山鳥よ我もかもねん宵まどひ
| yamadori yo ware mo kamo nen yoi madoi |
O, mountain pheasant! I, too, must sleep as you, Through the hours of darkness! |
(Date unknown)
Category Archives: Bashō
fuyu niwa ya
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 tsuki mo ito naru mushi no gin |
A garden in winter: A thin thread of moon above A single insect’s lonely cry. |
(1689)
ishi karete
On winter.
石枯て水しぼめるや冬もなし
| ishi karete mizu shibomeru ya fuyu mo nashi |
Stones emerge as The water loses vigour, yet I feel no sense of winter. |
(1680)
shio ni shite mo
On winter.
塩にしてもいざことづけん都鳥
| shio ni shite mo iza kotozuken miyakodori |
Salted and pickled Why not take with you A Capital-bird or two! |
(1678)
kuratsubo ni
On daikon.
鞍壺に小坊主乗るや大根引
| kuratsubo ni kobōzu noru ya daiko hiki |
Mounting to the saddle For a little lad is like Pulling jumbo radishes! |
(1693)
ka o saguru
On winter plum.
香を探る梅に藏見る軒端哉
| ka o saguru ume ni kura miru nokiba kana |
Seeking out the scent Of plum, I find them by the storehouse Underneath the eaves. |
(1687)
kangiku ya
On winter chrysanthemums.
寒菊や醴造る窓の前
| kangiku ya amazake tsukuru mado no mae |
Chrysanthemums bloom in the chill As sweet sake is brewed Before my window. |
(1693)
tōtogaru
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 namida ya somete chiru momiji |
So honoured am I that My tears stain The falling leaves with scarlet. |
(1691)
ki no ha chiru
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 sakura wa karushi hinoki gasa |
All the leaves have fallen and The cherries seem insubstantial As my cypress umbrella. |
(1684)
ara nan to mo
On blowfish.
あら何ともなやきのふは過てふくと汁
| ara nan to mo na ya kino wa sugite fukuto shiru |
Well, nothing has come of it! Yesterday went by on a diet Of blowfish soup! |
(1677)