Issa 一茶
我宿は蚤捨薮のとなり哉
waga yado wa nomi sute yabu no tonari kana
David's English
my home--
next door to a thicket
of fleas
by Issa, 1821
Literally, Issa's house is next door to a thicket where
others (people? animals?) have discarded their fleas.
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sakuo haiga
itching
Masajyo 真砂女
女体冷ゆ仕入れし魚のそれよりも
nyotai hiyu shiireshi uo no sore yorimo
Lee and Emiko's English
my woman's body
colder than the fish
I keep on hand
Seasonal word:cold ( autumn)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
梅干と皺くらべせんはつ時雨
umeboshi to shiwa kurabesen hatsu shigure
David 先生の訳
comparing my wrinkles
with the pickled plums...
first winter rain
by Issa, 1806
"Pickled plum" (umeboshi) is an idiom denoting an old wrinkled woman. It is possible, then, that Issa is saying: comparing my wrinkles to the old woman's... first winter rain
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sakuo 俳画
Masajyo 真砂女
こほろぎやある夜冷たき男の手
kohorogi ya aru ya tsumetaki otoko no te
Lee and Emiko's English
crickets---
the man's hands
cold on that night
Seasonal word:cricket ( autumn)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
芝栗や馬のばりしてうつくしき
shibaguri ya uma no bari shite utsukushiki
David's English
little chestnuts
pissed on by the horse...
shiny new
by Issa, 1806 : http://cat.xula.edu/issa/
sakuo haiga
Masajyo 真砂女
女の秋髪染めあげてうらがなし
on’na no aki kami someagete uraganashi
Lee and Emiko’s English
woman’s autumn---
as I finish dying my hair
heartache seeps in
First it was every months that I dyed my hair, now it is every month,
And with in a few days, I find some gray parts coming out near temples…
Seasonal word: autumn
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
野烏に藪を任せて鳴雲雀
no-garasu ni yabu wo makasete naku hibari
David’s English
entrusting the thicket
to the field crow...
the lark sings
by Issa, 1806 http://cat.xula.edu/issa/
sakuo haiga
I am a poet.
brother is a peasant.
Masajyo 真砂女
夕焼や若し夫在らば厨妻
yuyake ya moshi tsuma areba kuriyazuma
Lee and Emiko's English
evening glow---
I would be in the kitchen
for my husband
Seasonal word: evening glow ( summer)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
鶯も老をうつるなおれが家
uguisu mo oi wo utsuru na ore ga ie
David's English
nightingale--
don't catch old age!
my house
by Issa, 1820
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sakuo haiga
Masajyo 真砂女
人は盗めどものは盗まず簾巻く
hito wa nusumedo mono wa nusumazu sudare muku
Lee and Emiko's English
I have stolen a man
but never a thing of value
I roll up the bamboo blind
Seasonal word: bamboo blind ( summer)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
土べたにべたりべたりと夕涼
tsuchi beta ni betari-betari yu^suzumi
David's English
on the ground
we stick and sit...
evening cool
by Issa, 1815
sakuo haiga
After sunset, in summer night , hot air still remain, but ground got cold.
Masajyo 真砂女
ある夜ひとり泣いて額まで夏布団
aru yo hitori naite nuka made natsubuton
Lee and Emiko’s English
that night sobbing alone---
up to my forehead
in the summer sheets
Seasonal word: summer bedclothes ( summer)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
恋猫の源氏めかする垣根哉
koi neko no genji mekasuru kakine kana
David’s English
the lover cat
dandied up like Genji
at the hedge
by Issa, 1809
The haiku spoofs a scene from The Tale of Genji (Chapter 5), wherein Prince Genji peers through a brushwood hedge and catches sight of ten-year old Murasaki.
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sakuo haiga
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