On snow-viewing.
いざさらば雪見にころぶ所迄
iza saraba
yukimi ni korobu
tokoro made |
Well, if that’s the way-I’ll go to
See the snow, and slip over
In some spot, no doubt! |
(1687)
On snow: to someone whose child had died.
しほれふすや世はさかさまの雪の竹
shiorefusu ya
yo wa sakasama no
yuki no take |
Bent down by the weight-
The world seems back-to-front-
Snow heavy on the bamboo grove. |
(Ca. 1666)
On the first snows: when they were in the middle of building the great bridge at Fukakawa.
初雪やかけかゝりたる橋の上
hatsu yuki ya
kake kakaritaru
hashi no ue |
The first snows
Lie lightly upon
The half-built bridge. |
(1686)
'Simply moving and elegant'