in summer's eyes
.さし汐も朝はうれしやとぶ乙鳥
sashishio mo asa wa ureshi ya tobu tsubame
high tide
and a happy morning...
swallows flying
.蓮の花燕はとしのよらぬ也
hasu [no] hana tsubame wa toshi no yoranu nari
among lotus blossoms
the swallows don't
grow old
.巣乙鳥の目を放さぬや暮の空
su tsubame no me wo hanasanu ya kure no sora
baby swallows in the nest--
eyes glued
on the evening sky
.山里は乙鳥の声も祝ふ也
yama-zato wa tsubame no koe mo iwau nari
mountain village--
even the swallows sing
in celebration
.乙鳥よ是はそなたが桃の花
tsubakura yo kore wa sonata ga momo no hana
swallows--
these peach blossoms belong
to you
david lanoue is who does so many of the wonderful issa translations i feature here, often with his commentary. just wanted to say thanks, david.
Labels: charles paine, felix braquemond, haiku, hiroshige ando, issa, keinen imao, louis rhead, ohara koson
11 Comments:
Could the impassive heron burn the same amount of energy as the nervous swallow? Both are masters...
D
the still herons
burn the same energy
as nervous swallows
short legged swallows wish
they could stand like the heron
in cool still water
swallows summer, herons winter,on the same waters
d
little d, may i introduce you to big D :^)
thank you for introducing me to myself. I just can't drive the net properly and I can't check my previous messages out of deep disordered laziness. No mysterious ambiguity, I'm sincerely sorry but love your mosaics with the same sincerity. Thanks for indulgence. DdDimitrietc...
oh dimitri--i am so sorry to embarass you! it was not at all my intention!
i really loved your contributions!
no embarassment, you japonized me.
medium d
!!!!!!!!!!
:^D
Dear Lotusgreen,
I always look at those birds..
their sound announc the spring and the summer...
i love i love i love..
thank for this post...
http://cerfapaillettes.canalblog.com/
merci, merci beaucoup
i only see them when i'm at the water....
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