山鳥よ我もかもねん宵まどひ
yamadori yo
O, mountain pheasant!
(Date unknown)
On winter: on meeting Ichinyū at a celebration held by Banzan.
冬庭や月もいとなるむしの吟
fuyu niwa ya
A garden in winter:
(1689)
On winter.
石枯て水しぼめるや冬もなし
ishi karete
Stones emerge as
(1680)
On winter.
塩にしてもいざことづけん都鳥
shio ni shite mo
Salted and pickled
(1678)
On daikon .
鞍壺に小坊主乗るや大根引
kuratsubo ni
Mounting to the saddle
(1693)
On winter plum.
香を探る梅に藏見る軒端哉
ka o saguru
Seeking out the scent
(1687)
On winter chrysanthemums.
寒菊や醴造る窓の前
kangiku ya
Chrysanthemums bloom in the chill
(1693)
On falling leaves: at the beginning of the Godless Month, to express his feelings about his travels, while at the Meishō Temple in Tsuki-no-Sawa.
たふとがる涙やそめて散紅葉
tōtogaru
So honoured am I that
(1691)
On the leaves on the trees: thinking to see the autumn leaves on the cherry trees at the end of autumn, he went deep into Yoshino; on resting on his cane a moment, feet hurting in his straw sandals:
木の葉散桜は輕し檜木笠
ki no ha chiru
All the leaves have fallen and
(1684)
On blowfish.
あら何ともなやきのふは過てふくと汁
ara nan to mo
Well, nothing has come of it!
(1677)
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