My Haiku

Category: Yosa no Buson 与謝 蕪村

  • Put me up for the night

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    宿かせと刀投出す雪吹哉 yadokaseto katana nagedasu fubukikana (1768) “Put me up for the night”Throwing down his sword, a warrior–A driving snow.

  • Azuki

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    やぶ入の夢や小豆の煮るうち yabuiri no yume ya azuki no nieru uchi Of an apprentice’sone-day leave at home I dream–Azuki beans cooking all the while.

  • Uguisu

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    うくひすのあちこちとするや小家かち uguisuno achikochito suruya koiegachi (1769) An uguisu movingabout here and therebetween small houses.

  • Charcoal seller

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    炭売りに日はくれかかる師走かな sumiurini hino kurekakaru shiwasukana (1771) Upon a charcoal sellerThe night’s about to fall–The year’s end.

  • A winter shower

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    しぐるゝや用意かしこき傘二本 shigururuya yōi kashikoki kasa nihon A winter shower–Prepared wiselyTwo umbrellas.

  • Dancing

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    四五人に月落ちかゝる おどり哉 shigoninni tsukiochikakaru odorikana (1768) On just four or five people,moonlight shining down–oh, their dancing!

  • Priest

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    沙弥律師ころりころりとふすまかな shami risshi korori korori to fusuma kana Both the eminent priestand the noviceare rolled in their quilts

  • Sakura

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    さくら散苗代水や星月夜 sakura chiru nawashiro mizu ya hoshizuki yo petals fallingon rice nursery watera clear night

  • Expanse

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    菜の花や月は東に日は西に nanohana ya tsukiha higashini hiha nishini (1774) Expanse of rape blossoms;The moon in the east,The sun in the west.

  • Pierced by the cold

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    身にしむや亡妻の櫛を閨に踏 mi ni shimu ya naki tsuma no kushi o neya ni fumu I am pierced by the cold:My late wife’s combLies underfoot, on the bedroom floor.