Category: Yosa no Buson 与謝 蕪村

學問は尻からぬけるほたる哉 gakumon wa shiri kara nukeru hotaru kana Educationemitted from the ass—a firefly

牡丹散って打ちかさなりぬ二三片 botanchitte uchikasanarinu nisanben (1769) Peony petals fellPiling one upon anotherIn twos and threes.

芭蕉去てそののちいまだ年くれず Bashō sarite sono nochi imada toshi kurezu Basho departedAnd since thenThe year has never ended.

雨の日や都に遠きもゝのやど ameno hiya miyakoni tōki momono yado On a rainy day–From the capital, distantAn inn with peach trees in bloom.

海士の家の鴎にしらむ夕べ哉 amano yano kamomeni shiramu yūbekana A fisherman’s cottageGrows light with seagulls–Evening