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21 June 2009

in summer's eyes

1805

.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


1806

.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


1807

.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


1807

.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


1814

.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.

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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 June, 2009 06:23

    Could the impassive heron burn the same amount of energy as the nervous swallow? Both are masters...
    D

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  2. lotusgreen22 June, 2009 09:47

    the still herons
    burn the same energy
    as nervous swallows

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  3. evan22 June, 2009 10:40

    short legged swallows wish
    they could stand like the heron
    in cool still water

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  4. Anonymous23 June, 2009 04:27

    swallows summer, herons winter,on the same waters
    d

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  5. lotusgreen23 June, 2009 07:33

    little d, may i introduce you to big D :^)

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  6. Anonymous23 June, 2009 08:34

    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...

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  7. lotusgreen23 June, 2009 08:45

    oh dimitri--i am so sorry to embarass you! it was not at all my intention!

    i really loved your contributions!

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  8. Anonymous23 June, 2009 09:09

    no embarassment, you japonized me.
    medium d

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  9. lotusgreen23 June, 2009 09:59

    !!!!!!!!!!


    :^D

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  10. Anonymous26 June, 2009 00:49

    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/

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  11. lotusgreen26 June, 2009 07:57

    merci, merci beaucoup

    i only see them when i'm at the water....

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