedby autumn’s first storm!

俳諧の咄身にしむ二人哉 haikai no hanashi minishimu futari kana Just the two of usdiscussing deeplyour haiku.

命には何事もなし秋のくれ inochi ni wa nanigoto mo nashi aki no kure In lifethere’s nothing –autumn twilight.

滝の音いろいろになる夜長哉 taki no oto iroiro ni naru yonaga kana A multitude of soundsfrom the waterfall –the long night.

昼中の残暑にかはる夜寒哉 hirunaka no zansho ni kawaru yosamu kana The cold of night transformsto the lingeringsummer heat of day!