Haiku of Kobayashi Issa

12550 haiku out of 12550

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.元日����や�路門�立
ganjitsu ni kawai ya henro kado ni tatsu

on New Year's Day
a cute little pilgrim
at the gate

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.元日や日本��り�花�娑婆
ganjitsu ya nihon bakari no hana no shaba

New Year's Day
this world of Japan's
blossoms

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.元日�日����る屑家��
ganjitsu no hinata bokosuru kuzuya kana

basking
in the New Year's sun...
my trashy hut

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.元日や上々��浅黄空
ganjitsu ya jôjôkichi no asagi-zora

on New Year's Day
lucky! lucky!
a pale blue sky

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.昼頃�元日��る庵��
hiru-goro ni ganjitsu ni naru iori kana

around noon
New Year's Day begins...
little hut

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.人並�正月も����ら哉
hito nami no shôgatsu mo senu shidara kana

no run-of-the-mill
New Year's Day
for the slob

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.正月�二日有�も皺手哉
shôgatsu ga futsuka arite mo shiwade kana

First Month, second day--
my wrinkled
hands

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.正月や�金酒�通�帳
shôgatsu ya genkin sake no kayoichô

First Month--
recording the cash spent
on sake

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.猫塚�正月��る���哉
neko tsuka ni shôgatsu saseru gomame kana

on the cat's grave
in First Month...
dried sardines

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.行�����らより���春
andon no katappira yori kesa no haru

to one side
of my paper lantern...
spring's first dawn

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.��戸や���支舞�今��春
kusa no to ya izuchi shimai no kesa no haru

at my hut
what will come of it?
spring's first dawn

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.��春�掃����り��り�
kesa haru to haku mane shitari hitori-bô

spring's first dawn--
the priest pretends
to sweep

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.���也生れ�家����春
fushigi nari umareta ie de kesa no haru

amazing--
in the house I was born
spring's first morning

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.���也生れ�家����春
fushigi nari umareta ie de kyô no haru

amazing--
in the house I was born
spring begins today

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.塵�身も拾�神�り花�春
chiri no mi mo hirou kami ari hana no haru

even for this body of dust
a god to uplift me!
blossoming spring

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.��も�ら����御代を��春
totemo nara miroku no miyo wo matsu no haru

now begins
the Future Buddha's reign...
spring pines

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.庵�春���る程�霞�り
io no haru nesoberu hodo wa kasumu nari

spring at my hut--
tall as a sleeping man
the mist

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.�春や�代�����立給�
hatsu haru ya chiyo no tameshi ni tatsu tamau

spring begins
as it has deigned to do
for a thousand ages

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.我国���りも�代����哉
waga kuni wa keburi mo chiyo no tameshi kana

my province--
even the smoke
an ancient thing

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.�る立や門�雀も�����
haru tatsu ya kado no suzume mo mamena kao

spring begins--
sparrows at my gate
with healthy faces

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.神��も���より三輪�日�出哉
kami to omou kata yori miwa no hi no de kana

from where the gods live
Miwa's
sunrise

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.よ��蔵�ら������日哉
yoso no kura kara sujikai ni hatsu hi kana

from a neighbor's storehouse
shining slantwise...
year's first sun

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.�空�もや��立や茶�煙
hatsu-zora no moyô ni tatsu ya cha no keburi

rising into
the year's first sky...
tea smoke

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.雨���日��空�翌も旅
ame no nai hi ga hatsu-zora zo asu mo tabi

if it's not raining
it's the year's first sky!
tomorrow too, travel

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.��空を拵�る也茶���り
hatsuzora wo koshiraeru nari cha no keburi

forming the year's
first sky...
tea smoke

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.御�りを�ん�����屑屋哉
o-sagari wo tan to itadaku kuzuya kana

welcoming in loads
of New Year's rain...
trashy house

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.大原や�方�出���穴
ôhara ya ehô ni ideshi tsue no ana

big field--
my New Year's walk
follows holes made by canes

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.��神や���も御世話下�るる
toshi-gami ya kotoshi mo o-sewa kudasaruru

O New Year's god
this year too
send help!

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.梅�花������や畚下�
ume no hana mage ni kobosu ya fugo oroshi

plum blossoms fall
in the hairdo...
lowering the basket

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.三日月や畚引上る木末�ら
mikazuki ya fugo hiki-ageru kozue kara

sickle moon--
hauling up the basket
through branches

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.斎日や���出�れ�上野迄
sainichi ya zomeki dasarete ueno made

day of fasting--
high revelry from here
to Ueno

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.や�入や�����る山祭り
yabuiri ya kinou sugitaru yama matsuri

servant on holiday--
the mountain festival
ended yesterday

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.や�入�顔�も��よ桃�花
yabuiri no kao ni mo tsuke yo momo no hana

on the homecoming servant's
face too...
peach blossoms

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.薮入りや二人並ん��案橋
yabuiri ya futari narande shian-bashi

Servants' Holiday--
two in a row
on Meditation Bridge

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.��引人��人を��む��
ko matsu hiku hito tote hito wo nagamu kana

yanking up a little pine
he watches
the watchers

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.袴������り���日哉
hakama kite shiba ni gorori to ne no hi kana

in formal trousers
curled asleep on the lawn...
first day of Rat

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.���������ら��門��
kamashishi ga ago de harainu kado no matsu

pruned by the antelope's
jaws...
New Year's pine

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.皺顔���れや��ん七五三飾
shiwa kao no kakure yawasen shichigosan kazari

softening a wrinkled face--
children's New Year's
decorations

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.�ょ��ょ��藪���るや余り注連
hiyoi hiyoi to yabu ni kakeru ya amari shime

here and there
hanging in the thicket...
New Year's ropes

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.外�ら�梅���込�茶哉
soto naraba ume ga tobikomu fukucha kana

going outside
plum blossoms dive in...
my lucky tea

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.影法師も�����御慶��
kageboshi mo mame sokusai de gyokei kana

my shadow too
in good health...
"Happy New Year!"

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.�ん����ら�笑��御慶哉
shinbo shite wara wa warawanu gyokei kana

the patient child
doesn't laugh...
New Year's greeting

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.��れ家�其身其��御慶哉
tsubure ya no sono mi sono mama gyokei kana

my ramshackle hut
just as it is...
"Happy New Year!"

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.��廻り目����玉扇�も�る
iku meguri me da zo toshidama ôgi mata modoru

how many times
a New Year's gift?
the fan returns

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.��戸や�����玉�り��る
kusa no to ya kesa no toshidama tori ni kuru

my humble hut--
all morning they come
for New Year's gifts

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.�りよ�������置�よ�年玉
kori yosoke heitsukete oke yo o-toshidama

put this one
over there!
New Year's gifts

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.��玉茶��を廻���も�る
toshidama cha doko wo megutte mata modoru

New Year's gift of tea--
where did you go
on your journey back to me?

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.�ん��や先試��筆���
wanpaku ya mazu kokoromi ni fude hajime

the naughty child
attempts first...
year's first writing

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.��や棒を���も�書始
ko-dakara ya bô wo hiku no mo kissho hajime

treasured child--
his cane dragging
the year's first writing

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.��や釘�書�る��暦
furu kabe ya kugi de kaitaru hatsu-goyomi

old wall--
written with a nail
the new almanac

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.人�世�此山陰も若湯哉
hito no yo wa kono yama kage mo waka yu kana

world of man--
even in mountain shade
New Year's water

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.浴���旅��ら�を罪始�
yuami shite tabi no shirami wo tsumi hajime

hot bath--
against my journey's lice
first sin

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.若水や�����込む梅�花
wakamizu ya souto tsukikomu ume no hana

into the year's first
water softly...
plum blossoms

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.鳴�猫�赤ン目を��手�り哉
naku neko ni akambe wo shite temari kana

making a face
at the whining cat...
bouncing her ball

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.猫���������手�り哉
neko no ko ni kashite asobasu temari kana

lending it
for the kitten's playtime...
New Year's handball

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.大凧やりん�����角田�
ôtako ya rin to ugokanu sumida-gawa

the big kite
perfectly motionless...
Sumida River

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.切凧��る�る舞や�茶�水
kire tako no kuru-kuru mau ya ocha no mizu

a broken kite dancing
round and round...
Ocha-no-Mizu

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.�浦や上����る凧
shiba ura ya age-sutete aru ikanobori

grassy shoreline--
a rising then crashing
kite

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.凧抱�直���や�や�る�哉
tako daite sugu ni suya-suya neru ko kana

hugging his kite
soon he's sound asleep...
the child

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.門��や�����ら梅�花
kado shishi ya shishi ga kuchi kara ume no hana

lion puppet at the gate--
from his mouth
plum blossoms

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.春駒を人���������り
haru koma wo hito no shite sae isami keri

spring pony--
even when human-made
so lively!

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.��む��歯�一本も��り�り
katamubeki ha wa ippon mo nakari keri

teeth to harden
this New Year's meal...
not even one

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.歯固�猫��れ�笑��り
hagatame wa neko ni katarete warai keri

New Year's tooth-hardening
meal...the cat wins
and laughs

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.�俵よ�事���猫�らる
fuku-dawara yoi koto ni shite neko zareru

lucky straw bag--
a good thing
for a cat's playtime

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.よ�事�猫��れ�り�俵
yoi koto ni neko ga zare keri fuku-dawara

it's good
for the cat's playtime...
lucky straw bag

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.����む��り�先��日哉
wakana tsumu kojiri no saki no asahi kana

herb picking--
at the rafter's metal tip
the rising sun

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.長閑�や垣間を覗�山�僧
nodokasa ya kakima wo nozoku yama no sô

spring peace--
a mountain monk peeks
through a fence

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.�麦��よ��よ���る日��哉
kusa mugi hyoro-hyoro nobiru hizashi kana

the grass and wheat
trembling...
sunlight stretches on

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.舞々や翌��春を笑�顔
mai-mai ya asu naki haru wo warai kao

water spider
on spring's last day...
laughing face

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.行春や我を見�を���買
yuku haru ya ware wo mitaosu furugigai

spring departs--
the old clothes buyer
ignores me

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.淡雪や犬�土�る通���
awayuki ya inu no tsuchi horu michi no hata

light snow--
a dog digs a hole
by the road

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.��や巧者���る春�雨
ko-garasu ya kôsha ni suberu haru no ame

the little crow
slips so cleverly...
spring rain

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.安堵��鼠も�るよ春�雨
ando shite nezumi mo neru yo haru no ame

taking it easy
the mouse sleeps too...
spring rain

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.��ら雪�分交�や春�雨
tabira yuki hambun maze ya haru no ame

half of it
is flitting snowflakes...
spring rain

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.入��綻��や春�雨
nyûdô ga hokorobi nuu ya haru no ame

the priest is mending
a rip...
spring rain

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.春雨や相�相生���声
harusame ya ai ni aioi no matsu no koe

spring rain--
growing side by side
whispering pines

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.春雨や夜も愛�る���山
harusame ya yoru mo ai suru matchi yama

spring rain--
at night, too, making love
on Mount Matchi

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.夜談義や�����れや春�雨
yo dangi ya bakuchi kuzure ya haru no ame

night sermon
backsliding gamblers...
spring rain

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.��餅や辻��も春�風
botamochi ya tsuji no hotoke mo haru no kaze

sticky rice cake
for the crossroads Buddha...
spring breeze

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.春風や供�女��脇差
harukaze ya tomo no onna no ko wakizashi

spring breeze--
the female servant's
little sword

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.鬼�����や春�風
oni no men kitsune no men ya haru no kaze

faces of devils
faces of foxes...
spring breeze

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.笠�ら�大神宮や春�風
kasa ura no daijingû ya haru no kaze

inside my umbrella-hat
a charm from Ise Shrine...
spring breeze

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.春風��れ�形や女�
harukaze ni fukarete nari ya onnazaka

the spring breeze pushes
somebody
down the slope

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.春風��れ��湯治哉
harukaze ni fukare tsuide no toji kana

blown upon
by a spring breeze...
healing bath

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.春風や芦�丸屋�一��
harukaze ya ashi no maruya no hitotsu-guchi

spring breeze--
into the round reed hut's
only door

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.春風や歩行��ら�御法談
harukaze ya aruki nagara no ôhôdan

spring breeze--
the priest gives his sermon
walking along

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.一�葉�中より�や春�風
hitotsuba no naka yori fuku ya haru no kaze

out of the dyer's-weed
it blows...
spring breeze

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.���月�出���も出���も
oboro-zuki matsu denukete mo denukete mo

hazy moon in the pine--
passing through
passing through

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.��啼����よ���月
fuku kitsune naki tamau zo yo oboro-zuki

a lucky fox
is barking!
hazy moon

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.�����霞ん��る����哉
hoku-hoku to kasunde kuru wa donata kana

rap-a-tap
who's that coming
in the mist?

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.��も��も��ん�暮ら��家哉
kyô mo kyô mo kasunde kurasu ko ie kana

today too
living in mist...
little house

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.��む日���も�ら��塔婆哉
kasumu hi ni furuku mo naranu sotoba kana

in the misty day
not growing older...
grave tablets

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.霞�や��ら���馬鹿�
kasumu to ya asa kara sawagu baka karasu

in spring mist
from morning on a ruckus...
foolish crow

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.��む日や大旅籠屋��ら��
kasumu hi ya ôhatagoya no ura no matsu

misty day--
behind the big inn
a pine

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.�ら��ら��手���る霞��
saraba saraba no te ni kakaru kasumu kana

farewell! farewell!
hands waving
in spring mist

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.���り�霞�隠れ��塔婆哉
tappuri to kasumu to kakurenu sotoba kana

well hidden
by the spring mist...
grave tablet

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.湖���り���む夜也�り
mizuumi no torori to kasumu yo nari keri

the lake is slowly
lost in mist...
evening falls

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.陽炎や�を���れ�親�顔
kagerô ya ko wo kakusareshi oya no kao

heat shimmers--
missing a child
the parent's face

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.陽炎や犬�追るる�ら鼠
kagerô ya inu ni owaruru nora nezumi

heat shimmers--
a field mouse chased
by the dog

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.陽炎や��上行��れ鼠
kagerô ya kusa no ue yuku nure nezumi

heat shimmers--
to the top of the weed
a wet mouse

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.我雪も連��れよ�曲�
waga yuki mo tsurete nagare yo chikuma kawa

float away
my snow too...
Chikuma River

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.門�や����り�雪��
monzen ya tsue de tsukurishi yukigegawa

before the gate--
my cane makes a river
of melting snow

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.大雪を��������も哉
ôyuki wo shakushi de tokasu kodomo kana

melting the big snow
with a ladle...
a child

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.親犬�瀬����り雪��
oya inu ga sebumi shite keri yukigegawa

mother dog
testing the depth...
snow-melt river

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.門畑や米�字�り�雪解水
kado hata ya kome no ji nari no yukige mizu

garden at the gate--
forming the word "rice"
the melted snow

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.門畠や棒����る雪解�
kado hata ya bô de hojikuru yukigegawa

garden at the gate--
with my cane digging
a snow-melt river

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.我門���り��む苗代田
waga kado no kazari ni aomu nawashiroda

my gate's adornment--
the rice seedlings
turning green

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.御彼岸��り�������哉
o-higan no giri ni aomishi kakine kana

in honor of the equinox
the hedge
turns green

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.袖��り��虱�彼岸哉
sode atari asobu shirami no higan kana

heading for my sleeve
to play...
spring equinox louse

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.出代や六�顔を����ら
degawari ya roku jû-zura wo sage nagara

a migrating servant
laid off...
his sixty year-old face

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.��葉��干��れ��哉
ao no ha wa shiohi nagure no karasu kana

some stay behind
in the green leaves...
low tide crows

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.鶴亀���程��や��哉
tsuru kame no asobu hodo-zutsu yaku no kana

the crane and the tortoise's
playground...
burnt field

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.風雲やや�野��より日�暮るる
kazagumo ya yakeno no hi yori hi no kururu

windblown clouds--
the fires of burning fields
bring sunset

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.�苗�花咲����誰��る
matsunae no hana saku koro wa dare ka aru

when this pine sapling
grows to flower...
who'll be here?

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.�猫���ら�顔�も�り�り
koi neko no nukaranu kao de modori keri

the lover cat
his face so innocent
comes home

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.�猫や����りを��も�る
koi neko ya kuchi namezuri wo shite modoru

the lover cat
licking his chops
comes home

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.髭��飯�よ�也猫��
hige saki ni meshi soyogu nari neko no koi

on his whisker tips
rice grains tremble...
the lover cat

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.�る桜鹿����り角も�る
chiru sakura shika wa pokkiri tsuno mogeru

cherry blossoms scatter--
snap! the buck's antlers
come off

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.雀�や人�立�も�を明�
suzumego ya hito ga tatte mo kuchi wo aku

baby sparrow--
even when people come
opening his mouth

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.鳥�巣も鬼門�立�や日��山
tori no su mo kimon ni tatsu ya hie no yama

the bird's nest, too
in the unlucky direction...
Mount Hie

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.雀��中�鳴�也米瓢
suzumego ga naka de naku nari kome fukube

a baby sparrow
chirps inside it...
rice gourd

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.鶯�苦�も��也茶���り
uguisu no ku ni mo senu nari cha no keburi

the bush warbler
not at all concerned...
tea smoke

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.鶯�苦�も��也辻���
uguisu no ku ni mo senu nari tsuji bakuchi

the bush warbler
not at all concerned...
gambling at the crossroads

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.鶯���ら�顔や�山
uguisu no nukaranu kao ya higashi yama

the bush warbler's
"I'm perfect" face...
Higashi Mountains

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.鶯や尿���らも���経
uguisu ya shito shi nagara mo hokkekyô

bush warbler--
even while pooping, sings
Lotus Sutra

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.鶯も上鶯�垣根��
uguisu mo jô uguisu no kakine kana

even among bush warblers
royalty
on the fence

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.鶯������るや組屋敷
uguisu no mate ni mawaru ya kumiyashiki

the dragnet of bush warblers
closes in...
police station

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.鶯�幾世顔也��信濃
uguisu no ikuyo kao nari oku shinano

many generations
had your face, bush warbler...
deep Shinano

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.鶯������るる�る�哉
uguisu no hanekaesaruru tsurube kana

the bush warbler
is bouncing about...
well bucket

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.鶯も水を浴�����哉
uguisu mo mizu wo abisete misogi kana

the bush warbler
splashes too...
purification font

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.鶯や隅�ら���目を�り
uguisu ya sumi kara sumi e me wo kubari

bush warbler--
from one corner to another
his searching eyes

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.夕雲雀���島��よ��よ
yû hibari dono matsushima ga ne yoi zo yo

evening lark--
which pine island's
good for sleeping?

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.野大根も花��り��り鳴雲雀
no daiko mo hana to nari keri naku hibari

even the field's
radishes blooming...
the lark singing!

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.漣や雲雀�交る釣�舟
sazanami ya hibari ni majiru tsuri kobune

ripples on water--
mingling with the larks
a fishing boat

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.湖����自慢や����り
mizuumi ni ochinu jiman ya naku hibari

"I won't fall
in the lake!"
the lark sings

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.臼�らも��木�らも雲雀哉
usu kara mo matsu no ki kara mo hibari kana

from the rice cake tub
from the pine...
skylarks

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.墓�らも花桶�らも雲雀哉
haka kara mo hana oke kara mo hibari kana

from the grave
and from the flowerpot...
skylarks!

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.�れを見るや雉伸上り伸上り
ore wo miru ya kiji nobi-agari nobi-agari

looking at me
the pheasant on tiptoe
on tiptoe

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.雉鳴�や��り焼野��代��
kiji naku ya korori yakeno no chiyo no matsu

a pheasant cries
in the burned field, look!
an ancient pine

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.�原を覗れ���雉�哉
kusabara wo nozokarete naku kigisu kana

peeking into
the grassy meadow...
a pheasant cries

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.雨�れ�月よ�り�り��る�
amadare wa tsuki yo nari keri kaeru kari

the bright moon in raindrops
from the eaves...
the geese depart

year unknown

.連も���も����帰り�り
tsure motanu kari mo sassa to kaeri keri

a goose without companions
flying fast as he can
returns

year unknown

.��迄��ん�強�よ帰る�
kyô made no shimbo tsuyosa yo kaeru kari

up to today
such perserverance and strength!
returning geese

year unknown

.��迄�よ�辛抱���よ�よ
kyô made wa yoku shimbo shita kari yo kari yo

up to today
such great perserverance...
wild geese! wild geese!

year unknown

.�鳴や今日本を放るる�
kari naku ya ima nippon wo hanaruru to

geese honking--
now they leave behind
Japan

year unknown

.�����田�見��ら帰る�
michi no ku no taue mite kara kaeru kari

after seeing rice planting
in remote provinces...
the geese depart

year unknown

.行����伸上り伸上り
yukitai ka kari nobi-agari nobi-agari

thinking of taking off?
goose on tiptoe
on tiptoe

year unknown

.�池や先御先����蛙
furu ike ya mazu o-saki e to tobu kawazu

old pond--
"let me go first!"
jumping frog

year unknown

.今�間�一喧嘩��啼���
ima no ma ni hito-genka shite naku kawazu

now they're quarreling
the croaking
frogs

year unknown

.薄緑や��り居�鳴�蛙
usumidori ya dosari suwatte naku kawazu

pale green
sitting down with a thump...
croaking frog

year unknown

.大榎�楯����啼���
ôenoki kotate ni totte naku kawazu

the big hackberry tree
as his shield...
croaking frog

year unknown

.御地蔵���������蛙
o-jizô no hiza ni suwatte naku kawazu

in holy Jizo's lap
squatting, croaking
frog

year unknown

.御社����ん�入る���哉
o-yashiro e jikunande iru kawazu kana

taming the flesh
he enters a shrine...
frog

year unknown

.��明�窓�月よや��蛙
kyô akeshi mado no tsuki yo ya naku kawazu

in the open window
a bright moon
croaking frogs

year unknown

.供部屋������り蛙酒
tomobeya ni sawagi katsu nari kawazu sake

the uproar in the servants' room
beats the frogs...
drinking party

year unknown

.��牛�頭���る�����
neta ushi no atama ni suwaru kawazu kana

sitting on the head
of a sleeping cow...
a frog

year unknown

.花桶��も��よ一大事
hana oke ni chô mo kiku ka yo ichi daiji

on the flower pot
does the butterfly, too
hear Buddha's promise?

year unknown

.一人茶や��毎日���れる
hitori cha ya chô wa mainichi kite kureru

drinking tea alone--
every day the butterfly
stops by

year unknown

.���や�んらん�も知��顔
chô tobu ya shinran matsu mo shitta kao

a butterfly flits--
even Shinran's pine
remembers it

year unknown

.木�陰や���宿るも他生��
ki no kage ya chô to yadoru mo tashô no en

sharing tree shade
with a butterfly...
friends in a previous life

year unknown

.��ら�������る���哉
tsugura ko no kuchi-bata nameru ko chô kana

baby in a basket--
a little butterfly
licking her lips

year unknown

.田�人�内股��る�����
ta no hito no uchimata kuguru ko chô kana

creeping through
the rice farmer's legs...
little butterfly

year unknown

.庭�����這���������
niwa no chô ko ga haeba tobi haeba tobu

garden butterfly--
the child crawls, it flies
crawls, it flies...

year unknown

.門����這���������
kado no chô ko ga haeba tobi haeba tobu

butterfly at the gate--
the child crawls, it flies
crawls, it flies...

year unknown

.���や会釈も���床�間�
hatsu chô ya eshaku mo nashi ni toko-no-ma e

first butterfly--
without formal greeting
entering the alcove

year unknown

.夕暮����り�������
yûgure ni gakkuri shita yo kusa no chô

as evening falls
so deeply disappointed...
meadow butterfly

year unknown

.世�中��も��ら���也
yo no naka wa chô mo asa kara kasegu nari

in this world
from dawn to dusk
even a butterfly must toil

year unknown

.内中���ん�らるる蚕哉
uchinaka ni kigen toraruru kaiko kana

the whole house
pays them court...
silkworms

year unknown

.惣々���ん�らるる蚕哉
sô-sô ni kigen toraruru kaiko kana

quickly people
pay them court...
silkworms

year unknown

.�れ虻�世話をや���明り窓
sore abu ni sewa wo yakasu-na akarimado

don't be mean
to that horsefly
skylight!

year unknown

.夕月や��中��鳴田��
yûzuki ya nabe no naka nite naku tanishi

evening moon--
pond snails singing
in the kettle

year unknown

.蛤や在鎌倉��鴎
hamaguri ya zai-kamakura no kari kamome

O clams
meet the geese and gulls
of Greater Kamakura!

year unknown

.��芽や人��ら��鹿�喰
hagi no me ya hito ga shiraneba shika ga kuu

bush clover sprouting--
when people aren't looking
the deer eats

year unknown

.人��や野原��も若盛り
hito tsuki ya nohara no kusa mo waka-zakari

pricking people--
new grasses of the plain
are precocious!

year unknown

.若��足拭��り這入�
wakakusa de ashi nuguu nari hairiguchi

wiping their feet
on the baby grass...
doorway

year unknown

.若�や今��町�尻�跡
wakakusa ya ima no komachi ga shiri no ato

baby grass--
the stylish woman leaves
her butt print

year unknown

.我国���������ら花
waga kuni wa kusa sae sakinu sakura kana

in my province
grass blooms too...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.��花��ら�ら下り�日暮哉
na no hana ni dara-dara ori no higure kana

in flowering mustard
step by step sinking...
sun

year unknown

.�畠�花見�客や下屋敷
na-batake no hana mi no kyaku ya shimo yashiki

a visitor views
the field of mustard blossoms...
villa shed

year unknown

.��花や西�む���善光寺
na no hana ya nishi e mukaeba zenkôji

flowering mustard--
and looking west
Zenkô Temple

year unknown

.野大根酒呑���引れ�り
no daikon sake nomi dono ni hikare keri

drunk on sake
he yanks
the radish

year unknown

.��曲り猫����木�芽哉
kaimagari neko ga tsura kaku ki no me kana

twisting, turning
the cat scratches his face...
budding tree

year unknown

.木々も�を開ら�や���本願寺
kigi mo me wo hiraku ya mida no honganji

the tree buds, too
open up...
Amida's Hongan Temple

year unknown

.北浜�砂よ�椿咲��り
kita hama no suna yoke tsubaki saki ni keri

North Beach's
sand-barrier camellias
in bloom

year unknown

.春�日�入所�り藤�花
haru no hi no iri-tokoro nari fuji no hana

the setting place
for the spring sun...
wisteria blossoms

year unknown

.梅��や�供�声�穴���
ume saku ya kodomo no koe no ana kashiko

blooming plum--
the voices of children
sound reverent

year unknown

.梅��や犬����る金太郎
ume saku ya inu ni matagaru kintarô

plum blossoms--
riding a dog
the Golden Boy

year unknown

.紅梅や�����る洗�猫
kôbai ya heri ni hoshitaru aria neko

red plum blossoms--
on the porch
the bathed cat dries

year unknown

.家内安全�咲�り門�梅
kanai anzen to saki keri kado no ume

the family's good fortune
in bloom...
plum tree at the gate

year unknown

.黒塗�馬も����梅�花
kuro nuri no uma mo pika-pika ume no hana

the black painted
horse is glittering too!
plum blossoms

year unknown

.�り�ん�猿���むや梅�花
chirimen no saru ga isamu ya ume no hana

the cloth monkey
in high spirits...
plum blossoms

year unknown

.梅��や��穴�赤�飯
ume ga ka ya kitsune no ana ni aka no meshi

plum blossom scent--
at the fox's hole
red beans and rice

year unknown

.梅�木や庵�鬼門�咲給�
ume no ki ya io no kimon ni saki tamau

plum tree--
on my hut's unlucky side
blooming!

year unknown

.梅満り酒��家���世也
ume miteri sake naki ie wa naki yo nari

plum in full bloom--
a house without sake
can't be found

year unknown

.片隅�天神��も���花
kata sumi no tenjinsama mo ume no hana

even the heavenly gods
crowd 'round...
plum blossoms

year unknown

.門�や���り廻る梅一�
kado-guchi ya tsuppari mawaru ume hito e

in my gate
thrust out, swaying
plum branch

year unknown

.下谷一番�顔��梅�花
shitaya ichiban no kao shite ume no hana

the first and best
of Shitaya Ward...
plum blossoms

year unknown

.�扇梅盗人�も���り
sute ôgi ume nusubito ni modoshi keri

abandoned fan--
I return it
to the plum blossom thief

year unknown

.�る梅を��も���御顔哉
chiru ume wo he to mo omowanu o-kao kana

not giving a damn
that plum blossoms fall...
his stern face

year unknown

.鳥�音�咲��も��梅�花
tori no ne ni sakô to mo sezu ume no hana

the bird is singing
but it ain't blooming...
plum tree

year unknown

.薮梅�散も�ん�ん�らり哉
yabu ume no chiru mo ben-ben darari kana

in the thicket
the plum blossoms scatter
languidly

year unknown

.比もよ�五�三次�見笠
koro mo yoshi go jû san tsugi hanami-gasa

good timing!
at all 53 post towns
umbrella-hatted blossom viewers

year unknown

.似�声�径��也�雲り
nita koe no michi wa kiku nari hana kumori

two voices that sound alike
make their way...
clouds of blossoms

year unknown

.正直��れも花より団�哉
shôjiki wa ore mo hana yori dango kana

honestly--
even more than blossoms
I love dumplings!

year unknown

.花��や��る木陰も開帳�
hana saku ya to aru kokage mo kaichôbutsu

cherry blossoms--
under every tree
a Buddha on display

year unknown

.花�世�石��も親�哉
hana no yo wa ishi no hotoke mo oyako kana

world of blossoms--
even the stone Buddhas
parents and children

year unknown

.花�世�地蔵���も親�哉
hana no yo wa jizô bosatsu mo oyako kana

world of blossoms--
even the holy Jizos
parents and children

year unknown

.花��や爺�腰�迷�札
hana saku ya jiji ga koshi no maigo fuda

cherry blossoms--
around grandpa's waist
a name tag

year unknown

.空色�傘����や花盛り
sora iro no kasa no tsuzuku ya hana sakari

sky-blue parasols
one by one...
blossoms at their peak

year unknown

.御�文�頭�花��り��り
go-inmon no atama ni hana no chiri ni keri

onto the paper amulet
cherry blossoms
scatter

year unknown

.声々�花�木蔭����哉
koe-goe ni hana no kokage no bakuchi kana

fussing, fussing
in the blossom shade...
gamblers

year unknown

.���花�る��れん���り�り
sasuga hana chiru ni miren wa nakari keri

when cherry blossoms
scatter...
no regrets

year unknown

.����や御本丸御用�花�陰
ne-korobu ya o-honmaru goyô no hana no kage

curled to sleep--
the important official
in cherry blossom shade

year unknown

.花衣よ�れ去��見ゆる也
hana koromo yogore kyorai to miyuru nari

my dirty blossom-viewing
robe...
I look like Kyorai!

year unknown

.花見笠一日�ら�����哉
hanami-gasa ichi nichi waraji no guai kana

my blossom-viewing umbrella-hat...
but all day
straw sandals in such a state!

year unknown

.蕗�葉�煮〆�り�花�陰
fuki no ha ni nishime kubarite hana no kage

a vegetable hodgepodge
on butterbur leaves...
cherry blossom shade

year unknown

.�����花見��る����哉
hoku-hoku to hanami ni kuru wa donata kana

rap-a-tap
who's that coming
to view the blossoms?

year unknown

.親負���手を引����ら哉
oya oute ko no te wo hiite sakura kana

carrying his mother
and leading his child by the hand...
cherry blossoms!

year unknown

.�勢甲乙入��ら����ら哉
gunzei kô-otsu iri-bekarazu to sakura kana

"No soldiers
allowed!"
say the cherry blossoms

year unknown

.花桜是���人�倦日哉
hana sakura kore ni sae hito no aku hi kana

cherry trees in bloom--
yet some folks
are tired of them

year unknown

.見��り��郷�桜咲��り
mikagirishi furusato no sakura saki ni keri

the home village
I abandoned...
cherry trees in bloom

year unknown

.���餅���桜も咲��り
baba ga mochi toto ga sakura mo saki ni keri

grandma's rice cakes
and papa's cherry tree
in bloom!

year unknown

.待々�桜��れ�田舎哉
machi-machishi sakura to naredo inaka kana

cherry blossoms
I waited and waited for...
countryside

year unknown

.桜花�れ�れ腹���る程
sakura hana chire chire hara ni tamaru hodo

O cherry blossoms
fall! fall!
enough to fill my belly

year unknown

.百尋�雨�れ��る桜哉
momohiro no amadare kaburu sakura kana

a thousand gallons
shower from the eaves...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.��よりも目�正月���ら花
toshiyori mo me no shôgatsu zo sakura hana

even an old man
has New Year's eyes...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.門桜�ら�ら散る�仕事哉
kado sakura chira-chira chiru ga shigoto kana

gate's cherry tree
all this flit-flit flitting
is work!

year unknown

.��代�大飯喰����ら哉
kimi ga yo no ômeshi kuute sakura kana

a hearty meal
in Great Japan...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.����誠�多太�桜哉
kimi nakute makoto ni tada no sakura kana

without you--
the cherry blossoms
just blossoms

year unknown

.��ら��哉�炬燵�花見哉
sakura saku kana to kotatsu de hanami kana

cherry trees in bloom--
warmed by a brazier
blossom-gazing

year unknown

.里���袂�ら�る桜��
sato no ko no tamoto kara chiru sakura kana

trickling from
a village child's sleeve...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.先生���り�����桜哉
sensei nakunarite wa tada no sakura kana

the master being dead
just ordinary...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.散る桜心�鬼も出���
chiru sakura kokoro no oni mo dete asobe

cherry blossoms fall--
come out and play
devil in me!

year unknown

.散る桜心�鬼も角を折る
chiru sakura kokoro no oni mo tsuno wo oru

cherry blossoms scatter--
even the devil in me
has lost his horns

year unknown

.散桜称���る寺�犬
chiru sakura shômyô unaru tera no inu

in falling cherry blossoms
growling to Amida Buddha...
temple dog

year unknown

.隣�ら気�毒�るや���ら
tonari kara ki no dokugaru ya oso-zakura

the neighbor expresses
his condolences...
late-blooming cherry tree

year unknown

.�並ん��見��ら�評議哉
ne narande tômi-zakura no hyôgi kana

lying down in a row--
discussing the distant
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.畠中����り立る桜哉
hata naka ni nosabari tateru sakura kana

lording over
the vegetable patch...
a cherry tree in bloom

year unknown

.末世末代�も��ら��ら哉
masse matsudai demo sakura sakura kana

a corrupt world
in its latter days...
but cherry blossoms!

year unknown

.深山木����五月も桜哉
miyamagi no shinano no gogatsu mo sakura kana

Shinano's deep wooded mountains
even in Fifth Month...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.欲��浴����る桜哉
yoku tsura e abise-kaketaru sakura kana

pouring onto
the faces of sinners...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.桃咲や犬����る悪太郎
momo saku ya inu ni matagaru akutarô

peach blossoms--
riding a dog
the naughty boy

year unknown

.��り��ん�����柳哉
kerorikan to shite karasu to yanagi kana

keeping their cool--
the crow
the willow

year unknown

.犬�������眠る柳哉
inu no ko no fumaete nemuru yanagi kana

the sleeping puppy
paws
at the willow

year unknown

.門柳��るる世事���り�り
kado yanagi shidaruru seji wa nakari keri

the willow at my gate
droops
just because

year unknown

.洗���婆々�柳�夕���
sentaku no baba e yanagi no yû nabiki

to the old woman
doing laundry, the willow
waves goodnight

year unknown

.眠り覚�柳�雫�夜哉
nemuri samete yagi no shizuku kiku yo kana

waking from sleep--
drip-dripping willow
in the night

year unknown

.墓手水御門�柳浴��り
haka teuzu o-mon no yanagi abite keri

cemetery font--
the willow at the gate
washes its hands

year unknown

.��月左�水や夕柳
migi wa tsuki hidari wa mizu ya yû yanagi

moon to the right
water to the left...
the evening willow

year unknown

.水����這��る柳哉
mizu mashite ebi hai-noburu yanagi kana

water rising--
the shrimp crawls up
the willow

year unknown

.柳�ら����出�り��
yanagi kara mane-mane detari kitsune tsura

peeking out
from the willow tree...
face of a fox

year unknown

.鶯�������軒�露
uguisu ni sukoshi natsumeku noki no tsuyu

a bush warbler sounding
a bit more summery...
dewy eaves

year unknown

.���覚月見�堤�出�り�り
ge no nezame tsukimi ni dote e detari keri

waking from summer sleep--
going moon-gazing
on the levee

year unknown

.日盛り�上下���る��り哉
hizakari no jôge ni kakaru hitori kana

at high noon
for high and low...
I'm alone

year unknown

.��夜や河辺�月も今三日
natsu no yo ya kawabe no tsuki mo ima mikka

summer night--
the moon by the river
just a sliver

year unknown

.��夜や枕���る筑波山
natsu no ya ya makura ni shitaru tsukuba yama

in the summer night
it's a pillow...
Mount Tsukuba

year unknown

.短夜を����開�桜��
mijika yo wo sassa to hiraku sakura kana

popping open
in the short summer night...
cherry blossoms

year unknown

.��葉�願�通り�暑哉
kusa no ha ni negai-dôri no atsusa kana

answering prayers
for the grasses...
summer heat

year unknown

.暑�夜や藪�も馴���枕
atsuki yo ya yabu ni mo narete hiji makura

hot night in the trees--
I'm getting used to it
arm for a pillow

year unknown

.��も��も翌も����薮�家
kyô mo kyô mo asu mo atsui ka yabu no ie

today too, heat
and tomorrow, more heat?
house in the trees

year unknown

.�����白�飯��暑��
jitto shite shiroi meshi kuu atsusa kana

quiet and still
I eat my white rice...
the heat

year unknown

.稗�葉�門より高�暑哉
hie no ha no kado yori tataki atsusa kana

from the barnyard grass
at the gate, rising...
the heat

year unknown

.�庇や�り涼��鳥�声
kaya-bisashi yahari suzushiki tori no koe

under thatched eaves
cool as the cool air...
birdsong

year unknown

.涼風を真��居�る湖水哉
suzukaze wo mamuki ni ieru kosui kana

facing the cool breeze
straight on...
a lake

year unknown

.涼���三月も�る鳥�声
suzushisa wa yayoi mo sugiru tori no koe

cool air--
"Third Month has passed!'
sings the bird

year unknown

.涼風も隣�竹���り哉
suzukaze mo tonari no take no amari kana

the cool breeze
through my neighbor's bamboo
just a remnant

year unknown

.�涼や��実を釣る���海
asasuzu ya shiru no mi wo tsuru sedo no umi

morning cool--
fishing for soup stock
in his back door sea

year unknown

.涼���蚊を追�妹���哉
suzushisa wa ka wo ou imo ga shakushi kana

cool air--
my love chases a mosquito
with a ladle

year unknown

.人�人我�我�家�涼��よ
hito wa hito ware wa waga ya no suzushisa yo

people are people
I am me...
in my cool house

year unknown

.涼��や扇�����両雨
suzushisa ya ôgi de maneku senryô ame

cool air--
he beckons with his fan
a rain of coins

year unknown

.雨三粒天�ら土用見舞��
ame san tsubu ten kara doyô mimai kana

three raindrops
a greeting card from heaven...
midsummer heat

year unknown

.五月雨夜�山田�人�声
satsuki ame yoru no yamada no hito no koe

June rain--
in a mountain field at night
voices

year unknown

.五月雨�竹����る在所哉
samidare no take ni hasamaru zaisho kana

in June rain
tucked among bamboo...
farmhouse

year unknown

.�顔�翌�る蔓や五月雨
asagao ni asu naru tsuru ya satsuki ame

vines today
morning glories tomorrow...
June rain

year unknown

.������背負�り五月雨
chisai ko ga kusa seoi keri satsuki ame

a small child
a bundle of hay on his back...
June rain

year unknown

.我門�闇も���五月��
waga kado wa yami morai saki gogatsu kana

at my gate
even darkness is tiny...
Fifth Month

year unknown

.八兵衛や泣��る��虎�雨
hachibei ya naki za narumai tora ga ame

if that's not Hachibei's
tears coming down...
Rain of the Tiger

year unknown

.夕立や乞食���鉢��
yûdachi ya kojiki dono no hachi no matsu

rainstorm--
a beggar with his potted
pine

year unknown

.夕立を見��ら��や山�水
yûdachi wo misebirakasu ya yama no mizu

showing off
with a cloudburst...
mountain's water

year unknown

.夕立���る�り�走り�り
yûdachi ya mata kuru furi de hashiri keri

the cloudburst
is pouring down again...
run for it!

year unknown

.�柳や雲���より日����
ao yagi ya kumo no mine yori hi no todoku

green willow--
bathed in sunlight
from billowing clouds

year unknown

.雲���翌も�ら�る入日哉
kumo no mine asu mo furazaru irihi kana

billowing clouds
tomorrow too won't collapse...
sunset

year unknown

.夕飯������り雲�峰
yûmeshi sugi ni soroi keri kumo no mine

after the evening meal
they gather...
billowing clouds

year unknown

.翌��や��河原���月
asu wa haya tada no kawara ka natsu no tsuki

tomorrow morning
a humdrum river beach again?
summer moon

year unknown

.��月河原�人も翌引る
natsu no tsuki kawara no hito mo asu hikeru

summer moon--
this river beach crowd
gone tomorrow

year unknown

.家陰行人�白�や��月
ya-kage yuku hito no shirosa ya natsu no tsuki

the man's whiteness
walking in the house's shadow...
summer moon

year unknown

.��ら����る��る人�顔
aoarashi kaidarugenaru hito no kao

wind on the greenery--
the weary faces
of people

year unknown

.�刈�馬����ル��ら�
kusa kari no uma ni nete kuru aoarashi

to where the grazing
horse lies...
wind on the greenery

year unknown

.�山�������る入江哉
natsu yama no noshi-kakattaru irie kana

the summer mountain
leans
on the cove

year unknown

.姫ゆり�心�り��清水哉
himeyuri no kokoro arige no shimizu kana

touching the princess lily's
heart...
pure water

year unknown

.�ら�売る木陰�爺�清水哉
waraji uru kokage no jiji ga shimizu kana

selling straw sandals
in the shade, an old man...
pure water

year unknown

.�田原箸�り��ら見�り�り
aodabara hashi tori nagara mitari keri

green rice field--
grabbing the chopsticks
he watches

year unknown

.箸������見渡る�田哉
hashi motte jitto miwataru aoda kana

chopsticks in hand
his steady gaze
on the green rice field

year unknown

.下手��稲も�������り
heta ue no ine mo soro-soro aomi keri

even poorly planted
rice plants
slowly, slowly...green!

year unknown

.����り����登れ富士�山
katatsuburi soro-soro nobore fuji no yama

little snail
inch by inch, climb
Mount Fuji!

year unknown

.大���ら�ら蚤を御祓哉
ôgawa e hara-hara nomi wo misogi kana

to the great river
fleas go flitting...
rite of purification

year unknown

.御鴉も鶯も潜る茅�輪哉
o-karasu mo uguisu mo kuguru chinowa kana

crow and bush warbler
pass through it too...
purification hoop

year unknown

.�れ�����夕��葺�蒲
sore de koso furuki yûbe zo fuki ayame

the perfect thing
for an old-time evening...
thatch of irises

year unknown

.鳴���虫��れ�れ葺�や�
naki-sô na mushi no are-are fuki ayame

an insect singing?
look! look!
thatch of irises

year unknown

.��代�乞食�家も��り哉
kimi ga yo wa kojiki no ie mo nobori kana

Great Japan!
even a beggar's house
has a summer banner

year unknown

.��れ鵜�節�や��も��り�り
tsukare u no sekku yasumi mo nakari keri

weary cormorant--
no festival holiday
for you

year unknown

.汗拭�墓�物��る別哉
ase fukite haka ni monogataru wakare kana

mopping sweat--
at his tomb I tell my story
then go

year unknown

.�娘も�薩気�りよ更衣
ko musume mo bosatsu kidori yo koromogae

even the little girl
poses like a saint...
new summer robe

year unknown

.�短�旅��見�や更衣
ko mijikaki tabi shite mita ya koromogae

taking a tiny trip
to see and be seen...
new summer robes

year unknown

.更衣�風��出�り�り
koromogae matsukaze kiki ni detari keri

new summer robes--
listening to the pine breeze
they emerge

year unknown

.��香�鶯���衣��
sugi no ka ni uguisu kikinu koromogae

amid scented cedars
a bush warbler's song...
new summer robes

year unknown

.�湯�ら直���ら�袷哉
asa yu kara sugu ni ki narau awase kana

after morning's hot bath
trying it on...
summer kimono

year unknown

.白妙�帷����辺哉
shirotae no katabira sorou kawabe kana

one and all
in white summer kimonos...
riverbank

year unknown

.寺��赤���ら���迄�
tera no chigo aka katabira wa itsu made zo

temple toddler--
how long will you wear
your little red kimono?

year unknown

.夕�れ��帷�を我世��
yûgure no furu katabira wo waga yo kana

evening's old
summer kimono...
my world

year unknown

.我門や蓙一枚���座敷
waga kado ya goza ichi mai no natsu zashiki

at my gate--
one straw mat
my summer room

year unknown

.��れ家や死�簾�����
kakurega ya shinaba sudare no aoi uchi

secluded house--
if I die may the bamboo blinds
still be green

year unknown

.むら雨や���や���風���
murasame ya horogaya no ko ni kaze todoku

a rain shower--
in her little mosquito net
touched by the breeze

year unknown

.翌日も翌��夕�や独り蚊屋
asu mo asu onaji yûbe ya hitori kaya

tomorrow night and the next
the same...
in my mosquito net, alone

year unknown

.鹿�背�����鳥�昼�哉
shika no se ni kusu-kusu tori no hirune kana

on the deer's back
the songbird takes
a siesta

year unknown

.人並�猿も��り�昼�哉
hito nami ni saru mo gorori to hirune kana

curled to sleep
just like people do...
monkey's siesta

year unknown

.�影や扇�����両雨
matsu kage ya ôgi de maneku senryo ame

pine tree shade--
he beckons with his fan
a rain of golden coins

year unknown

.団扇張��先�よ��る浮�哉
uchiwa hatte mazu soyogasuru ukisa kana

after re-papering
the first thing I fan...
duckweed

year unknown

.�構��やり�上��日哉
kekkô ni kayari no ue no asahi kana

how pretty
over smudge pot smoke...
rising sun

year unknown

.蚊���や赤�咲�る�何�花
ka ibushi ya akaku sakeru wa nan no hana

in smudge pot smoke
blooming red...
what flower is that?

year unknown

.畠々や蚊やり��よ�虫�鳴
hata hata ya kayari wa soyogu mushi no naku

garden after garden
smudge pot smoke wafts
insects chirr

year unknown

.浦風�旅忘レ�り夕涼
ura kaze ni tabi wasure keri yûsuzumi

in a beach breeze
my travels forgotten...
evening cool

year unknown

.�陰�人入替る涼�哉
matsu kage ni hito irekawaru suzumi kana

in pine tree shade
people take turns...
the cool air

year unknown

.�履���人をゆる��涼��
zôri nuide hito wo yurushite suzumi dai

everyone kick off
your straw sandals!
evening cool

year unknown

.皆�履����通れ夕涼
mina zôri nugazu ni tôre yûsuzumi

everyone keep on
your straw sandals!
evening cool

year unknown

.身�上���も�ら�夕涼�
mi no ue no kane to mo shirade yûsuzumi

not knowing the bell's
deep meaning...
evening cool

year unknown

.夜涼や足����る���山
yo suzumi ya ashi de kazoeru shinano yama

evening cool--
with my feet counting
the mountains of Shinano

year unknown

.煤��る家�����夕涼�
susuketaru ie mukiaute yûsuzumi

turning to face
my soot-blackened house...
evening cool

year unknown

.夜�入�下水��も涼�哉
yo ni ireba gesui no soba mo suzumi kana

as night falls
even next to a sewer...
cool air

year unknown

.雨�日や��り����田を�る
ame no hi ya hitori majime ni ta wo ueru

rainy day--
alone and diligent
planting rice

year unknown

.���も�慮����田�哉
michi tou mo enryogamashiki taue kana

even asking directions
I hesitate...
rice planters

year unknown

.も���や昼����田��唄
motaina ya hirune shite kiku taue uta

a shameful waste--
napping, hearing
the rice-planting song

year unknown

.����や上�上�も田��唄
shinano ji ya ue no ue ni mo taue uta

Shinano road--
higher and higher
rice-planting songs

year unknown

.鶯も笠��出よ田�唄
uguisu mo kasa kite ide yo taue uta

you, too, bush warbler
go with an umbrella-hat!
rice-planting song

year unknown

.�����氷�����哉
tsutsuganau kôri osamete asane kana

summer ice delivered
safe and sound...
sleeping late

year unknown

.心太五尺��ら�木陰哉
tokoroten go shaku ni taranu kokage kana

over five feet
the sweet jelly strands...
deep tree shade

year unknown

.��代�木陰を鹿�親�哉
kimi ga yo no kokage wo shika no oyako kana

Great Japan!
under shady trees deer
parents and children

year unknown

.鹿��を目�����る芒��
shika no ko wo mezatoku shitaru susuki kana

making the fawn
awake and alert...
plume grass

year unknown

.������る��付�����
shika no ko ni warujie tsukena naku karasu

don't teach your tricks
to the fawn!
cawing crows

year unknown

.芒�����智�を付���り
susuki hagi kanoko ni chie wo tsuke ni keri

plume grass, bush clover--
the fawn
acquires wisdom

year unknown

.��葉���れ�ら�る鹿��哉
hagi no ha ni kakure kurasuru kanoko kana

in bush clover
staying well hidden...
a fawn

year unknown

.�ん�夜�庵�も���時鳥
konna yo wa io ni mo aro ka hototogisu

is the night this nice
back at the hut?
cuckoo

year unknown

.��花も馳走���������
u no hana mo chisô ni saku ka hototogisu

are you feasting
on tofu dregs too?
cuckoo

year unknown

.��を押���ん�音�出ル時鳥
doko wo oseba sonna ne ga deru hototogisu

where were you poked
to make that sound...
cuckoo?

year unknown

.江戸庭�片足入れ�時鳥
edo niwa e kata ashi ireba hototogisu

stepping one foot
in an Edo garden
"Cuckoo!"

year unknown

.���鳴�隣�武士�時鳥
sotto nake tonari wa bushi zo hototogisu

sing softly!
a samurai lives next door
cuckoo

year unknown

.柳�ら明�鳴��り�����
yanagi kara akete naki keri hototogisu

after dawn hits
the willow...
a cuckoo sings

year unknown

.�れ����顔�む�閑�鳥
sore soko no asagao tsumu na kankodori

don't peck that
morning glory!
mountain cuckoo

year unknown

.百両�鶯�を鳴��り
hyaku ryô no uguisu oi wo naki ni keri

the priceless bush warbler
warbles
even in summer

year unknown

.鶯も�を��る���家
uguisu mo oi wo utsuru na kusa no ie

bush warbler--
don't catch old age!
thatched hut

year unknown

.鶯も�を��る�藪�家
uguisu mo oi wo utsuru na yabu no ie

bush warbler--
don't catch old age!
house in the trees

year unknown

.よ�風を鼻����や行々�
yoi kaze wo hana ni kakete ya gyôgyôshi

taking credit
for the good wind...
reed warbler

year unknown

.神風や蛇�教�る山��
kamikaze ya hebi ga oshieru yama no michi

divine wind--
a snake shows the Way
on a mountain road

year unknown

.笠程�花�咲�����
kasa hodona hana ga saita zo tobe hotaru

a flower big
as an umbrella-hat...
fly there firefly!

year unknown

.蚊����や���も行��り
ka ibushi ni yagate hotaru mo yuki ni keri

mosquito smudge smoke--
soon the fireflies
leave too

year unknown

.今売����れ�れ���
ima utta kusa ni are-are hatsu-botaru

in fresh-sold
grass, look!
the first firefly

year unknown

.芦�家�昼�����り�り
ashi no ya wa hiru no hotaru no sakari kana

reed-thatched house--
the midday fireflies
at their peak

year unknown

.���む�夕���居���り
soko fumuna yûbe hotaru no ita atari

don't step there!
that's where an evening
firefly went

year unknown

.茶�水も筧��る也��る
cha no mizu mo kakehi de kuru nari hotaru kuru

from the tea water
flume also comes...
a firefly

year unknown

.一��も売也��る��
hito nigiri kusa mo uru nari hotaru kago

sold with a clump
of grass...
firefly cage

year unknown

.��よ��よ�よ��り酒
hotaru ko yo hotaru ko yo to yo hitori-zake

come, firefly!
firefly, come!
drinking alone

year unknown

.宵越��豆�明り�薮蚊哉
yoigoshi no tôfu akari no yabu ka kana

left out all night
the tofu gleams...
mosquitos

year unknown

.夕暮や蚊�鳴出�������
yûgure ya ka ga nakidashite utsukushiki

evening falls--
the whine of mosquitos
so pretty

year unknown

.����ら都�蚊�も喰れ�り
negai kara miyako no ka ni mo kuware keri

after prayers
bitten also by mosquitos
of Kyoto

year unknown

.昼�蚊を後��������
hiru no ka wo ushiro ni kakusu hotoke kana

midday's mosquitos
hidden behind
the Buddha of stone

year unknown

.腕�蠅手を�る所を打れ�り
ude no hae te wo suru toko wo utare keri

where the fly on my arm
rubbed his hands...
swat!

year unknown

.蠅打��も����去��り
hae uteba chô mo soko-soko sari ni keri

swattting at a fly--
a butterfly too
rushes away

year unknown

.豊年�声を上�り門��
hônen no koe wo age keri kado no hae

"It's a good year!"
they buzz...
flies at the gate

year unknown

.田�よ��田�よ���や蠅���
ta ga yoi zo ta ga yoi zo to ya hae sawagu

this rice field is
good! good!
buzz the flies

year unknown

.�中�蚤を飛��る旦哉
kawa naka e nomi wo tobasuru ashita kana

into the river
fleas are tossed...
sunrise

year unknown

.む����蚤を���る夜明哉
musashino e nomi wo tobasuru yoake kana

to Musashi Plain
fleas sent flying...
dawn

year unknown

.痩蚤��便や留主��る庵
yase nomi no fubin ya rusu ni naru iori

my skinny fleas
so pitiful...
left to house-sit

year unknown

.�ら山を��歩行や寺�蚤
ura yama wo asobi aruku ya tera no nomi

on a pleasure walk
up the mountain...
temple flea

year unknown

.羽蟻出る迄�目出度庵哉
ha-ari deru made ni medetaki iori kana

until the winged ants
come out
my fortunate hut

year unknown

.�����念�を鳴����
negawakuba nembutsu wo nake natsu no semi

if you're praying
pray to Amida Buddha!
summer cicadas

year unknown

.我宿���れ鰹も月よ哉
waga yado wa okure katsuo mo tsuki yo kana

at my house
late-summer bonito
and bright moon

year unknown

.昼顔��ん��晒��僧��
hirugao ni fundoshi sarasu kozô kana

in blooming bindweed
airing out his loincloth...
little boy

year unknown

.夕顔や男���垣���
yûgao ya otoko musubi no kaki ni saku

moonflowers--
from the bamboo
fence blooming

year unknown

.����群集�中を通り�り
keshi sagete gunshû no naka wo tôri keri

carrying a poppy
he passes through
the crowd

year unknown

.善尽�美を尽��も���花
zen tsukushi bi wo tsukushite mo keshi no hana

virtue beyond virtue
beauty beyond beauty...
just a poppy!

year unknown

.扇��尺を�ら�る��ん哉
ôgi nite shaku wo toraseru botan kana

it makes me measure it
with a fan...
the peony

year unknown

.掃人�尻�散�る牡丹��
haku hito no shiri de chiritaru botan kana

petals scattered
by the sweeper's butt...
peony

year unknown

.蓮�香や昼��上を�巡る
hasu no ka ya hirune no ue wo fuki meguru

scent of lotuses--
wafting in the air
above my siesta

year unknown

.犬�声���り止�蓮�花
inu no koe pattari yamite hasu no hana

suddenly
the dog stops barking...
lotus blossoms!

year unknown

.����や地蔵�薩�跡先�
nadeshiko ya jizô bosatsu no ato saki ni

blooming pinks
behind and in front
of holy Jizo

year unknown

.浮�や魚����る��笠
ukigusa ya uo sukuutaru ko suge-gasa

duckweed--
with a little sedge hat
rescuing a fish

year unknown

.�富士�天窓�投る早苗哉
asa fuji no atama e hôru sanae kana

to the top
of Mount Fuji in the morning...
tossing rice plants

year unknown

.象潟や���れ�早苗舟
kisagata ya hotaru mabure no sanae fune

Kisa Lagoon--
sparkling with fireflies
the rice planting boat

year unknown

.麦秋��隅�咲る椿��
mugi aki no kosumi ni sakitaru tsubaki kana

blooming in a nook
of ripened wheat...
camellias

year unknown

.���竹真直�旭登り�り
kotoshi take masugu ni asahi nobori keri

newborn bamboo--
straight up the rising sun
climbing

year unknown

.藪竹も��������よ�也
yabu take mo wakai uchi tote soyogu nari

the thicket's bamboo
like all young folk...
agitated

year unknown

.竹���影����旭哉
takenoko no kage no kawa kosu asahi kana

bamboo shoot shadows
cross the river...
rising sun

year unknown

.一番�大竹��を病��
ichiban no ôtakenoko wo yamai kana

the tallest
of the bamboo shoots...
sickly

year unknown

.葉��れ�瓜を枕��猫哉
ha-gakure no uri wo makura ni ko neko kana

in leafy shade
a melon for a pillow...
a kitten

year unknown

.��戸や一月��り冷�瓜
kusa no to ya hito tsuki bakari hiyashi uri

my hut--
the only cooling melon
is the moon

year unknown

.門����葉���る雨日哉
kado-guchi ni wakaba kabusaru ame hi kana

the gateway shelters
fresh green leaves...
a rainy day

year unknown

.存分�藤�ら下る��葉哉
zonbun ni fuji burasagaru wakaba kana

wisteria dangles
to its heart's content...
fresh green leaves

year unknown

.����腰掛茶屋や�木立
shiba de shita koshikake chaya ya natsu kodachi

making the lawn
a sit-down teahouse...
summer trees

year unknown

.法談����も見���木立
hôdan no temane mo miete natsu kodachi

the preacher's
hand gestures...
the summer trees

year unknown

.大寺�留主�体也�木立
ôtera wa rusu no tei nari natsu kodachi

the big temple
looks empty...
summer trees

year unknown

.門脇や栗�����木下闇
kado waki ya kuri tsuku dake no ko shita yami

no lazing by the gate
they husk chestnuts...
deep tree shade

year unknown

.柿�花����人�目�留る
kaki no hana ochite zo hito no me ni tomaru

persimmon blossoms
falling...
only now noticed

year unknown

.��花�垣��ら���代哉
u no hana no kaki wa waraji no nadai kana

deutzia blossom hedge--
famous straw sandals
for sale

year unknown

.花��ら垣�曲る山家哉
hana ubara kakine magareru yamaga kana

circled by a hedge
of wild roses...
mountain home

year unknown

.も�れ�や江戸�����赤��る
momarete ya edo no kinoko wa akaku naru

handled and squeezed
Edo's mushrooms
turn red

year unknown

.御地蔵�玉�も�添��哉
o-jizô no tama ni mochi-sou sumomo kana

added to
holy Jizo's jewel...
a plum

year unknown

.門�月暑��れ�人も�る
kado no tsuki atsusa ga hereba hito mo heru

moon at the gate--
as the heat dwindles
so do people

year unknown

.�ら�りや��り立��も寒�秋
kuragari ya kosori tatte mo samui aki

just like darkness
it sneaks in...
autumn cold

year unknown

.次�間�行���る夜寒哉
tsugi no ma no andon de neru yozamu kana

by the next room's lamplight
I sleep...
a cold night

year unknown

.庵�夜����ん�夜寒哉
io no yo no asobi kagen no yozamu kana

night in the hut
is carousing-time...
a cold night

year unknown

.我庵や夜寒昼寒��是�
waga io ya yozamu hiru samu sate kore wa

at my hut
cold nights, cold days...
ah well

year unknown

.山見�も海見�も秋�夕哉
yama mite mo umi mite mo aki no yûbe kana

looking at the mountain
looking at the sea...
autumn evening

year unknown

.御旅宿�秋�夕を忘れ�り
o-ryoshuku no aki no yûbe wo wasuretari

at the inn
the autumn evening
is forgotten

year unknown

.芦�穂を蟹���ん�秋�夕
ashi no ho wo kani ga hasande aki no yû

a crab hanging on
to a reed...
autumn night

year unknown

.島々や一�����秋�暮
shima-jima ya hito kobushi-zutsu aki no kure

every little island
fist after fist...
autumn dusk

year unknown

.夜�長�徳利�む��放れ家
yo wa nagashi tokuri wa munashi hanare ie

the night is long
my bottle, empty
my house, set apart

year unknown

.夕��翌��秋を���鳴�
yû semi no yoku nai aki wo hita to naku

evening cicada--
a last burst of song
to autumn

year unknown

.霜��や��ん�上�天��
shimo oku ya futon no ue no ama-no-gawa

frost has formed
on the futon...
Milky Way above

year unknown

.ゆ���よ田舎�竹も天��
yukashisa yo inaka no take mo ama-no-gawa

charming--
in rural bamboo too
the Milky Way

year unknown

.出る月�����郷�入江哉
deru tsuki no kata wa furusato no iri-e kana

where the moon is rising
the home village's
cove

year unknown

.��今よ��郷��も月見哉
sazo koyoi kokyô no kawa mo tsukimi kana

on the river back home too
no doubt...
moon-gazing

year unknown

.月今よ��郷�似�る山も��
tsuki koyoi kokyô ni nizaru yama mo nashi

tonight's moon--
no mountain not like
the ones back home

year unknown

.月今よ��郷�似�る山����
tsuki koyoi kokyô ni nitaru yama wa ikutsu

tonight's moon--
how many mountains resemble
the ones back home?

year unknown

.月今よ�山��郷�似�る哉
tsuki koyoi yama wa kokyô ni nitaru kana

tonight's moon--
mountains just like
the ones back home

year unknown

.月や�よ�舟連��を平家蟹
tsuki ya koyoi fune tsuraneshi wo heike-gani

harvest moon--
side by side with the boat
a Heike crab

year unknown

.�郷�似�る山を����月見哉
kokyô ni nitaru yama wo kazoete tsukimi kana

counting mountains
like the ones back home...
moon-gazing

year unknown

.よ所�ら���此島を月見哉
yoso kara wa sazo kono shima wo tsukimi kana

elsewhere, no doubt
someone's viewing this island
this moon

year unknown

.�月や女��ら�頬��り
meigetsu ya onna datera no hôkaburi

harvest moon--
unbefitting a woman
in a cheek scarf

year unknown

.数�����月�む山家哉
juzu kakete meigetsu ogamu yamaga kana

prayer beads dangling
a harvest moon prayer...
mountain home

year unknown

.御�字�月夜也�り��雨
on no ji no tsuki yo nari keri kusa no ame

it's become a top-notch night
of harvest moon!
rain-drenched grass

year unknown

.御�字�月夜�り�り��花
on no ji no tsuki yo nari keri kusa no hana

it's become a top-notch night
of harvest moon!
wildflowers

year unknown

.�五夜も���山也秋�雨
jûgoya mo tada no yama nari aki no ame

harvest moon night
on the mountain, like any other...
autumn rain

year unknown

.�月や羽織����欲�尿
meigetsu ya haori de kakusu yoku to shito

harvest moon--
hiding with their coats
lust and piss

year unknown

.�月や��や���を��
meigetsu ya hotoke no yô ni hiza wo kumi

harvest moon--
sitting cross-legged
like Buddha

year unknown

.��水�����内を秋�風
uchimizu no kawakanu uchi wo aki no kaze

while the water
I sprinkled is drying...
autumn wind

year unknown

.������消ル秋�風
sumiyoshi no tomoshi mata kiyuru aki no kaze

Sumiyoshi's lamps
die out again...
autumn wind

year unknown

.常�見る煙��らも秋�風
tsune ni miru kemuri nagara mo aki no kaze

looking at smoke
I always look at...
autumn wind

year unknown

.野山�や�����る秋�風
noyamaji ya kyô ukesomuru aki no kaze

mountain path--
today beginning to feel
the autumn wind

year unknown

.日��りや��秋風身���る
hiatari ya kusa no akikaze mi ni ataru

sunny spot--
autumn wind from the grass
strikes my very self

year unknown

.秋風や藻�鳴虫������
akikaze ya mo ni naku mushi no ikusobaku

autumn wind--
singing in the duckweed
how many insects?

year unknown

.鳥飛や人�藻�鳴秋�風
tori tobu ya hito wa mo ni naku aki no kaze

a bird takes flight--
a shout in the duckweed
autumn wind

year unknown

.芦�穂�波�屯ス野分哉
ashi no ho no nami ni tamuro su nowaki kana

a barracks amid waves
of reeds gone to seed...
autumn gale

year unknown

.内�居���り盛り�野分哉
uchi ni oreba odori sakari no nowaki kana

when it comes inside
it dances full fury...
autumn gale

year unknown

.�����暖�雨�る野分哉
zabu-zabu to nukuki ame furu nowaki kana

splish-splash
a warm rain falls...
autumn gale

year unknown

.���雨���り��り�野分哉
nukuki ame no zaburi-zaburi to nowaki kana

warm rain falling
splish-splash...
autumn gale

year unknown

.野分����������葉哉
nowaki shite mata shitataka no wakaba kana

autumn gale--
but the new leaves
hang tough

year unknown

.山�虹����湖水�野分哉
yama wa niji imada ni mizu wa nowaki kana

rainbow over the mountain
yet on the lake
an autumn gale

year unknown

.�む��や野分����足��ら
nemushiro ya nowaki ni fukasu ashi no ura

sleeping mat--
the autumn gale blowing
the soles of my feet

year unknown

.���や������哉墓�露
itsuzoya ga itomagoi kana haka no tsuyu

just the other day
we said goodbye...
dewy grave

year unknown

.白露�片袖寒��日哉
shira tsuyu ni kata sode samuki asahi kana

in the silver dew
one sleeve cold...
rising sun

year unknown

.��むも�れ���よ石�露
hai fumu mo koware ôsa yo ishi no tsuyu

even on ashes
walking is scary...
dewy stones

year unknown

.末�露も��雫や�����
sue no tsuyu moto no shizuku ya nigihashiki

in the base
of a droplet of dew...
such riches!

year unknown

.人���露�答�よ�点�
hito towaba tsuyu to kotae yo gatten ka

if someone asks
answer: it's a dewdrop
OK?

year unknown

.身�上�露�も�ら�����り
mi no ue no tsuyu to mo shirade sawagi keri

unaware of life
passing like dewdrops...
they frolic

year unknown

.白露�身�も大玉�玉�ら
shira tsuyu no mi ni mo ôtama ko tama kara

even among silver
dewdrops...
some big, some little

year unknown

.稲妻や�����れ�五�顔
inazuma ya susuki-gakure no go jû kao

lightning flash--
in plume grass
a fifty-year-old face

year unknown

.稲妻�泣も�り�り門���
inazuma ni naku mo ari keri kado suzumi

the lightning flash
makes someone cry...
cooling at the gate

year unknown

.�霧������木�雫哉
asa-giri ni awatadashi ki no shizuku kana

in morning fog
a frenzy of drops
from the tree

year unknown

.秋霧や河原�������咲�
aki-giri ya kawara nadeshiko patto saku

autumn fog--
the river beach's pinks
have bloomed in a flash

year unknown

.����や���る��手を���
katamigo ya haha ga kuru tote te wo tataku

the orphan child
summons his mother
clapping

year unknown

.末��や御墓�り�箒�
sue no ko ya o-haka mairi no hôki mochi

the youngest child
on the grave visit
brings the broom

year unknown

.��立��履見�る�籠哉
kaki tatte hakimono miseru tôro kana

stoking it
to find my shoes...
lantern for the dead

year unknown

.�所�ら�ら��出�り踊り下駄
nedoko kara narashite detari odori geta

clacking outside
straight from bed...
Bon dance clogs

year unknown

.�む��や女�二布��星迎
samushiro ya onna wa futano shite hoshi mukae

on a little mat
a woman in an underskirt
watches stars meet

year unknown

.御��や孫星彦星や�や�星
o-soroi ya mago-boshi hiko-boshi yashago-boshi

a gathering of stars--
children, grandchildren
great-great-grandchildren

year unknown

.�上����里�る花�哉
kawakami ni shibashi sato aru hanabi kana

upstream a village
for just a little while...
fireworks

year unknown

.����や外山�花�水を��
shizukasa ya toyama no hanabi mizu wo tobu

silence--
the mountain's fireworks
fly into water

year unknown

.��ら��湖も一����玉�哉
shibaraku wa umi mo ippai no tamabi kana

in a flash the lake
is filled...
with fireworks!

year unknown

.��ら��闇��も�を花�哉
shibaraku wa yami no tomoshi wo hanabi kana

for a moment
our darkness is lit...
fireworks

year unknown

.���や二文花�も夜�体
en hana ya ni mon hanabi mo yoru no tei

at verandah's edge
two-penny fireworks
in the night

year unknown

.負角力親も定��見����
make-zumô oya mo sadamete mite ibeki

defeated sumo wrestler--
his father
must be watching

year unknown

.楠��も仕�����哉
kusunoki ni nare mo tsukaeshi kagashi kana

protecting the camphor tree
too...
scarecrow

year unknown

.人���直�案山�も��り�り
hito wa isa suguna kagashi mo nakari keri

like people
an upright scarecrow
can't be found

year unknown

.��身や�����も���
oi no mi ya kagashi no mae mo hazukashiki

my old age--
even facing a scarecrow
ashamed

year unknown

.姨����りを������哉
obasuteshi atari wo toeba kinuta kana

when I ask the way
to Obasute...
pounding cloth

year unknown

.飯�むり賑���り夕���
meshi kemuri nigiwai ni keri yûginuta

an abundance
of cooking smoke...
evening cloth-pounding

year unknown

.近砧�砧��雨夜��
chika kinuta tô-ginuta sate ame yo kana

cloth-pounding near
cloth-pounding far...
a rainy night

year unknown

.神��������新酒哉
shinzen no kusa ni koboshite shinshu kana

into the grass
at the shrine, pouring...
new sake

year unknown

.��れ舟や山��鹿�妻をよ�
ukare fune ya yama ni wa shika no tsuma wo yobu

pleasure boat--
on the mountain a deer
calls his wife

year unknown

.�れ���笛���や鹿�声
ore ga fuku fue to awasu ya shika no koe

making a duet
with my flute...
cry of a deer

year unknown

.淋���鵙��ら鳴��り�り
sabishisa ni mozu ga sora naki shitari keri

solitude--
that song the shrike
is singing!

year unknown

.鵙��やむら雨�������
mozu naku ya murasame kawaku ushiro michi

a shrike sings--
rain puddles dry
on the back road

year unknown

.藪先�鵙��る��蛙��
yabu saki no mozu ga warusa no kawazu kana

edge of the thicket--
the shrike's
naughty frog

year unknown

.�����鴫我を見る夕�哉
tsuku-zuku to shigi ware wo miru yûbe kana

the snipe's eyes
locked on me...
evening

year unknown

.����������見る�鴫哉
ochitsuki ni chitto nete miru ko shigi kana

calmly opening
sleeping eyes a bit...
little snipe

year unknown

.��風鴫�我��中を��
matsu no kaze shigi to ware to no naka wo fuku

pine tree wind--
between me and a snipe
it blows

year unknown

.��り�畠も�所����哉
kari orite hata mo meisho no hitotsu kana

geese landing--
the farmer's field too
a famous site

year unknown

.次��最�秋�や��夜明哉
tsugi kari wa mô aki no yôsu yoake kana

with each goose
it's more like autumn...
dawn

year unknown

.天津��れ�����り�也
amatsu kari ore ga matsu ni wa orinu nari

celestial geese--
none of them come down
to my pine

year unknown

.門��袖引雨���も�
kado no kari sode hiku ame ga kyô mo furu

geese at my gate--
another seductive rain
falls today

year unknown

.��りよ昔�芦��所也
kari ori yo mukashi no ashi no meisho nari

geese descend--
the ancient reeds
a famous site

year unknown

.�鳴や��れ今年も片月見
kari naku ya aware kotoshi mo kata tsuki mi

geese honking--
in this year of suffering
just one harvest moon

year unknown

.山雀も左��別るる八島哉
yamagara mo sau e wakaruru yashima kana

the titmice split
to the left and right...
Yashima Island

year unknown

.満�や月頭��虫�声
michi shio ya tsuki atama ni wa mushi no koe

high tide--
atop the moon's head
insects singing

year unknown

.虫�声���障�を離れ�る
mushi no koe shibashi shôji wo hanarezaru

the insect's song
on the paper door
lingers

year unknown

.鳴��ら虫��るる浮木��
naki nagara mushi no nagaruru ukigi kana

still singing
the insect drifts away...
floating branch

year unknown

.蓑虫や鳴��ら���ら下る
minomushi ya naki nagara ni burasagaru

the bagworm
sings a song dangling
from a branch

year unknown

.蓑虫�餅����鳴���り
minomushi ga mochi koishii to naki ni keri

the bagworm
sings a song...
"I love rice cake!"

year unknown

.日�ら�や我影法師����笠
higurashi ya waga kageboshi no amida-gasa

a cicada chirrs--
my shadow's umbrella-hat
makes a halo!

year unknown

.夕日影町������ん�哉
yû hikage machi ippai no tombo kana

sunset--
the town is buzzing
with dragonflies

year unknown

.蜻蛉�百度�りや���山
tombô no hyakudo mairi ya atago yama

the dragonfly's
100 prayer pilgrimage...
Mount Atago

year unknown

.����笠�一�����哉
nugi-suteshi kasa ni ippai inago kana

the discarded
umbrella-hat is loaded...
with locusts

year unknown

.�ら�ら�臑�飛�����哉
bara-bara to sune ni tobitsuku inago kana

rustle, rustle
leaping at my shins...
locusts

year unknown

.水鉢��よ��泳�����哉
mizu hachi ni chotto oyogishi inago kana

a quick dip
in the water bowl...
locust

year unknown

.�り�り�野�牛も�風情哉
kirigirisu no no ushi mo kiku fuzei kana

song of the katydid--
even the field cow
a connoisseur

year unknown

.�便�身�る�笑��り�り�
shôben no miburui warae kirigirisu

laugh at my piss
and shudder...
katydid

year unknown

.我死��墓守��れ�り�り�
ware shinaba haka mori to nare kirigirisu

when I die
guard my grave
katydid!

year unknown

.赤�花頬���鳴�り�り�
akai hana hôbatte naku kirigirisu

cheeks stuffed
with a red flower
the katydid sings

year unknown

.�り�り�声を�ら��翌も秋
kirigirisu koe wo karasu na asu mo aki

don't get hoarse
katydid! tomorrow is
autumn too

year unknown

.�犬や蚯蚓�唄��ん�顔
furu inu ya mimizu no uta ni kanji-gao

the old dog
looks as if he's listening...
earthworms sing

year unknown

.片隅�日�����隠居�
kata sumi ni hinata bokoshite inkyo kiku

in a little nook
basking in the sun...
hermit chrysanthemum

year unknown

.酒臭�黄���や��花
sake kusaki tasogare goro ya kiku no hana

the smell of sake
around about dusk...
chrysanthemum

year unknown

.猫�鈴夜永���咲��り
neko no rin yonaga no kiku no saki ni keri

cat's bell--
in the long night the chrysanthemum
has bloomed

year unknown

.痩�もよ�よ�花��り��り
yase kiku mo yoro-yoro hana to nari ni keri

the emaciated chrysanthemum
totters
into bloom

year unknown

.大��秋も�ん���れ��り
ôgiku no aki mo zunzu to kure ni keri

for the big
chrysanthemum too
autumn ends quickly

year unknown

.�顔を��り�浮�茶碗哉
asagao wo fuwari to ukasu chawan kana

morning glories
softly floating...
in the teacup

year unknown

.鈴�らり�らり�顔�����
suzu garari-garari asagao hitotsu saku

the shrine's bell
jingles, a morning glory
blooms

year unknown

.夕立を��り返�や女郎花
yûdachi wo kuneri kaesu ya ominaeshi

shaking her body
in the summer rain...
maiden flower

year unknown

.関��嵯峨�も申���も��
kantô no saga to mo môsu tsuta momiji

they call this
the "Saga of Kanto"...
red autumn ivy

year unknown

.一����を���り��花
hito kabu ni michi wo fusageri hagi no hana

one shrub
blocks the path...
blooming bush clover

year unknown

.鹿垣�む��込るる��花
shika kaki ni musubi-komaruru hagi no hana

woven into
the deer fence...
bush clover blooms

year unknown

.乱れ�鹿��もり���猫よ
midare hagi shika no tsumori ni neta neko yo

in dishevelled bush clover
thinking he's a deer...
sleeping cat

year unknown

.鼠尾花や手��る�ら�秋�立�
misohagi ya te ni toru kara ni aki wa tatsu

blooming looseleaf--
just to touch it
starts autumn

year unknown

.�頭������る野守哉
keitô ni mukai autaru nomori kana

face to face
with blooming cock's comb...
field watchman

year unknown

.山畠や���白�も����る
yama hata ya soba no shirosa mo zotto suru

mountain field--
blooming buckwheat's whiteness
makes me shiver

year unknown

.日�入り��や�辺りを蕎麦�花
hi no iri no hayaki atari wo soba no hana

touched by
the early sunset...
buckwheat blossoms

year unknown

.蜘�巣�中�這��る���哉
kumo no su no naka e haikakaru nukago kana

creeping straight
into the spiderweb...
yam's new sprout

year unknown

.稲���戸�四五枚�夕日哉
inekoki no to-ita shi go mai no yûhi kana

the rice thresher shoulders
four or five boards...
sunset

year unknown

.稲�香���腹�入む日影哉
ine no ka no sukihara ni iramu hikage kana

scent of rice plants
hits my empty stomach...
sunshine

year unknown

.通る��橋を�����り�哉
tôru hodo hashi wo nokoshite kariho kana

harvesters crossing
left some on the bridge...
rice ears

year unknown

.寒��よ軒�蜩��ら�
samui zo yo noki no higurashi tôgarashi

it's cold!
a cicada in the eaves
with hot peppers

year unknown

.穂���や細�心������
ho susuki ya hosoki kokoro no sawagashiki

plumes of plume grass--
the thin hearts
swishing

year unknown

.秋風や�も角力�る男山
akikaze ya kusa mo sumotoru otoko yama

autumn wind--
on this rugged mountain
sumo grass

year unknown

.夕紅葉谷残虹�消���る
yûmomiji tani zankô no kie kakaru

evening's fall colors--
the rainbow in the valley
fades away

year unknown

.宮�鳩見�居る紅葉拾��り
miya no hato no mite iru momiji hiroi keri

the shrine's snipe
spots a red leaf...
snatches it

year unknown

.�一寸紅葉明�り水車
ko issun momiji aketari mizukuruma

removing two quarts
of red leaves...
waterwheel

year unknown

.も�る時人�少�紅葉哉
modoru toki hito no sukunaki momiji kana

when I return
people are few...
red leaves

year unknown

.涼����ら�所�一葉哉
suzushisa no taranu tokoro e hito ha kana

to a place
the cool air missed...
a leaf falls

year unknown

.幸�や�も��るむ一葉��
saiwai ni yakimochi kurumu hito ha kana

the roasted rice cake
wrapped for luck...
paulownia leaf

year unknown

.���れ�咲��昼�槿哉
appare ni saki-sorou hiru no mukuge kana

splendidly blooming
en masse, midday's
roses of Sharon

year unknown

.���れ�山家�見ゆる木槿哉
appare no yamaga to miyuru mukuge kana

a splendid mountain home
and roses
of Sharon

year unknown

.���り日����渓�む��哉
asa bakari hi no todoku tani no mukuge kana

the early sun
reaches the valley...
roses of Sharon

year unknown

.������������木槿哉
chôchô no imada ni akanu mukuge kana

butterflies never
tire of them...
roses of Sharon

year unknown

.花木槿家�相応�垣�哉
hana mukuge ie fusôô no kakine kana

roses of Sharon--
the hedge too good
for the house

year unknown

.花木槿里留守���見ゆる哉
hana mukuge sato rusugachi ni miyuru kana

roses of Sharon--
in a village
mostly empty

year unknown

.木槿���家�相応���り哉
mukuge shibashi ie fusôsô no sakari keri

roses of Sharon--
too good for the house
they bloom

year unknown

.影法師�畳�������哉
kageboshi no tatami ni ugoku fukube kana

its shadow moves
across the tatami mat...
the gourd

year unknown

.朔日�����りゆ�瓢��
tsuitachi no ato ni noriyuku fukube kana

the result
of autumn's first day...
gourds

year unknown

.����る切��支舞�他人哉
hechima-zuru kitte shimaeba tanin kana

after cutting
the sponge gourd vine...
strangers

year unknown

.栃�実や��日転��麓迄
tochi no mi ya iku hi korogete fumoto made

horse chestnut--
how many days till you roll
down the mountain?

year unknown

.団栗�転��ら�る�猫哉
donguri to koroge kurasuru ko neko kana

having a tumble
with the acorn...
kitten

year unknown

.�るる�苦���り�り実��栗
nagaruru ni ku wa nakari keri mi nashi kuri

tumbling along
without troubles...
nutless chestnut

year unknown

.焼栗や�ら�ら神��方�
yakiguri ya hera-hera kami no muku hô ni

roasted chestnuts
indiscreetly aimed...
at the god

year unknown

.��栗も花�都�出�り�り
igaguri mo hana no miyako e detari keri

burry chestnuts
get sent too...
blossoming Kyoto

year unknown

.雨上り柱見事����哉
ameagari hashira migoto ni kinoko kana

rain is over--
on the post a splendid
mushroom

year unknown

.扇�����教る���哉
ôgi nite shibashi oshieru kinoko kana

pointing them out
with a folding fan...
mushrooms

year unknown

.御御足�下���も茸哉
omiashi no shita ni itsumo kinoko kana

always found
right underfoot...
mushrooms

year unknown

.��れ種���ょ��ょ�茸哉
kobore tane kusa ni nyoki-nyo0ki kinoko kana

spore-splashed grass--
popping up one by one
mushrooms

year unknown

.�原�作��や�����哉
matsubara ni tsukatta yô ni kinoko kana

looking like
it's Matsubara-grown...
this mushroom

year unknown

.�茸を手���見る�僧哉
hatsu take wo te ni uete miru kozô kana

watching the first mushroom
grow in his hand...
little boy

year unknown

.節穴や月も��入る寒も入る
fushiana ya tsuki mo sashi iru kan mo iru

peephole--
in comes moonlight
in comes the cold

year unknown

.我好�我�る旅�寒�哉
ware sukite ware suru tabi no samusa kana

though I'm loving
these travels of mine...
it's cold!

year unknown

.一人�帳����寒���
ichi nin to chômen ni tsuku samusa kana

"a man"
signs the guest book...
a cold night

year unknown

.寒�夜や風呂�明り�何���
samuki yo ya furo no akari de nanika nuu

cold night--
by a hot tub's gleam
he stitches

year unknown

.次�間���膳���寒�哉
tsugi no ma no hi de zen ni tsuku samusa kana

my dinner tray lit
by the next room's lamplight...
winter cold

year unknown

.月花�����門�寒���
tsuki hana no nukunaki kado no samusa kana

the gate unused
to see blossoms or moon...
winter cold

year unknown

.�ら�ら�����ん�寒�哉
norakura no asobi kagen no samusa kana

it's time for
lazy carousing...
winter cold

year unknown

.門垣������也丸氷
kado kaki ni hoshite oku nari maru kôri

withering
on the fence by the gate...
ice ball

year unknown

.������らも���暮る�よ
sawagu kari sokora mo toshi ga kururu ka yo

clamoring geese--
over there is the year
ending too?

year unknown

.手枕や年�暮よ��れ���
temakura ya toshi ga kure yo to kure mai to

an arm for a pillow--
the year ends
or doesn't end

year unknown

.�時雨夕飯買�出�り�り
hatsu shigure yûmeshi kau ni detari keri

first winter rain--
going out to buy
dinner

year unknown

.洛陽や��も曲ら��時雨
rakuyô ya chito mo magaranu hatsu shigure

Kyoto--
falling straight down
the first winter rain

year unknown

.山鳩�泣事を����れ哉
yama-bato ga nakigoto wo iu shigure kana

the mountain pigeon
grumbles...
winter rain

year unknown

.��れ����れ���り野��
shigure sute shigure sute keri no no hotoke

the winter rain
dumps and dumps...
Buddha in the field

year unknown

.山寺�豆入日也�時雨
yamadera no mame iri hi nari hatsu shigure

mountain temple--
on bean-parching day
the first winter rain

year unknown

.�����真赤�錆��時雨哉
kake-gane no makka ni sabite shigure kana

the door latch
rusting deep red...
winter rain

year unknown

.�頭�立往生や�時雨
keitô no tachiôjô ya mura shigure

the blooming cockscomb
dies standing up...
steady winter rain

year unknown

.��るるや逃る足���ん��
shigururu ya nigeru ashi sae chinba-dori

winter rain--
the lame chicken
limps away

year unknown

.山人��を焚立る時雨哉
yamaudo no hi wo takitateru shigure kana

the mountain hermit's
fire is rising...
winter rain

year unknown

.��ら�や���������山
kogarashi ya kabe no ushiro wa echigo yama

winter wind--
behind the wall
Echigo mountains

year unknown

.木枯や諸勧化入れ��制札
kogarashi ya shokange irenu ko seisatsu

winter wind--
"No Soliciting" on roadside
edict boards

year unknown

.木�ら�や天井張ら�大御堂
kogarashi ya tenjô haranu ômidô

winter wind--
the great temple hall
is ceiling-less

year unknown

.木�ら�や塒�迷�夕�
kogarashi ya negura ni mayou yû-garasu

winter wind--
he can't find his roost
the evening crow

year unknown

.�����雪を�ら�や牧�駒
jitto shite yuki wo furasu ya maki no koma

stone still
he lets the snow fall
colt in the pasture

year unknown

.雪散るや����見��借家札
yuki chiru ya kinou wa mienu shakuya fuda

falling snow--
yesterday it wasn't there
"House for Rent" sign

year unknown

.�����雪や���り���り�
uma sôna yuki ya fûwari fûwari to

looking delicious
the snow falling softly
softly

year unknown

.�����雪��る�る�家哉
nuku-nuku to yuki ni kurumaru ko ie kana

warm and snug
blanketed with snow...
little house

year unknown

.放�雪走り入り�る木影�や
hanachi yuki hashiri iritaru kokage zoya

burst of snowfall--
a mad dash
to tree shade

year unknown

.深雪�犬よ��り通り�
fukayuki e inu yoke keri tôri michi

into deep snow
the dog dives...
letting me pass

year unknown

.む���や���り雪�見ゆる空
mutsukashi ya tekkiri yuki to miyuru sora

such gloom--
the sky looks certain
to snow

year unknown

.むら�雪��淋��や��り立�
mura no yuki kuchisabishiki ya keburi tatsu

they crave food
in the snowy village...
smoke rising

year unknown

.雪�るや脇�ら見�ら栄耀駕
yuki chiru ya waki kara mitara eyô kago

watching snow fall
from a side window...
splendid palanquin

year unknown

.雪�夜�む���臼�谺哉
yuki no yo ni mukau no usu no kodama kana

on a snowy night
a neighbor's mill-pounding
echoes

year unknown

.宵々�雪�明る�栖哉
yoi yoi no yuki ni akaruki sumika kana

every snowy evening
the lights come on...
houses

year unknown

.念����付�る霰哉
nembutsu ni hyôshi tsuketaru arare kana

keeping the beat
of the prayer to Buddha...
hailstones

year unknown

.箕�中�箸御祓や散霰
mi no naka no hashi o-harai ya chiru arare

winnowing basket--
chopsticks, a charm
and hailstones

year unknown

.逃水�����れ�も�れ�哉
nigemizu no nige-kakurete mo kareno kana

a mirage running
and hiding...
withered fields

year unknown

.��を忌�丸�天窓�披露哉
bashôki ni marui atama no hirô kana

Basho's Death Day--
a round freshly
shaved head

year unknown

.芭蕉忌や客�振る舞�夜蕎麦切り
bashôki ya kyaku ga furumau yo sobakiri

Basho's Death Day--
the visitor offers a supper
of buckwheat noodles

year unknown

.��を忌や���も���旅虱
bashôki ya kotoshi mo mame de tabi-jirami

Basho's Death-Day--
another year of good health
for my journey's lice

year unknown

.寒垢離や首���り�水�月
kangori ya kubi no atari no mizu no tsuki

midwinter bathing--
his head, the moon
in the water

year unknown

.煤掃��も洗�三ケ�月
susu haite matsu mo araute mika no tsuki

sweeping the soot
washing the pine...
sickle moon

year unknown

.���野や藪も��候節季候
oku ono ya yabu mo sekizoro sekkizoro

remote field--
even in a thicket
Twelfth Month singers!

year unknown

.傾城�����り�り���候
keisei ga kawaigari keri ko sekizoro

the beautiful courtesan
pets the child...
Twelfth Month singer

year unknown

.跡臼���も��西方寺
ato usu wa karasu no mochi ka saihôji

is the next batch of rice cakes
for the crow?
Saiho Temple

year unknown

.餅��や大黒��も�����
mochi tsuki ya daikoku sama mo te tsuku-tsuku

pounding rice cakes--
even the god of wealth
watches eagerly

year unknown

.江戸���在所�親�衣��り
edo no ko no zaisho no oya e kinu kubari

from their son in Edo
a gift for country parents...
new clothes

year unknown

.両国や舟も一組��忘
ryôgoku ya fune mo hito-gumi toshiwasure

Ryogoku Bridge--
even on a boat, people
drinking away the year

year unknown

.��年跡暦や庵��
ko jû nen ato no koyomi ya io no kabe

about ten years old--
the calendar
on my hut's wall

year unknown

.親���別れ別れや追れ鳥
oya to ko to wakare wakare ya oware tori

mother and children
are separated...
hunted birds

year unknown

.逃鳥や�を�り返り�り返り
nige tori ya ko wo furikaeri furikaeri

the fleeing bird
turns back to her children
turns back...

year unknown

.皹を������夜伽��
akagire wo kakushite haha no yotogi kana

mother hides her
winter-chapped skin...
night nursing

year unknown

.芭蕉塚先�む也��紙�
bashô-zuka mazu ogamu nari hatsu kamiko

at Basho's grave
beginning with a prayer...
first paper robe

year unknown

.�����衾�����言哉
butsu-butsu to fusuma no uchi no kogoto kana

grumble, grumble
in the winter quilt..
nagging

year unknown

.鼠らよ�便無用�衾
nezumira yo shôben muyô furu fusuma

hey mice
no pissing on my old
winter quilt!

year unknown

.舟����候�����ん哉
fune ga tsuite sôrô to hagu futon kana

the boat arrives--
peeling off
the quilts

year unknown

.橇を�等�習������り
kanjiki wo kora ni naratte haki ni keri

snowshoes--
children show me how
to put them on

year unknown

.�り引や犬�上�乗�行
sori hiku ya inu ga uwani nosete yuku

a man pulls a snow sled
a dog atop
the cargo

year unknown

.大犬�尻���るや雪筵
ôinu ga shiri de kojiru ya yuki mushiro

the big dog
wriggles in butt-first...
snow shed

year unknown

.市人を深山木�見�冬籠
ichibito wo miyamagi ni mite fuyugomori

the market vendor
among deep mountain trees...
winter seclusion

year unknown

.満月を���り置��冬籠
mangetsu wo sokkuri oite fuyugomori

completely leaving behind
the full moon...
winter seclusion

year unknown

.留守札も�れ�り���冬籠
rusu fuda mo sorenari ni shite fuyugomori

the "I'm out" sign
in itself...
winter seclusion

year unknown

.��も衆炬燵�慶��我事也
kodomo shû kotatsu benkei to wa waga koto nari

hey you kids
my Benkei brazier
is my affair

year unknown

.金��る木を����炬燵哉
kane no naru ki wo ueta shite kotatsu kana

warming a tree
that will turn to gold...
winter brazier

year unknown

.��主を人形����炬燵哉
ko bôzu wo ningyô ni tsukau kotatsu kana

for the little boy
it's a doll...
winter brazier

year unknown

.赤�実も��り込�る粉炭哉
akai mi mo hakari kondaru kozumi kana

red berries too
on the scale...
little charcoals

year unknown

.炭焼る空�������世哉
sumi yakiru sora ni sumi kae ukiyo kana

making charcoal--
isn't that slice of sky
a floating world?

year unknown

.����や��折��る�頭
otoroe ya hota orikaneru hizagashira

weak with age--
can't even break kindling
with my knee

year unknown

.大�も����よるや大井�
daimyô mo hotabi ni yoru ya ôi-gawa

a war lord too
draws near our fire...
Oi River

year unknown

.旅人����をゆ�る夜明哉
tabibito ni hotabi wo yuzuru yoake kana

giving a traveler
my place by the fire...
dawn

year unknown

.�ら����豆煙る���哉
warazuto no nattô keburu hotabi kana

straw-wrapped natto
smolders...
little wood fire

year unknown

.��り身や両国�出�薬喰
hitori mi ya ryôgoku e dete kusuri-gui

my life alone--
all the way to Ryogoku Bridge
for medicinal meat

year unknown

.鰒�����ら�扇���哉
fugu kuute shibaraku ôgi zukai kana

after pufferfish soup
soon fans
are flitting

year unknown

.鰒喰�顔���も�指�哉
fugu kuwanu kao de kodomo no shinan kana

making a face
he turns down the pufferfish soup...
children's teacher

year unknown

.������月三�日も�点�
misosazai kugatsu misoka mo gatten ka

hey wren!
do you realize it's Ninth Month
30th day?

year unknown

.��鳥���申�����立
mura chidori sotto moseba katto tatsu

if I just whisper
the flock of plovers
bursts into flight

year unknown

.此月�何を��む�鳴��鳥
kono tsuki ni naniwo ijimuji naku chidori

why all the fuss
over the moon tonight?
shrieking plovers

year unknown

.��月も二��日や啼��鳥
kono tsuki mo ni jû kyu nichi ya naku chidori

though it's a moon
of the twenty-ninth...
plovers shrieking

year unknown

.浪花�や俵�山�鳴��鳥
naniwazu ya tawara no yama ni naku chidori

Naniwa Bay--
from Mount Tawara
shrieking plovers

year unknown

.��鳥�����るる�むら�鳥
baka tori ni ketobasaruruna mura chidori

don't be kicked
foolish bird!
flock of plovers

year unknown

.我門�餅�鴨�鳴���り
waga kado no mochi koi kamo no naki ni keri

at my gate rice cakes--
lover ducks
quacking

year unknown

.屈���見��門�り冬�蠅
kuttaku no mienu kado nari fuyu no hae

no worries
in sight at my gate...
winter fly

year unknown

.�ん�ん�何を����冬�蠅
ben-ben to naniwo shinano no fuyu no hae

so languid-
Shinano Province's
winter flies

year unknown

.寒��や枯�も���る��
samukeshi ya karete mo hari no aru kusa wa

cold--
the withered grasses
with prickles

year unknown

.我門や�四五本�大根倉
waga kado ya tada shi go hon no daikon-gura

my gate--
just four or five radishes
in store

year unknown

.�柳蛇�も�ら�枯��り
furu yanagi hebi to mo narade kare ni keri

the old willow
isn't a snake...
winter withering

year unknown

.今見れ�皆欲目也枯木立
ima mireba mina yokume nari kare kodachi

still I see them
how they were...
bare winter trees

year unknown

.������ら戸も見��枯木立
soba koneshi urado mo miet kare kodachi

kneading soba
gazing out the back door...
winter trees

year unknown

.楢�葉���ら�るや豆�桶
nara no ha no asa kara chiru ya tôfu oke

an oak leaf this morning
fallen
in the tofu tub

year unknown

.空桶を鼠���る��葉哉
karaoke wo nezumi no hashiru ochiba kana

a mouse runs
to the empty bucket...
falling leaves

year unknown

.高砂�今�我ら������
takasago wa ima no warera zo ochiba kaku

look! we're the old couple
of Takasago...
raking leaves

year unknown

.冬�れ�碓��り��り��
fuyugarete karausu gatari-gatari kana

winter withering--
pestles and mortars
pound and grind

year unknown

.冬�れや�����れ�裸虫
fuyugare ya negoza makureba hadakamushi

winter withering--
rolling up the sleeping mat
there's a caterpillar

year unknown

.��る木�下�����帰り花
na aru ki wa shita e sagatte kaeri-bana

the famous tree
leans toward the ground...
out-of-season blooms

year unknown

.���り��よ�よ寒�返り花
heshiorite iyo-iyo samushi kaeri-bana

growing colder and colder
they break...
out-of-season blooms

year unknown

.水仙�笠�り��る雀哉
suisen no kasa karite neru suzume kana

borrowing the umbrella-hat
daffodil...
sleeping sparrow

year unknown

.水仙や女�れ��御庵
suisen ya onna kirenaki on iori

such daffodils--
that hermitage
can't be a woman's

year unknown

.水仙や垣�ゆ�込む���山
suisen ya kaki ni yuikomu tsukuba yama

daffodils wreathing
into the fence...
Mount Tsukuba

year unknown

.��給�竹�雀も�よ�よ�
kiki tamae take no suzume mo chiyo-chiyo to

listen! the sparrow
in bamboo is chirping
"Long live Japan!"

year unknown

.鶴����代も一日���り�
tsuru no ko no chiyo mo ichi nichi nakunarinu

baby crane--
you'll die in a thousand years
or one day

year unknown

.�������りも比良�風情哉
akebono no keburi mo hira no fuzei kana

even dawn's smoke
is elegant...
Hira mountains

year unknown

.���り�隣を借り��酒盛り
kossori to tonari wo karite ko sakamori

with sake secretly
borrowed from a neighbor...
a little party

year unknown

.魂�ら返事を���駕迎�
tama kara henji wo sekku kago mukae

a soulful reply--
greeting the festival
palanquin

year unknown

.�����鬼��も��雨夜哉
chichi chichi to oni no ko mo naku amayo kana

"Daddy! Daddy!" cries
my straw raincoat bug...
a rainy night

year unknown

.茶��りや��ら���ら�夕�哉
cha keburi ya mezurashiki hira no yûbe kana

tea smoke--
an ordinary evening
turns marvellous

year unknown

.���も��れ�も�る日影哉
mata kyô mo wasurete modoru hikage kana

today once again
forgetting to go home...
deep shade

1788

.永�日や水�画を書鰻掻�
nagaki hi ya mizu ni e wo kaku unagikaki

long spring day--
the eel catcher draws pictures
on water

1788

.出代りや蛙も�も鳴別れ
degawari ya kawazu mo kari mo naki wakare

migrating servants--
even frogs and geese
cry when they part!

1788

.舞������旅も忘�り
mau chô ni shibashi wa tabi mo wasure keri

dancing butterflies--
my journey forgotten
for a while

1788

.淋�����ら��も���
sabishisa wa dochira muite mo sumire kana

solitude--
whichever way I turn...
violets!

1788

.色鳥や木々�も花�放生会
iro tori ya kigi ni mo hana no hôjôe

colorful birds
set free in the trees...
blossoms

1788

.苔�花�疵�咲や石地蔵
koke no hana ko kizu ni saku ya ishi jizô

moss blossoms bloom
in a little crack...
stone Jizo

1788

.�月を������波�間
meigetsu wo kasanekkoketsu nami no ai

harvest moon
again and again...
between waves

1788

.焼米�俵や袖�旅��
yakigome no tawara ya sode ni tbi no tsue

in the sleeve
of the parched rice bag...
traveling stick

1789

.木々�����乗り出�る木�芽哉
kigi ono-ono nanori idetaru ko no me kana

every tree
with its calling card...
spring buds

1789

.象潟も������花�春
kisagata mo kyô wa uramazu hana no haru

even Kisa Lagoon
isn't hateful today...
blossoming spring

1789

.騒���世を�祓���桜
sawagashiki yo wo oshi haratte oso-zakura

the cure for
this raucous world...
late cherry blossoms

1789

.酔���ら咄も八��桜哉
yotte kara hanashi mo yae no sakura kana

after getting drunk
even our talk...
double cherry blossoms

1789

.象潟や�日��ら�秋��れ
kisagata ya asahi nagara no aki no kure

Kisa Lagoon--
the sun rising
autumn dusk

1789

.象潟や島��れ行刈穂舟
kisagata ya shima-gakure yuku kariho-bune

Kisa Lagoon--
from an island's shadow
a rice barge

1790

.三文�霞見��り�眼�
san mon ga kasumi mi ni keri tômegane

for three pennies
nothing but mist...
telescope

1790

.最�一里翌を歩行ん��月
mô ichi ri asu wo arikan natsu no tsuki

another two miles
for tomorrow's walk...
summer moon

1790

.�ん�鳥昼丑満�山路��
kankodori hiru ushi mitsu no yamaji kana

mountain cuckoo--
early afternoon
on a mountain road

1790

.今迄��れ�居��花野��
ima made wa fumarete ita ni hanano kana

up to now
people tramped there...
field of flowers

1790

.山寺や雪�底�る��声
yamadera ya yuki no soko naru kane no koe

mountain temple--
deep under snow
a bell

1790

.�浜を�故���飛��鳥��
shiohama wo hogo ni shite tobu chidori kana

messing up
the smooth-raked salt...
plovers

1791

.陽炎やむ�����る���塚
kagerô ya mutsumashigenaru tsuka to tsuka

heat shimmers--
looking like dear friends
two graves

1791

.雉鳴�梅�乞食�世也�り
kiji naite ume ni kojiki no yo nari keri

pheasant crying--
it's a plum blossom-filled
beggar's world now!

1791

.�梅�手を����る蛙哉
aoume ni te wo kakete neru kawazu kana

resting his hands
on the green plum, asleep...
a frog

1791

.浦々�波よ�椿咲��り
ura-ura no nami yoke tsubaki saki ni keri

the coastal wall--
camellias
in bloom

1791

.�����逢�迄�幾春や
hana no tomo ni mata au made wa ikuharu ya

my blossom comrades
when next we meet...
how many springs from now?

1791

.��も�是���除掃勤�や
hana no moto zehi kite josô tsutomebaya

I will return
to sweep the blossoms
under this tree

1791

.山下�桜見る気����り
yama orite sakura miru ki ni nari ni keri

descending the mountain
a cherry blossom-viewing mood
sets in

1791

.神祭�月�花�逢�日哉
kami matsuri uzuki no hana ni au hi kana

shrine festival--
a day for meeting
Fourth Month flowers

1791

.五月雨や雪��������山
samidare ya yuki wa izuko no shinano yama

June rain--
where's your snow now
Shinano mountains?

1791

.五月雨や夜も��れ�山�穴
samidare ya yoru mo kakurenu yama no ana

June rain--
evening doesn't hide
the mountain's holes

1791

.逃込ん�白雨��る���哉
nigekonde yûdachi homeru onoko kana

running for cover
praising the cloudburst...
a farmer

1791

.飛�����れ汲む����れ山清水
tobu koto nakare kumu koto nakare yama shimizu

you can't fly
you can't ladle it...
mountain's pure water

1791

.門�木も先�����夕涼
kado no ki mo mazu tsutsuganashi yûsuzumi

even the tree by the gate
safe and sound...
evening cool

1791

.時鳥我身��り��雨�
hototogisu waga mi bakari ni furu ame ka

cuckoo--
is this rain falling
only on me?

1791

.閑�鳥必�我��や�る�
kankodori kanarazu ware ni ayakaru na

O mountain cuckoo
don't try being
like me!

1791

.蓮�花虱を�る��り也
hasu no hana shirami wo suteru bakari nari

lotus blossoms--
just the place for discarded
lice

1791

.茨�花��を����咲��り
bara no hana koko wo matage to saki ni keri

thorny wild roses
"Step over us here!"
as they bloom

1791

.����や浪�上ゆ�虫�声
kisagata ya nami no ue yuku mushi no koe

Kisa Lagoon--
riding on the waves
insects singing

1791

.��や家陰�より�虫�声
fukiburi ya ya kage tayorite mushi no koe

driving rain--
shaded by the house
insects singing

1792

.�竹�行��間より�日哉
matsu take no yukiai no ma yori hatsu hi kana

from meeting rooms
of pine and bamboo...
year's first dawn

1792

.行春�町や��売��れ売
yuku haru no machi ya kasa uri sudare uri

spring ends in the town--
umbrella-hat, bamboo blind
vendors

1792

.春風や尾上���音��れ�
harukaze ya onoe no matsu ni ne wa aredo

soft spring breeze--
but the pine of Onoe
whispers it

1792

.��逢ん身��ら�������
itsu awan mi wa shiranuhi no tôgasumi

when will we meet again?
I'm off to the phosphorescent fires
in the far mist

1792

.白雲�����抜�外山哉
shiro-gumo no kasumi fukinuku toyama kana

white clouds of mist
blow away...
the village's mountain

1792

.�ら浪�夜�も�る�����
shiranami ni yoru wa modoru ka tôgasumi

turning into white waves
at night?
the far mist

1792

.畠打�焼石�る夕���
hata uchi ga yakeishi tsumeru yûbe kana

the plowman stacks
volcanic rocks...
evening

1792

.����や淡�波間�平家蟹
utakata ya awa no namima no heike-gani

sea foam--
in the fleeting wave
a Heike crab

1792

.剃��花見�真似や���笠
sori-sutete hanami no mane ya hinoki-gasa

cutting off my hair
like a blossom-viewing party!
wicker umbrella-hat

1792

.父�り���り�花�出�日哉
chichi arite haha arite hana ni denu hi kana

having father and mother
he stays home...
cherry blossom day

1792

.も��ら�天津乙女�花曇
moshi furaba amatsuotome zo hana kumori

have celestial maidens
descended to earth?
blossom clouds

1792

.白雲�桜を��る外山哉
shira-gumo no sakura wo kuguru toyama kana

creeping through white
cherry blossom clouds...
the mountain

1792

.日盛りや芦雀���音も��
hizakari ya yoshikiri ni kawa no oto mo naki

high noon--
the reed warbler sings
to a silent river

1792

.��夜�風呂敷��る旅�哉
natsu no yo ni furushiki kaburu tabine kana

in the summer night
I'm covered with a bath towel...
the inn

1792

.砂原や������る���里
sunawara ya atsusa ni nukaru kujûkuri

sandy field--
all muddy in the heat
Kujûkuri's coast

1792

.涼��や�一夢��三里
suzushisa ya tada hito yume ni jû san ri

cool air--
in just one dream
seventy miles!

1792

.涼��や見る���物清見��
suzushisa ya miru hodo no mono kiyomigata

coolness!
everything in sight
at Kiyomigata

1792

.石��る雲��り�や虎�雨
ishi to naru kumo no narite ya tora ga ame

the clouds changing
into stone...
Rain of the Tiger

1792

.����や湖水�底�雲���
shizukasa ya kosui no soko no kumo no mine

stillness--
in the depths of the lake
billowing clouds

1792

.雲�峰�中����り起る哉
kumo no mine no naka ni kaminari okoru kana

from deep in the cloud's
billows
thunder comes

1792

.��付�外��出�り��月
nese-tsukete soto e wa detari natsu no tsuki

tucking them in
out I go...
summer moon

1792

.打�解る稀�一夜や�二�雪
uchi-tokuru mare no hito yo ya fuji no yuki

melting in one
amazing night...
Mount Fuji's snow

1792

.牛車�跡ゆ�関�清水哉
ushi-guruma no ato yuku seki no shimizu kana

in the ox cart's tracks
the barrier outpost's
pure water

1792

.櫛水�髪撫上る清水哉
kushimizu ni kami nade agaru shimizu kana

soaking the comb
before combing the hair...
pure water

1792

.賤や������焼�汲�清水
shizu ya shizu shizuhata yaki ga kume shimizu

Shizu, O Shizu!
with Shizuhata porcelain
scoop pure water

1792

.�や�哉�西�北辻�花
miyako kana tôzainamboku tsuji ga hana

in Kyoto
east, west, south, north...
summer kimonos

1792

.�中�床机三ッ四ッ夕���
kawa naka ni shôgi mitsu yotsu yûsuzumi

mid-river
on three or four stools...
evening cool

1792

.���行方見�る���哉
kitsunebi no yukigata miokoru suzumi kana

escorted by
phosphorescent fires...
the cool air

1792

.月影や赤����夕���
tsukikage ya akasaka kakete yûsuzumi

moonlight--
evening's cool reaches
Akasaka

1792

.能�女郎衆岡崎女郎衆夕涼�
yoi joro shu okazaki joro shu yûsuzumi

skillful courtesans!
Okazaki courtesans!
enjoying evening's cool

1792

.馬���目覚�見れ�飛��る
uma no he ni mezamete mireba tobu hotaru

the horse's fart
wakes me to see...
fireflies flitting

1792

.盃�散れや糺������る
sakazuki ni chire ya tadasu no tobu hotaru

into my sake cup
to investigate?
flitting firefly

1792

.通�給�蚊蠅�如�僧一人
tôshi tamae ka hae no gotoki sô hitori

let him pass
like a mosquito, a fly...
solitary priest

1792

.浜�や��よる��浪�声
hamamatsu ya semi ni yorube no nami no koe

Hamamatsu beach--
helping out the cicadas
singing waves

1792

.昼顔や��るる�を乗越々々
hirugao ya shioruru kusa wo noko-noko

blooming bindweed--
over the withered grass
it creeps

1792

.散��ん昨日�雨を���哉
chiru botan kinou no ame wo kobosu kana

the peony falls
spilling out yesterday's
rain

1792

.梅�木�心�����葉��
ume no ki no kokoro shizuka ni aoba kana

the plum tree
with heart at peace...
leafing green

1792

.塔��り見���寺��木立
tô bakari miete tôji wa natsu kodachi

Toh Temple--
just its pagoda shows
over the summer trees

1792

.船頭よ�便無用浪�月
sendô yo shôben muyô nami no tsuki

hey boatman
no pissing on the moon
in the waves!

1792

.�島や三ツ四ツ���月を�
matsushima ya mitsu yotsu homete tsuki wo mata

Matsushima--
clapping three or four times
then again, the moon

1792

.�西�北�交�交�野分哉
tôzainamboku fuki maze-maze nowaki kana

blowing from the east
west south north...
autumn gale

1792

.雨を分�夕霧��る外山哉
ame wo wakete yûgiri noboru toyama kana

parting the rain
the evening fog ascends...
mountain

1792

.�り姫�推���り夜這星
orihime ni suisan shitari yobaiboshi

dropping in on
the Weaver...
a shooting star

1792

.負角力其��親も見�居る�
make-zumô sono ko no oya mo mite iru ka

defeated sumo wrestler--
is his father
watching too?

1792

.鎌倉や今�����屋敷守
kamakura ya ima wa kagashi no yashiki mori

Kamakura--
these days scarecrows
are the gatekeepers

1792

.人去��万����鹿�声
hito satte mandô kiete shika no koe

people depart
ten thousand lanterns dying...
cry of a deer

1792

.岩間や�ら��下�虫�声
iwaai ya arashi no shita no mushi no koe

among the crags
under the storm...
insects singing

1792

.山紅葉入日を空�返�哉
yama momiji irihi wo sora e kaesu kana

mountain's red leaves
the setting sun returns
to the sky

1792

.寒�夜や我身を�れ���番
samuki yo ya waga mi wo ware ga nezunoban

cold night--
for me, myself and I
a sleepless vigil

1792

.関処より�戻�るる寒�哉
sekisho yori fukimodosaruru samusa kana

blown back
from the barrier gate...
the cold

1792

.浮��見�間�池�氷��
ukigusa to mishi ma ni ike no kôri kana

while I looked at the duckweed
the pond
froze

1792

.夕風や社�氷柱����る
yûkaze ya yashiro no tsurara hi no utsuru

night wind--
the shrine's icicles
reflect the lights

1792

.外堀�割るる音�り冬�月
sotobori no waruru oto ari fuyu no tsuki

the ice of the moat
cracking...
winter moon

1792

.木�ら�や�れ�入江�鳥�る
kogarashi ya saredo irie wa tori mutsuru

winter wind--
yet the inlet's birds
get along well

1792

.山寺や木�ら��上��る���
yamadera ya kogarashi no ue ni neru ga goto

mountain temple--
like trying to sleep
on winter wind

1792

.外�雪内�煤�る栖��
soto wa yuki uchi wa susufuru sumika kana

outside, snow
inside, soot-caked...
my home

1792

.雪�山何を��親����
yuki no yama naniwo karasu no oya ni atau

snow mountain--
what crow
has had children?

1792

.�乗や霰���る���上
tônori ya arare ta-bashiru kasa no ue

a long ride--
hailstones drumming
umbrella-hats

1792

.�霜や乞食�竈も一���
hatsu shimo ya kojiki no kudo mo hito nagame

first frost--
the beggar's stove
a welcome sight

1792

.�霜や蕎麦悔る人��る人
hatsu shimo ya soba kuyuru hito mesuru hito

first frost--
one hates buckwheat noodles
one loves 'em

1792

.年木樵る女親�り���哉
toshigikoru onna oya ari ko naki kana

firewood for the new year--
a mother
no child

1792

.������を��る���哉
okinasabi ushiro wo aburu hotabi kana

an old man's ways--
my backside warmed
by the wood fire

1792

.����や糸�窓�影���
hota no hi ya ito toru mado no kagebôshi

a wood fire--
her shadow in the window
pulling thread

1792

.�ら���焼飯���むる���哉
warazuto no yakimeshi atatamuru hotabi kana

warming up
straw-wrapped fried rice...
my wood fire

1792

.冬枯�風除作る山家哉
fuyugare ni kazayoke tsukuru yamaga kana

a windbreak
in the winter withering...
mountain home

1793

.花�や�よ我も���ら三��
hana ja zo yo ware mo kesa kara san jû ku

blossoms--
from this morning on
39 springs to go

1793

.��り��藪入茶屋を知�文
chigirikina yabuiri chaya wo shirase-bumi

a Servants' Holiday
teashop sign
The Flail Weapon

1793

.��世や旅���れ�笥�雑煮
kimi ga yo ya tabi ni shi aredo ke no zôni

Great Japan!
even mid-journey a bowl
of rice cake soup

1793

.�����や民�辛苦も若�摘�
shiroshimese ya tami no shinku mo wakana tsumi

governing the people--
picking New Year's herbs
is also toil

1793

.長閑�や隣����洗�衣
nodokeshi ya tonari ni wa tokiarai-ginu

spring peace--
the neighbor's kimono
unsewn and washed

1793

.嬌女を日々����る春日哉
taoyame wo hi-bi ni kazoeru haru hi kana

more charming ladies
day by day...
spring days!

1793

.永�日や余処も無人�返�文
nagaki hi ya yoso mo munin no kaeshibumi

long spring day--
even in this no man's land
a reply letter

1793

.陽炎�敷居を越る�日哉
kagerô ni shiki-i wo koeru asahi kana

heat shimmers--
the rising sun
crosses the threshold

1793

.里�����作る雪解哉
sato no ko ga edagawa tsukuru yukige kana

a village child
makes a river branch...
melting snow

1793

.命也焼�野�虫を拾�鳥
inochi nari yaku no no mushi wo hirou tori

such is life--
the burning field's bugs
a feast for birds

1793

.畠打�近�教ゆ夕�哉
hata uchi ga chikamichi oshiyu yûbe kana

the plowman
shows me a shortcut...
evening

1793

.鳥も巣を作る�橋�乞食哉
tori mo su wo tsukuru ni hashi no kojiki kana

even birds
make nests...
beggars under the bridge

1793

.夕�れ�凧も雲雀もをり�哉
yû sareba tako mo hibari mo ori no kana

evening falls--
the kite and the lark
come down

1793

.雲�鳥人間海����日�
kumo ni tori ningen umi ni asobu hi zo

birds in the clouds
people in the sea...
a holiday

1793

.岩�根�蛙�眠る真昼哉
iwa ga ne ni kawazu no nemuru mahiru kana

at the rock's base
the frog's siesta...
high noon

1793

.�転ん�若�摘る日�哉
ne-koronde waka-gusa tsumeru hinata kana

lying down to sleep
plucking the new grass...
sunbather

1793

.花椿��る竹����哉
hana tsubaki ochi kuru take no shigemi kana

camellia blossoms
come falling in...
bamboo grove

1793

.�心�花を算�る雨夜哉
ne-gokoro ni hana wo kazoeru amayo kana

my sleepy mind
counting cherry blossoms...
a rainy night

1793

.��や花�浴��る���声
fukiburi ya hana ni abiseru kane no koe

driving rain--
pouring over the blossoms
a temple bell

1793

.蛇出�兵者を撰る花見哉
hebi idete tsuwamono wo eru hanami kana

when the snake comes out
there's a brave soldier...
blossom viewers

1793

.涼��や欠釜一���り��
suzushisa ya kakegama hitotsu hitori-zumi

cool air--
with one cracked pot
my life alone

1793

.閉会���花���れ�り
heiai ni u no hana kudashi nagare keri

meeting at the fence--
an early summer rain
streams down

1793

.白雨や三日正月触れる声
yûdachi ya mistuka shôgatsu fureru koe

"A cloudburst!"
his voice like it's New Year's
Day Three

1793

.��月明地����人�声
natsu no tsuki akichi ni sawagu hito no koe

summer moon--
in the vacant lot a ruckus
of voices

1793

.山颪家々�幟�起る也
yama oroshi ya-ya no nobori ni okiru nari

mountain wind--
house after house
with summer banners

1793

.更衣����ら�を忘れ�り
koromogae shibashi shirami wo wasuretari

a new summer robe--
for a little while
no lice

1793

.���れ白衣�美人通�見ゆ
ao sudare byakue no bijin kayou miyu

through green bamboo blinds
a pretty woman
in white

1793

.夜仕事や�を��身�蚊屋�外
yo shigoto ya ko wo omou mi wa kaya no soto

night work--
outside the mosquito net
she thinks of her child

1793

.��肩を間摩�人�り門涼�
ko ni kata wo momasu hito ari kado suzumi

his child massages
his shoulders...
cool air at the gate

1793

.蚊を焼�や紙燭���る妹�顔
ka wo yaku ya shisoku ni utsuru imo ga kao

burning mosquitos--
in the paper lamp
my dear one's face

1793

.�一�耳際�蚊�羽��哉
tada hitotsu mimi-giwa ni ka no hakaze kana

only one
fans my ear...
mosquito

1793

.戸惑や蚊�声��る木賃宿
tomadoi ya ka no koe sagurtu kichin yado

getting lost--
I follow the mosquito's whine
to the cheap inn

1793

.人�り�更��蚊���庭�月
hito arite fukete ka tataku niwa no tsuki

staying up late
swatting at mosquitos...
moon over the garden

1793

.出る���らるる垣���葉哉
deru eda wa kiraruru kaki no wakaba kana

proud branches
are trimmed...
fresh leaves of the hedge

1793

.��世や茂り�下�那蘇�
kimi ga yo ya shigeri no shita no yaso-botoke

Great Japan--
buried in lush leaves
a Jesus-Buddha

1793

.�月や山里里も供日酒
kiku-zuki ya yama-zato sato mo tomo hi-zake

chrysanthemum month--
for every mountain village
days of sake

1793

.酒呑���身一��夜寒哉
sake nomanu waga mi hitotsu no yozamu kana

out of sake
such is my life alone...
a cold night

1793

.歯噛��る人�目覚�夜寒哉
hagami suru hito ni mezamete yozamu kana

his grinding teeth
wake me...
a cold night

1793

.秋�夜や旅�男��仕事
aki no yo ya tabi no otoko no harishigoto

autumn evening--
a traveling man busy
stitching

1793

.�ら���月�立待惣稼哉
saranu dani tsuki ni tachimatsu sôka kana

not only waiting
for the harvest moon to rise...
streetwalker

1793

.秋風や水��定�る大井�
akikaze ya mikasa sadamaru ôi-gawa

autumn wind--
Oi River has reached
full volume

1793

.花�原誰��敷る跡�哉
hana nohara taga kasa shikeru ato ni kana

field of flowers--
whose umbrella-hat
marked you?

1793

.手��親�教ゆるを�り哉
te tataite oya no oshiyuru odori kana

hands clapping
mother teaches her child
the dance

1793

.湖や鴛��ゆ�夜這星
mizuumi ya oshi no soba yuku yobaiboshi

in the lake
by a mandarin duck...
shooting star

1793

.��水魚も�郷�も�る哉
otoshi mizu uo mo kokyô e modoru kana

draining the rice field--
a fish also
heads home

1793

.神��や�酒����人�声
kamigaki ya dakushu ni sawagu hito no koe

shrine fence--
raw sake raises
a ruckus of voices

1793

.�壷�三ッ四ッ六ッ���哉
kuratsubo ni mittsu yotsu mutsu inago kana

on the saddle
three, four, six...
locusts

1793

.�り�り����布団����哉
kirigirisu shibashi futon no ue ni kana

katydid--
for a little while
on my futon

1793

.��や�れ�師走�人通り
fukiburi ya saredo shiwasu no hito tôri

driving rain--
in Twelfth Month a man
passes by

1793

.黒雲や雪�る山を分登る
kurokumo ya yuki furu yama wo wakenoboru

dark clouds--
climbing a mountain
of fallen snow

1793

.�り��や雪�按摩�笛�声
nariwai ya yuki ni anma no fue no koe

his livelihood--
blind masseur playing flute
in the snow

1793

.雪��や先隠居家�作り�
yuki no asa ya mazu inkyo ya e tsukuri michi

snowy morning--
first I dig a path
to my hermitage

1793

.追れ行人����や雪明�り
oware kôjin no ushiro ya yuki akari

walking behind
a traveler...
path through snow

1793

.�方や枯野��家���見ゆる
enpô ya kareno no koya no hi no miyuru

distant sight--
in withered fields
a little house's lamp

1793

.��世や寺�も�る伊勢暦
kimi ga yo ya tera e mo kubaru ise-goyomi

Great Japan!
even for a Buddhist temple
Ise Shrine's calendar

1793

.��世や�ら人も��年�もり
kimi ga yo ya karabito mo kite toshi-gomori

Great Japan--
a foreigner also attends
the year's end service!

1793

.冬篭り鳥料��も念�哉
fuyugomori tori ryôri ni mo nebutsu kana

winter seclusion--
cooking a chicken
praising Buddha

1793

.��人���割込む炬燵哉
omou hito no soba e warikomu kotatsu kana

squeezing in next
to my lover...
quilt-covered brazier

1793

.楼や�二見る方�置炬燵
takadono ya fuji miru kata e okigotatsu

watchtower--
on the Fuji-facing side
a brazier

1793

.����や��一�掘��一日
sugiwai ya hota hitotsu horu ni ko ichi nichi

an all-day job--
digging one small chunk
of firewood

1793

.起�ん���埋�を見る夜明哉
oki nantoshite uzumibi wo miru yoake kana

waking up at dawn
top priority...
check banked fire

1793

.糞土より梅�飛ん�り�����
fundo yori ume e tondari misosazai

from crappy ground
to the plum tree
the wren

1793

.俤や身投��迹�鴛���
omokage ya minageshi ato ni oshi asobu

after the suicide
drowning...
mandarin ducks play

1793

.��世や舟�も馴れ����鳥
kimi ga yo ya fune ni mo narete ukinedori

Great Japan!
accustomed to the boat
a waterfowl sleeps

1793

.冬枯�窓���る�雨夜哉
fuyugarete mado wa akaruki ame yo kana

winter withering
leaves light in the window...
rainy evening

1793

.冬枯や�ら��中�御神�
fuyugare ya arashi no naka no go-shintô

winter withering--
amid the storm
a sacred lantern

1793

.冬枯や男花����一��
fuyugare ya obana no ue no hitotsu michi

winter withering--
over flattened plume grass
a path

1793

.冬枯や桜も�ら�掛���
fuyugare ya sakura mo wara no kake-dokoro

winter withering--
even the cherry tree
a place for straw

1793

.冬枯や飛�飛������れ種
fuyugare ya tobi-tobi ni na no kobore tane

winter withering--
tumbling now and then
vegetable seeds

1793

.冬枯や����むる人�声
fuyugare ya matsubi togamuru hito no koe

winter withering--
people's voices criticize
the pine fire

1793

.山茶花や花�間�間����ら
sazanka ya hana no ma ni ma ni ebikazura

sasanqua tree--
blooming where permitted
by the grapevine

1794

.雑煮����も物��旅�春
zôni iwau ware mo monoka wa tabi no haru

I too celebrate
with zoni...
spring journey

1794

.�夢��郷を見�涙哉
hatsu yume ni furusato wo mite namida kana

in the year's first dream
my home village...
tears

1794

.岩��や塵を�分��寿�
iwa ga ne ya chiri oshiwakete fukuju kusa

pushing up through
the dust...
a New Year's flower

1794

.����や��む迄見る妹�家
kinu-ginu ya kasumu made miru imo ga ie

lovers parting--
looking back at her house
until only mist

1794

.窓明��を見�る野原哉
mado akete chô wo mi-okuru no hara kana

opening the window
I see the butterfly off...
into the field

1794

.高山や花見��寺�り
takayama ya hanami tsuide no tera mairi

Mount Taka--
while viewing blossoms
a temple pilgrimage

1794

.奈良�や花�咲�夜も鹿�声
narazaka ya hana no saku yo mo shika no koe

Narazaka--
even as night's blossoms bloom
the cry of a deer

1794

.桃咲や��れ年始���り客
momo saku ya okure nenshi no tomari kyaku

peach blossoms--
a belated "Happy New Year!"
for the inn's guests

1794

.茶�煙柳�共��よ�也
cha no kemuri yanagi to tomo ni soyogu nari

the tea smoke
and the willow
together trembling

1794

.���や牛���ゆ�秣刈
ge no ake ya ushi ni nete yuku magusa kari

summer dawn--
riding an ox, asleep
the hay cutter

1794

.山�らを夕日�巡る���哉
yama ura wo yûhi ni meguru atsusa kana

evening sun cradles
the mountain's back...
the heat

1794

.涼��や�月���溜�り水
suzushisa ya hangetsu ugoku tamarimizu

cool air--
the half moon moves
across a puddle

1794

.竹原や余処�白雨�風騒�
takahara ya yoso no yudachi ni kaze sawagu

bamboo grove--
noisy wind
from a cloudburst elsewhere

1794

.棒���も�を��白雨哉
bô tsuki ga gomoku wo nagasu yudachi kana

my walking stick
sends the trash floating...
cloudburst

1794

.雲�峰外山�雨�黒む哉
kumo no mine toyama wa ame ni kuromu kana

billowing clouds--
the mountains in the rain
all black

1794

.雲���見越見越�阿蘇煙
kumo no mine mikoshi mikoshite aso kemuri

peaks of clouds--
looking down, down...
Mount Aso's smoke

1794

.憎るる稗�穂�出��田原
nikumaruru hie wa ho ni dete aodabara

the hated barnyard grass
rears its head...
green rice field

1794

.�るや雨��や�や��蛙哉
furu ya ame naku ya hayashi no kawazu kana

"Rain's falling!"
in trees they cheer...
frogs

1794

.雨垂�内外�むるる藪蚊哉
amadare no uchito ni mururu yabu ka kana

in and out of raindrops
they swarm...
mosquitos

1794

.芥��花々�見る間��ら�哉
keshi no hana hana to miru ma ni arashi kana

while looking
at poppies, poppies...
a storm

1794

.垣津旗より��虹�起り�ん
kakitsubata yori ano niji wa okoriken

irises--
where that rainbow
starts from

1794

.やや�よ�夜��れ�夜�寒哉
yaya neyoki yo to nareba yo no samusa kana

soon I'll sleep--
when night falls
night cold

1794

.露�野���袖寒��日哉
tsuyu no no ni kata sode samuki asahi kana

in the dewy field
one sleeve cold...
rising sun

1794

.����や魂迎��を��り虫
ajikina ya tama mukae hi wo hitorimushi

bad luck!
into the bonfire for the dead
a tiger moth

1794

.�れ���奉公忘れ�盆��り
sore de koso hôkô wasureme bon odori

perfect for forgetting
one's apprenticeship...
Bon Festival dance

1794

.��も�や����果も夕煙り
sukumo-bi ya kagashi no hate mo yû keburi

bonfire--
a scarecrow also ends up
in evening's smoke

1794

.神世より色替�哉��波
kamiyo yori irokaenu kana matsu to nami

straight from the gods
unchanging colors...
pine and waves

1794

.����や氷を走る炊�水
sesenagi ya kôri wo hashiru kashigimizu

a gutter--
racing over ice
the cooking water

1794

.冬�月�よ�よ�よ�高根哉
fuyu no tsuki iyo-iyo-iyo no takane kana

winter moon--
more and more and more
tall peaks

1794

.�雪�昨夜��明���り哉
hatsu yuki ni kizo no taimatsu no hokori kana

in first snow
last night's pine torch
remnant

1794

.家陰や�雪�雪���溜り
ie kage ya fubuki fubuki no fuki damari

shady side of the house--
the blizzard blows
a pile

1794

.��ら�ら疱瘡�家��雪哉
hi chira-chira mogasa ko ie no fubuki kana

lamplight flickers
in the smallpox shack...
a blizzard

1794

.畠打����唸る霰��
hata uchi ga uteba unaru arare kana

plowing the field--
the clatter
of hailstones

1794

.�霜�潮を散�宮居哉
asa-jimo ni ushio wo chirasu miyai kana

morning frost melts
in the floodtide...
Shinto shrine

1794

.�霜�野�冶�散�走る哉
asa-jimo ni no kaji ga chiribi hashiru kana

on the morning frost
the blacksmith's sparks
spurting

1794

.��霜�風呂屋�門を���哉
ake no shimo ni furoya ga kado wo tataku kana

in dawn frost
at the bathhouse door
knocking

1794

.葉�ら�ら�影����里神楽
ha ura-ura hokage todokanu sato kagura

touched gently
by lamp-lit leaf shadows...
Shinto dancers

1794

.����焼大根哉冬�もり
asana-asana yaki daiko kana fuyugomori

morning after morning
damn roasted radishes!
winter seclusion

1794

.�ら町や炭団手��美少年
uramachi ya tadon tetsudau bishônen

backstreet--
helping with briquettes
a beautiful boy

1794

.�夜更��も��もも���榾�哉
sayo fukete moe-mi moezu-mi hotabi kana

evening deepens--
burning, not burning
wood fire

1794

.猪追�や���を走る夜�声
shishi ou ya susuki wo hashiru yoru no koe

boar hunt--
swiftly through the plume grass
evening shouts

1794

.�葉焚�妹�黒髪��む哉
ochiba taku imo ga kuro-gami tsutsumu kana

burning leaves--
sweet potatoes wrapped
in black paper

1795

.元日や�ら�旅宿��も���
ganjitsu ya sara ni ryoshuku to omohoezu

New Year's Day--
that I'm still on this journey
unbelievable

1795

.乞食も護摩酢酌むらん今日�春
konjiki mo gomazu kumuran kyô no haru

even beggars toast
with sesame sake...
first of spring

1795

.出�見れ�我���ら��旅�
dete mireba ware no mi narazu hatsu tabine

off on a journey
I'm not alone...
first inn of the year

1795

.�����我�����旅�春
kussame wa ware ga uwasa ka tabi no haru

"Ah-choo!"
is someone gossiping about me?
spring journey

1795

.��一�柳一本も是も春
nabe hitotsu yanagi ippon mo kore mo haru

one kettle
one willow tree...
this too is spring

1795

.�仕新��哉�正月
meshi tsukai atarashiki kana ko shôgatsu

the servants
all are new...
Little New Year's

1795

.��方��正月��ら哉
waga ehô mairi wa shôgatsu-zakura kana

my New Year's
lucky direction walk...
to cherry blossoms

1795

.家飛々凧も三ッ四ッ���哉
ie tobi-tobi tako mo mitsu yotsu futatsu kana

houses here and there
fly kites, three...four...
two

1795

.凧�葉を出�入�哉
ikanobori aoba wo idetsu iritsu kana

New Year's kite--
out of green leaves
then back in

1795

.���や凧�上ゆ����舟
ochikata ya tako no ue yuku hokake-bune

far away--
gliding above the kite
a sailboat

1795

.日�り雨凧���る���哉
hideri ame tako ni kakaru to omou kana

sunny day rain
has splashed the kite...
it seems

1795

.雨�日や猿起��るる猿���
ame no hi ya saru okisaruru saru mawashi

rainy day--
a monkey dancing
wakes up another

1795

.七��音�負�����
nanakusa no oto ni makeji to karasu kana

pounding the seven herbs
doesn't drown him out...
crow

1795

.長閑や雨後�縄�り庭雀
nodokeshi ya ugo no nawabari niwa suzume

spring peace--
after rain, a gang war
garden sparrows

1795

.長閑�や雨後�畠��煙り
nodokeshi ya ugo no hatake no asa kemuri

spring peace--
the rained-on field's
morning smoke

1795

.起�見れ�春雨�れ�日も暮れ�
okite mireba harusame harezu hi mo kurezu

waking up--
the spring rain hasn't cleared
the day hasn't ended

1795

.春雨や独法談二����
harusame ya hitori hôdan ni haikai

spring rain--
one Buddhist sermon
two haiku

1795

.春風や順礼共��り供養
harukaze ya junrei-domo ga nerikuyô

spring breeze--
pilgrims on their way
to rites for the dead

1795

.朧々���水也�よ��
oboro-oboro fumeba mizu nari mayoi michi

in hazy night
stepping into water...
losing my way

1795

.����天守�雨戸���り
asa-gasumi tenshu no amado kikoe keri

morning mist--
the castle's shutters
bang open

1795

.門�や何万石�����
monzen ya nan man-goku no tôgasumi

at the gate
how many thousands of bushels
of far mist?

1795

.汲��知る�る��昔����や
kumite shiru nurumi ni mukashi natsukashi ya

drawing water
it's tepid...
nostalgia for olden times

1795

.�����浮�り苗代田
sakigakete uki kusa uki keri nawashiroda

duckweed is first
to float...
rice-seedling bed

1795

.���間�乙鳥�皆巣立�り
itsu no ma ni tsubakura wa mina su-dachi keri

when did they go?
all the swallows' nests
empty

1795

.天�雲雀人間海����日�
ten ni hibari ningen umi ni asobu hi zo

larks in the sky
people in the sea...
a holiday

1795

.蛙鳴������ら��り
kawazu naki tori naki higashi shirami keri

frogs sing, roosters sing
the east
turns light

1795

.��共��も七野を巡る哉
chô to tomo ni ware mo nana no wo meguru kana

a butterfly my companion
through Nana Field
we wander

1795

.���ん��泊ら�る外湯哉
ne-koronde chô tomaraseru soto yu kana

lying down
with a visiting butterfly...
outer hot spring

1795

.白魚�����中��藻哉
shirauo no shiroki ga naka ni aomo kana

amid the white
of little fishes...
duckweed's green

1795

.平家蟹昔����月見船
heike-gani mukashi wa koko de tsukimi-bune

Heike crabs--
long ago they moon-gazed here
on boats

1795

.海���国を�も��る田��哉
umi no naki kuni wo omoikiru tanishi kana

resigning himself
to this oceanless province...
pond snail

1795

.藤咲�や順礼�声鳥�声
fuji saku ya junrei no koe tori no koe

wisteria in bloom--
voices of pilgrims
voices of birds

1795

.梅���障��ら��月夜哉
ume ga ka ni shôji hirakeba tsuki yo kana

plum blossom scent--
when I open my paper door
a bright moon

1795

.梅�月一枚���雨戸哉
ume no tsuki ichi mai no kosu amado kana

for the plum blossom moon
I leave one open...
rain shutter

1795

.正風�三尊見�り梅�宿
shôfû no san-zon mitari ume no yado

I view three masters
of the original style...
plum blossom inn

1795

.或時�花�都�も倦��り
aru toki wa hana no miyako ni mo aki ni keri

there comes a time
even in blossoming Kyoto...
sick of it

1795

.�上頭�花�雫��
ogami agu kashira ni hana no shizuku kana

to my upturned face
as I pray, blossoms
drip down

1795

.塚�花�����や�郷����や
tsuka no hana ni nukazuke ya kokyô natsukashi ya

amid his grave's
blossoms I bow...
missing him

1795

.�山や花�見るより�急�
tôyama ya hana to miru yori michi isogu

distant mountain--
looking at the blossoms
then hurrying on my way

1795

.冥加�れや日本�花惣鎮守
myôga are ya nippon no hana sôchinju

divine providence--
throughout Japan gods
guarding blossoms

1795

.桃柳庇々�花見��
momo yanagi hisashi hisashi no hanami kana

peach blossoms and willow
decorate the eaves...
blossom viewing

1795

.軒�雨鉢����ら閑�や
noki no ame hachi utsu sakura shizukeshi ya

rain on the eaves--
the potted cherry tree
calm and still

1795

.�書�一�拙�山��ら
raku-gaki no hito ku tsutanashi yama-zakura

an off-the-cuff haiku
for a poor crop...
mountain cherry blossoms

1795

.振���や美女�る柳哉
furimukeba haya bijo suguru yanagi kana

turning 'round
just missing a pretty woman...
willow tree

1795

.五月雨や借傘五�五百�ん
samidare ya kashigasa go sen go hyaku ban

June rain--
the five thousand five hundredth
rented umbrella

1795

.磯清水旅�ん����木陰哉
iso shimizu tabi dansu hoshiki kokage kana

seaside pure water--
wish I had my tea setup
for this shady tree

1795

.���や�田����三�山
ochikata ya aoda no ue no mitsu no yama

far distance--
above green rice fields
three mountains

1795

.�����鵜��ら�るる鵜飼哉
tsuku-zuku to u ni niramaruru ukai kana

the cormorants stare
at them hard...
cormorant fishermen

1795

.衣��替�も旅��ら�哉
koromogae kaete mo tabi no shirami kana

also changing
into a summer robe...
my journey's lice

1795

.更衣�り��らるる湯花哉
koromogae furikakeraruru yubana kana

my new summer robe
splashed by hot
purification water

1795

.鉢��竹�我��涼�哉
hachi ue no take to ware to ga suzumi kana

for the potted bamboo
and me...
cool air

1795

.�や���里�時鳥
akatsuki ya tori naki sato no hototogisu

daybreak--
the rooster-less village
has a cuckoo!

1795

.��れ鵜�見�る空や�����
tsukare u no miokuru sora ya hototogisu

the weary cormorant
sees off the cuckoo
in the sky

1795

.御旅所を�も�顔や����り
o-tabisho wo waga mono-gao ya katatsuburi

temporary shrine--
acting like he owns it
a snail

1795

.�梅や餓鬼大将�肌���
aoume ya gaki-daishô ga hada nuide

green plums--
the baddest of bad boys
bare-chested

1795

.天広�地���秋もゆ�秋�
ten hiroku chi hiroku aki mo yuku aki zo

vast sky
vast earth
autumn passes too

1795

.笠�露眠むらん��れ�犬�声
kasa no tsuyu nemuran to sureba inu no koe

under dewy umbrella-hat
nodding off...
the dog barks!

1795

.義仲寺����候����れ
gichûji e isogi sôrô hatsu shigure

to Gichu Temple
we run...
first winter rain

1796

.旅笠を���見�る霞��
tabi-gasa wo chiisaku miseru kasumi kana

their traveling hats
looking small...
mist

1796

.鳥�共�人間��る桜哉
tori to tomo ni ningen kuguru sakura kana

birds and people
creeping through...
cherry blossoms

1796

.湖�鳥鳴���夜寒��
mizuumi ni tori naki-somete yozamu kana

birds on the lake
all start honking...
a cold night

1796

.人並�畳����月見哉
hito nami ni tatami no ue no tsukimi kana

like the others
on tatami mats...
moon-gazing

1796

.�雪��履�旅宿出�り�り
furu yuki ni zôri de tabiyado detari keri

in falling snow
in straw sandals
leaving the inn

1797

.正月��供���見��哉
shôgatsu no kodomo ni natte mitaki kana

becoming a child
on New Year's Day...
I wish!

1797

.����や春を三島����舟
shizukeshi ya haru wo mishima no hokake-bune

tranquility--
Mishima Island's boats
sail to spring

1797

.�空や夜�り��り�秋�風
ao-zora ya yosari bakari no aki no kaze

blue sky--
just when evening comes
autumn wind

1797

.塚�土������る��れ��
tsuka no tsuchi itadaite furu shigure kana

the grave's soil
welcomes its falling...
winter rain

1798

.��酌も�ら���ら�夜明哉
toso kumu mo waraji nagara no yoake kana

my New Year's toast
with straw sandals on...
dawn

1798

.む�起�鼻�先より���哉
mukuoki no hana no saki yori kasumi kana

from the nose
of the sudden riser...
mist

1798

.苗代�雨を見�居る戸�哉
nawashiro no ame wo mite iru toguchi kana

watching rain fall
on the rice seedlings...
from the doorway

1798

.夕立�賑���野�山���
yûdachi ni nigiwashiki nobi yamabi kana

crackling in the rainstorm--
field fires
mountain fires

1798

.��花�四ッ��る迄�茶��
na no hana ni yotsu no naru made asa cha kana

amid mustard flowers
till the ten o'clock bell...
morning tea

1798

.梅�月階�を下り�見�り�り
ume no tsuki hashigo wo orite mitari keri

plum blossom moon--
descending the ladder
I see it

1798

.我も��清僧�部也梅�花
waga mo kesa seiso no bu nari ume no hana

this morning I'm one
of the pure-minded priests...
plum blossoms

1798

.����上野�似�り花�雲
ano kane no ueno ni nitari hana no kumo

that temple bell
sounds like Ueno's...
clouds of blossoms

1798

.花雲三輪�真黒��もり��
hana kumori miwa wa makuro no kumori kana

the blossom clouds
over Mount Miwa...
pitch black

1798

.花��や�れ�大和���哉
hana saku ya are ga yamato no koguchi kana

cherry blossoms--
over there an edge
of Old Japan

1798

.花�雲�れ�大和���哉
hana no kumo are ga yamato no koguchi kana

cherry blossom clouds--
over there an edge
of Old Japan

1798

.涼��や雨をよ��る稲光り
suzushisa ya ame wo yokogiru inabikari

in cool air
slicing the falling rain...
lightning!

1798

.ﾂ�ら����る�雲���る也
aoarashi kaidaruki kumo no kakaru nari

wind on the greenery--
a weary cloud
hangs over

1798

.��ら�我家見�出る旭哉
aoarashi waga ya mi ni deru asahi kana

popping up to see my house
in windblown greenery...
the sun

1798

.新茶�香真昼�眠気転��り
shincha no ka mahiru no nemuke tenjitaru

new tea aroma--
my midday sleepiness
shattered

1798

.�込�����������る哉
uekomi ni kinou no mama no hotaru kana

in the thick weeds
same as yesterday...
fireflies

1798

.��るよ�よ�顔�る��る哉
hotaru yobu yokogao yogiru hotaru kana

calling for fireflies
flashing past my face...
a firefly

1798

.横町�蚤���打月夜哉
yokochô ni nomi no goza utsu tsuki yo kana

in an alley
beating fleas off a mat...
bright moon

1798

.�月������れ�夜�明る
meigetsu no kokoro ni nareba yo no akeru

harvest moon--
when my heart's had its fill
it's dawn

1799

.今�ら�別�も��春���
imasara ni wakare tomonashi harugasumi

we didn't intend
to say goodbye this soon...
spring mist

1799

.姨���ら�中より清水��
obasute no kiraki naka yori shimizu kana

though Mount Obasute
is hateful...
such pure water

1799

.夕山や����寒�風��
yû yama ya itsu made samui kaze no fuku

evening mountain--
how long will the cold wind
blast?

1799

.炉���やよ��笑�������
ro no hata ya yobe no warai ga itomagoi

by the hearth
last night, his smile
was farewell

1800

.���迄毎日見�を若���
kinou made mainichi mishi wo wakana kana

up to yesterday
I saw you every day...
New Year's herbs

1800

.��花�拙��れを呼�鳥
saku hana ni tsutanaki ware wo yobu ko tori

in the blossoms
calling to me clumsily...
a little bird

1800

.�山�洗��や��日�出哉
natsu yama ni arauta yôna hi no de kana

it seems to wash
the summer mountains...
sunrise

1800

.����や早乙女���渡�舟
katsushika ya saotome-gachi no watashibune

Katsushika--
mostly rice planters
on the ferry

1800

.河�り�冷����月夜哉
kawaberi no hiyajiru sumite tsuki yo kana

chilled soup by the river
settles to clarity...
moonlight

1801

.空錠�人��告よ田打人
karajô to hito ni wa tsuge yo ta uchi hito

his lock is worthless
he's told...
plowing the rice field

1801

.父�り�明��見���田原
chichi arite akebono mitashi aodabara

if my father were here--
dawn colors
over green fields

1801

.鹿�親笹��風�も�り�り
shika no oya sasa fuku kaze ni modori keri

wind shakes the bamboo grass--
mother deer
returns

1801

.時鳥我も気相�よ�日也
hototogisu ware mo kiai no yoki hi nari

cuckoo--
today I'm in good spirits
too

1801

.�����蠅追�も�����り哉
nesugata no hae ou mo kyô ga kagiri kana

shooing flies too
today, as he sleeps
for the last time

1801

.夜々����られ�る蚤蚊哉
yoru-yoru ni kamakeraretaru nomi ka kana

night after night
of pestering...
fleas, mosquitos

1801

.足元����り�よ����り
ashi moto e itsu kitarishi yo katatsuburi

at my feet
when did you get here?
snail

1801

.生残る我���るや��露
ikinokoru ware ni kakaru ya kusa no tsuyu

splashing me
the survivor...
grassy dew

1802

.門�や��り���夜�雨
kadomatsu ya hitorishi kiku wa yoru no ame

New Year's pine--
alone, listening to
the evening rain

1802

.日�暮�山を見���凧
hi no kure no yama wo mikakete ikanobori

eye-catching
over the sunset mountain...
a kite

1802

.雑煮餅深山榊も�り添よ
zôni mochi miyama sakaki mo ori soe yo

rice cake soup--
deep in mountains garnished
with sakaki leaves

1802

.文七�下駄�白�よ春�月
bunshichi ga geta no shirosa yo haru no tsuki

a hair cord maker's
white wooden clogs...
spring moon

1802

.茹������るや春�月
yudejiru no kawa ni keburu ya haru no tsuki

a river of broth
steaming...
spring moon

1802

.昼風呂�寺�立也春���
hiru furo no tera ni tatsu nari harugasumi

from the temple's
noon bath rising...
spring mist

1802

.陽炎や�藪�雪������
kagerô ya ko yabu wa yuki no maji-maji to

heat shimmers--
snow in the little thicket
winking

1802

.�解や敷居����よ��月
ite-doke ya shiki-i no uchi no yoi no tsuki

ice melting--
in the threshold
early evening's moon

1802

.��を後���や上野山
hatsu uma wo ushiro ni kiku ya ueno yama

behind me I hear
the Fox Festival...
Ueno Hill

1802

.������山や梅�花
hatsu uma no kikoenu yama ya ume no hana

no Fox Festival ruckus
on this hill...
plum blossoms

1802

.��や山��������里
hatsu uma ya yama no kosumi wa doko no sato

Fox Festival--
what village is this
in the mountain's nook?

1802

.��������下より淡路島
uguisu no ago no shita yori awaji shima

below the bush warbler's
chin...
Awaji Island

1802

.湯�里�よ��る日やむら燕
yu no sato to yobi-somuru hi ya mura tsubame

today they're flying
in the bathhouse town...
swallow swarm

1802

.夕暮��見���を��る�
yûgure no matsu mi ni koshi wo kaeru kari

stopping to watch
the pines at dusk...
geese flying north

1802

.よ�闇�一本榎�����
yoiyami no ippon enoki naku kawazu

darkening dusk--
in one hackberry tree
croaking frogs

1802

.���大雨�れ���る也
kusa no chô ôamadare no kakaru nari

a meadow butterfly
bombarded by big raindrops
from the eaves

1802

.辻風�砂���れ����哉
tsujikaze no suna ni mabureshi ko chô kana

flecked with sand
from the whirlwind...
little butterfly

1802

.むら雨や���時分�����
murasame ya kinou jubun no kusa no chô

rain shower--
yesterday at this time
meadow butterflies

1802

.一人�������る�ら�哉
ichi nin wa tsutsuji ni kakaru warabi kana

someone's draped them
over the azaleas...
bracken

1802

.片��都�空よむ��花
kata eda wa miyako no sora yo mume no hana

one branch makes
Kyoto's sky...
plum blossoms

1802

.����や梅�����ゆ�木魚
natsukashi ya ume achi kochi ni yû mokugyo

like olden times--
plum blossoms here and there
evening's wooden drum

1802

.�る花や�����居る太郎冠者
chiru hana ya hotto shite iru tarôkaja

cherry blossoms scatter--
the servant Taro
is relieved

1802

.薄月�礎��る柳哉
usu-zuki no ishizue shimeru yanagi kana

holding up
the hazy moon...
willow tree

1802

.水切�本�り也土用�り
mizugire no hondôri nari doyô nari

the main road
dry from drought...
midsummer

1802

.雨�ら�ら�鵜�親よ��鳴
ame hara-hara ara u no oya yo eda ni naku

pitter-patter rain--
a wild cormorant mother
cries on a branch

1802

.枕�ら外見�をるや��も��
makura kara soto mite oru ya koromogae

from my bed
I peek outside...
new summer robes

1802

.片照り�軒��よ�よ��る哉
kata teri no noki ni tayo-tayo hotaru kana

one feeble light
shining in the eaves...
firefly

1802

.放�亀蚤も������也
hanashi-game nomi mo tsuide ni tobasu nari

setting a turtle free
and with it...
a flea

1802

.��り��我星�らん天��
hitori na wa waga hoshi naran ama[-no-]gawa

that one by itself
will be my star...
Milky Way

1802

.洪水�尺�る門よ秋�風
kôzui no shaku toru kado yo aki no kaze

a foot-deep flood
at the gate...
autumn wind

1802

.助舟�親������星む��
sukebune ni oyako ochiaute hoshi mukai

in a lifeboat
parents and children...
welcome Tanabata

1802

.むら竹�夜�更��砧哉
mura take ni yo no fuke-sugoshi kinuta kana

in the bamboo grove
too late at night!
pounding cloth

1802

.里�れ�人間�り�鴫�立�
sato areba ningen arite shigi no tatsu

where there's a village
there's people...
the snipe flies off

1802

.鴫�もも立尽��り木��山
shigi-domo mo tachi tsukushitari kinashi yama

the snipes too
tired of standing...
treeless hill

1802

.立鴫�今�����ゆ��哉
tatsu shigi no ima ni hajimenu yûbe kana

a snipe rises--
now let the evening
begin!

1802

.段々�����るや�田�月
dan-dan ni kari nakunaru ya oda no tsuki

gradually the geese
pass on...
rice field moon

1802

.浦�雨��を����見�り�り
ura no ame hota wo fumaete mitari keri

rain on the beach
stamping out
the wood fire

1803

.頭巾�る門��れ�れ花�春
zukin toru kado wa dore-dore hana no haru

removing my skullcap--
at everywhich gate
spring blossoms

1803

.身�����ら�家��花�春
mijirogi no naranu ie sae hana no haru

even at my penned-in
house...
spring blossoms

1803

.春立�����り�も�木哉
haru tatsu to iu bakari demo kusaki kana

"Spring begins"
just saying it...
green everywhere

1803

.首上�亀も待�る�日哉
kubi agete kame mo machitaru hatsu hi kana

stretching his neck
the turtle waits too...
the year's first day

1803

.我々�顔も�日や御代��
ware-ware ga kao mo hatsu hi ya miyo no matsu

even in our faces
the year's first dawn...
the emperor's pine

1803

.薮入����暮れ�や��月
yabuiri no waza to kureshi ya kusa no tsuki

ending the Servants' Holiday
on purpose...
sliver moon

1803

.一����れ�る山�弓始
ippai ni harekiru yama no yumi hajime

under a clear sky
on a mountain...
year's first archery

1803

.明���春早々�借�哉
akebono no haru haya-baya ni karigi kana

at dawn
I start the spring...
borrowed clothes

1803

.万歳よも一��や�春�雪
manzai yo mo hitotsu hayase haru no yuki

begging actors
play one more song!
spring snow

1803

.釜粥を洗��待や野����
kama-gayu wo araute matsu ya no wa wakana

the gruel cauldron
all clean and ready...
herbs in the field

1803

.切株�御顔�際や���摘
kirikabu wa o-kao no kiwa ya wakana tsumi

a tree stump at the edge
of his holy face...
picking herbs

1803

.竹�������る�����哉
take kago ni sukoshi aru koso wakana kana

in the bamboo basket
only a bit, of course...
New Year's herbs

1803

.三足程旅����り野����
miashi hodo tabi meki ni keri no wa wakana

right underfoot
for travelers...
field of New Year's herbs

1803

.������������誰や�も�
wakana tsumi wakana tsumi tsumi tare ya omou

picking, picking
picking New Year's herbs...
who is it?

1803

.���摘袂�下や角田�
wakana tsumu tamoto no shita ya sumida-gawa

into my sleeve
fresh-picked New Year's herbs...
Sumida River

1803

.雨�れ���り���よ花���
amedare no nagori oshisa yo hana wakana

in the eaves
the remnants still cling...
blooming New Year's herbs

1803

.��代を�も諷�や餅�臼
kimi ga yo wo tori mo utau ya mochi no usu

the rooster also sings
to Great Japan...
on the rice cake mill

1803

.��世����り�り餅�臼
kimi ga yo no tori to nari keri mochi no usu

serving as rooster
for Great Japan...
rice cake pounding

1803

.���神代�臼�申��
hatsu tori ni kamiyo no usu to môsubeshi

let rice cake pounding
be your rooster...
Great Japan

1803

.春��や京も雀�鳴�辺り
harumaku ya kyô mo suzume no naku atari

sign of spring--
even Kyoto's sparrows
start chirping

1803

.雪車立��少�春��垣�哉
sori tatte sukoshi harumeku kakine kana

small sign of spring--
snow sled leaning
against the fence

1803

.万よ�日牛�山や��寒�
yorozu yoki hi ushi no yama ya made atsuki

on the blessed
Day of the Ox
the mountain, still cold

1803

.掘���井戸�春辺�一�哉
horikakeshi ido no harube no hitotsu kana

digging out the well--
one more
sign of spring

1803

.や�や��妹も���春辺哉
yae-yae no imoto mo totsugu harube kana

everyone's little sister
getting married...
sign of spring

1803

.紫�袖��り�り春�雪
murasaki no sode ni chiri keri haru no yuki

scattering onto
my purple sleeves...
spring snow

1803

.北��や春�雨夜�む���
kita saga ya haru no amayo no mukashi-gine

Kitasaga--
in evening rain
a pestle from olden times

1803

.膳先�雀��也春�雨
zen saki ni suzume naku nari haru no ame

at my dinner tray
a sparrow chirps...
spring rain

1803

.春�雨よ所�社も��ら��
haru no ame yoso no yashiro mo mezurashiki

spring rain--
elsewhere the shrines
are wonderful

1803

.焼餅���羽や春�雨
yakimochi ni karasu no hane ya haru no ame

a crow's feather
on a toasted rice cake...
spring rain

1803

.春�風�深��も�郷也
haru no kaze kusa fukakute mo kokyô nari

spring breeze--
though deep in the grasses
my home village

1803

.京見����をもむ也春���
kyô miete sune wo momu nari harugasumi

seeing Kyoto
I massage my shins...
spring mist

1803

.馬上�ら黙礼�るや薄霞
bajô kara mokurei suru ya usu-gasumi

on horseback
making a silent bow...
thin mist

1803

.陽炎や�を���れ�鳥�顔
kagerô ya ko wo nakusareshi tori no kao

heat shimmers--
having lost a child
the bird's face

1803

.雪��や麓�里�山祭
yuki-doke ya fumoto no sato no yama matsuri

melting snow--
at the foot of the mountain
a festival!

1803

.焚残る巣を���行�哉
taki nokoru su wo kuwae yuku karasu kana

saved from the fire
a nest in its beak...
the crow moves on

1803

.鶯や����れ���声
uguisu ya matsu ni tomareba matsu no koe

when the bush warbler
moves into the pine...
voice of the pine

1803

.鶯や��鴻�嘴���
uguisu ya minami wa kô no hashi tataku

bush warbler singing--
to the south a goose
clacking

1803

.�島��れ��よ��夕雲雀
matsushima wa dore ga ne yoi zo yû hibari

pine islands--
which one's good for sleeping
evening lark?

1803

.夕雲雀���島��所�
yû hibari dono matsushima ga nedokoro zo

evening lark--
which pine island's
your sleeping place?

1803

.雨�れ�有明月や��る�
amadare no ariake tsuki ya kaeru kari

the dawn moon in raindrops
from the eaves...
the geese depart

1803

.行��飯��人や��る�
andon de meshi kuu hito ya kaeru kari

eating my rice
by lamplight...
the geese depart

1803

.一度見度�ら��山や帰る�
ichi do mitaki sarashina yama ya kaeru kari

all eager to see
Mount Sarashina...
departing geese

1803

.�田��一���り�春��日
oda no kari hitotsu to narite haru iku hi

the rice field geese
all head north...
a lucky spring day

1803

.��る�駅�行���む也
kaeru kari umaya no ando kasumu nari

geese flying north--
the stage barn's lamplight
in mist

1803

.帰る�何を咄��行やらん
kaeru kari nani wo hanashite yukuyaran

departing geese
what are you
gabbing about?

1803

.帰る�北陸����る也
kaeru kari hokurokudô e kaeru nari

departing geese
over Hokuroku Road
departing

1803

.帰る日も一番先や寡�
kaeru hi mo ichiban saki ya yamome kari

on the day of departure, too
she leads...
the widow goose

1803

.門��行�������る�
kado-guchi no andon kasumite kaeru kari

the gateway's lamp
in mist...
the geese depart

1803

.��雨��月よや��る�
kusa no ame matsu no tsuki yo ya kaeru kari

rain-drenched grass
moon in the pine...
the geese depart

1803

.�り���娶入月よや��蛙
karisome no yomeri tsuki yo ya naku kawazu

a fleeting moonlit
wedding night...
frogs singing

1803

.�る��も一夜���り��蛙
tsurube ni mo hito yo sugi keri naku kawazu

even in the well bucket
croaking all night...
a frog

1803

.鳴��ら蛙��也��雨
naki nagara kawazu tobu nari kusa no ame

jumping while croaking--
the frog in
rain-drenched grass

1803

.桑�むや負れ�柿も手を出��
kuwa tsumu ya owareshi kaki mo te wo dashite

picking mulberry leaves--
the baby on her back
stretches a hand

1803

.細腕�桑�葉���雨夜哉
hoso ude ni kuwa no ha shigoku amayo kana

with thin arms
stripping mulberry leaves...
night rain

1803

.夕暮を待�人��ら藤�花
yûgure wo matsu hito ikura fuji no hana

how many people
waiting for evening?
wisteria in bloom

1803

.�����留主�も見��梅�花
anagachi ni rusu to mo miezu ume no tuski

it seems likely
someone's at home...
plum blossoms

1803

.梅���鶯�����り哉
ume sakedo uguisu nakedo hitori kana

plum trees bloom
bush warblers sing...
all alone

1803

.梅�月花�表�下水也
ume no tsuki hana no omote wa gesui nari

plum moon--
facing the blossoms
sewer water

1803

.梅一��る人を待ゆ��哉
ume hito e toru hito wo matsu yûbe kana

a branch of blooming plum
awaits the thief...
evening

1803

.梅守�舌切らるる�むら雀
ume mori ni shita kiraruruna mura suzume

don't let the plum
blossom guard cut your
tongues, sparrows!

1803

.片��待���よ梅�花
kata eda no machi-dôshisa yo ume no hana

waiting so long
for just one branch...
plum blossoms

1803

.�����知人��ら梅�花
katsushika ni shiru hito ikura ume no hana

in Katsushika
how many connoisseurs!
plum blossoms

1803

.�分�貧�家や梅�花
kusawake no bimbô ie ya ume no hana

at his house
though he's dirt-poor...
plum blossoms

1803

.手を���人�顔見�梅�花
te wo kakete hito no kao mite ume no hana

laying my hands on them
suddenly, a face...
plum blossoms

1803

.�種��家を守るや梅�花
hidane naki ie wo mamoru ya ume no hana

guarding a house
with no live coals...
plum blossoms

1803

.梟�������り梅�花
fukurô ga sakigake shitari ume no hana

the owl
sees them first...
plum blossoms

1803

.�間���り����梅�花
matsu ai ni hitori sumashite ume no hana

among the pines
all alone
a plum tree blooms

1803

.娶貰�時分��るや梅�花
yome morau jibun to naru ya ume no hana

tis the season
for taking a wife...
plum blossoms

1803

.��ら雨�昼�り��り花�山
atara ame no hiru furi ni keri hana no yama

a harsh rain
falls at noon...
blossoming mountain

1803

.方脇��を����花見哉
kata waki ni iki wo koroshite hanami kana

off to one side
they're breath-taking...
blossom viewing

1803

.��より�追従�ら�や花�陰
toshiyori no tsuisho warai ya hana no kage

an old man's
flattering laughter...
blossom shade

1803

.花�雲�れ�大和�臣下哉
hana no kumo are ga yamato no shinka kana

blossom clouds--
the loyal retainers
of Old Japan

1803

.夕暮や鳥�る鳥�花��る
yûgure ya tori toru tori no hana ni kuru

evening falls--
a bird of prey flies
into blossoms

1803

.翌�分�一山残�桜哉
asu no bu ni hito yama nokosu sakura kana

by tomorrow
one mountain left...
cherry blossoms

1803

.安元�比�桜哉夕��
angen no koro no sakura ya yû no kane

an ancient cherry tree
in bloom...
evening bell

1803

.暖国�麦も見��り山桜
dangoku no mugi no mie keri yama-zakura

in a warm province
you see wheat...
mountain cherry blossoms

1803

.一足も���山�桜哉
hito ashi mo fumasenu yama no sakura kana

a mountain where
no foot has stepped...
cherry blossoms

1803

.人�喰れ�桜咲也�よ��山
hito ni kuwareshi sakura saku nari mi-yoshino yama

these cherry blossoms
people eat...
Yoshino Hill

1803

.山桜����り�り江戸�客
yama-zakura kinou chiri keri edo no kyaku

the mountain cherry blossoms
fell yesterday...
visitors from Edo

1803

.夕桜家�る人�����る
yûzakura ie aru hito wa toku kaeru

evening cherry blossoms--
people with homes
hurry home

1803

.祈り���ら�里也桃�花
inorishi wa shiranu sato nari momo no hana

for the strange village
a prayer...
peach blossoms

1803

.�柳�先見ゆる�や角田�
ao yagi no mazu miyuru zo ya sumida-gawa

green willows
are the first thing seen...
Sumida River

1803

.是�ら�大日本�柳哉
kore kara wa dainippon to yanagi kana

from here on
it's Great Japan!
willow trees

1803

.六月�空��二��日哉
rokugatsu no sora sae ni jû kyû hi kana

it's still
a Sixth Month sky...
summer's last day

1803

.短夜�門��れ��榎哉
mijika yo no kado ni ureshiki enoki kana

short summer night--
at the gate a happy
hackberry tree

1803

.短夜�鹿�顔出�垣�哉
mijika yo no shika no kao dasu kakine kana

short summer night--
a deer pokes her face
through the hedge

1803

.麻���池���よ涼��よ
asa hitasu ike chiisasa yo suzushisa yo

hemp plants soak
in the pond a bit...
cooling off

1803

.涼���黒節�����哉
suzushisa wa kuro-bushi dake no ko-gawa kana

such cool air!
just ankle-deep
the little river

1803

.木末�ら土用�入�月よ哉
kozue kara doyô ni irishi tsuki yo kana

from the treetop
gliding into midsummer...
bright moon

1803

.�心や��上�る土用雲
negokoro ya hiza no ue naru doyôgumo

tucking me in
they cover my lap...
midsummer clouds

1803

.家一�蔦��り�り五月雨
ie hitotsu tsuta to nari keri satsuki ame

the house has become
one heap of ivy...
June rain

1803

.一日��や�り��る五月雨
ichi nichi ni haya furi agaru satsuki ame

every day
the briefest of stops...
June rain

1803

.��曲り柱�よるや五月雨
kaimagari hashira ni yoru ya satsuki ame

the house pillar
suddenly looks bent...
June rain

1803

.五月雨�竹�隠るる在所哉
samidare no take ni kakururu zaisho kana

in June rain
hidden by bamboo...
farmhouse

1803

.五月雨や二階�居���花
samidare ya ni kai sumai no kusa no hana

June rain--
the second floor room
has wildflowers!

1803

.二階�ら見る木末迄五月雨
ni kai kara miru kozue made satsuki ame

even the branches
viewed from the second floor...
June rain

1803

.�����二階仕事や五月雨
hotsu-hotsu to ni kai shigoto ya satuki ame

little by little
work on the second floor...
June rain

1803

.����や月夜也雲�峰
kawaberi wa haya tsuki yo nari kumo no mine

on the river's bank
already it's a moonlit night...
billowing clouds

1803

.雲�峰������退��
kumo no mine isasaka matsu ga shirizoku ka

billowing clouds--
have the pine trees
shrunk a bit?

1803

.雲�峰�下�ら出�る�舟哉
kumo no mine no shita kara detaru kobune kana

emerging under
billowing clouds...
a little boat

1803

.��ら��枕�上や雲�峰
shibaruku wa makura no ue ya kumo no mine

for the moment
straight above my pillow...
billowing clouds

1803

.�れ程�中洲跡����月
arehodo no nakasu ato nashi natsu no tsuki

a vast river island
gone without a trace...
summer moon

1803

.乞食��都�外よ��月
kojiki seba miyako no soto yo natsu no tsuki

if you're a beggar
get out of Kyoto!
summer moon

1803

.��月�申�も一夜二夜哉
natsu no tsuki to môsu mo hito yo futa yo kana

a so-called "summer moon"
one night
two nights...

1803

.��月中州�り�も此比や
natsu no tsuki nakasu arishi mo konogoro ya

summer moon--
this river island then
and now

1803

.��月二階�居�二階��
natsu no tsuki ni kai sumai wa ni kai nite

summer moon--
the second-story dweller's
second-story view

1803

.�り���隣�梨や��月
naridoshi no tonari no nashi ya natsu no tsuki

a big crop
for my neighbor's pear tree...
summer moon

1803

.痩�も奢���や��月
yase matsu mo ogori ga mashi ya natsu no tsuki

the scrawny pine, too
looks extravagant...
summer moon

1803

.�山や片足��������
natsu yama ya kata ashi kakete wa haha no tame

summer mountain--
one foot on it
for Mother's sake

1803

.�����晴れ�闇よ��山
tama-tama ni hareba yami yo natsu no yama

finally a clear sky
yet no moon...
summer mountain

1803

.�山�����る月よ哉
natsu yama no abura-gittaru tsuki yo kana

slicing off fat
on the summer mountain...
moonlight

1803

.�山や一足���海見ゆる
natsu yama ya hito ashi zutsu ni umi miyuru

summer mountain--
with each step more
of the sea

1803

.空腹�雷����野哉
sukibara ni kaminari hibiku natsu no kana

a rumble of thunder
in my empty stomach...
summer field

1803

.��ら井�今���也�花��
asara i no ima mekanu nari gebana tsumi

now you can't tell
where the well is...
picking summer flowers

1803

.��町�見���れ�る幟哉
eta machi ni miotosaretaru nobori kana

in the outcaste village
overlooked...
summer banners

1803

.�狩����明り�木立哉
kawagari no ushiro akari no kodachi kana

behind the night fishing
light
in a grove

1803

.むら雨�北���夜�哉
murusame no kita to higashi ni yo kawa kana

rain showers
to the north and east...
fishing the night river

1803

.大�����やり�り馬�汗
daimyô no nadete yari keri uma no ase

the great lord
does the brushing...
horse's sweat

1803

.飴ン棒横�加���袷
amenbô yoko ni kuwaete hatsu awase

chewing the side
of her candy stick...
summer kimono

1803

.常体�笠�似��袷哉
tsunetei no kasa wa niawanu awase kana

my everyday umbrella-hat
doesn't match it...
summer kimono

1803

.�山を始�見�る日傘哉
aoyama wo hajimete mitaru higasa kana

seeing the green mountain
for the first time...
ladies with parasols

1803

.木�寺�見ゆる見ゆる�日傘哉
mokuboji ga miyuru miyuru to higasa kana

I see Mokubo Temple
I see ladies
with parasols

1803

.門々も雨��れ�り���れ
kado kado mo ame wa hare keri ao sudare

gate after gate
the rain has cleared...
green bamboo blinds

1803

.風�や穴�ら��も我蚊帳
kaze fuku ya ana darake demo waga kachô

wind blows--
lots of rips, my so-called
mosquito net

1803

.糊���帷���る昼�哉
nori kowaki katabira kaburu hirune kana

his starched summer
robe his blanket...
siesta

1803

.��柳�任��出�る扇哉
ao yagi ni makasete detaru ôgi kana

entrusting it
to the green willow...
my paper fan

1803

.��陰�関も越��る扇哉
asa kage ni kan mo koetaru ôgi kana

in morning shadows
he passes through the barrier gate...
with paper fan

1803

.雨三粒�ら����扇哉
ame mi tsubu haratte sugishi ôgi kana

sweeping off three drops
of rain in passing...
paper fan

1803

.海�月扇������り�り
umi no tsuki ôgi kabutte netari keri

moon on the sea--
he's under his fan
asleep

1803

.�顔���ら居�団扇哉
asagao ni oi-zura suete uchiwa kana

my old face rests
in morning glories...
fanning my paper fan

1803

.�����団扇��り未亡人
utsukushiki uchiwa mochi keri mibôjin

holding
such a pretty fan...
the widow

1803

.風下�蘭�月��蚊やり哉
kaza shimo no ran ni tsuki sasu ka yari kana

downwind, an orchid
in moonlight...
smudge pot smoke

1803

.富士���������蚊やり哉
fuji oroshi mata fuke fuke to kayari kana

descending Mount Fuji
blow! blow!
smudge pot smoke

1803

.餅音�西���蚊やり哉
mochi oto no nishi ni higashi ni kayari kana

pounding rice cakes
to the west, to the east
smudge pots

1803

.行�を�������涼�哉
andon wo motte katazuku suzumi kana

holding a lantern
tidying up...
evening cool

1803

.一尺�竹�毎晩涼�哉
isshaku no take ni maiban suzumi kana

in the foot-tall bamboo
night after night...
cool air

1803

.噂�れ�鴫�立�り夕涼�
uwasa sureba shigi no tachi keri yûsuzumi

speak of the devil!
a snipe takes flight...
evening cool

1803

.木一本畠一枚夕涼�
ki ippon hatake ichi mai yûsuzumi

one tree
one farmer's field...
evening cool

1803

.����も��むる木也夕涼�
sawatte mo togamuru ki nari yûsuzumi

this tree hates
to be touched...
evening cool

1803

.死跡��をも��ゆ�涼�
shini ato no matsu wo mo uete yûsuzumi

planting a pine too
for after I die...
evening cool

1803

.近よれ�祟る榎�ゆ�涼�
chika yoreba tataru enoki zo yûsuzumi

if you get too close
the hackberry tree will curse you!
evening cool

1803

.�苗やや��他人�ゆ�涼�
matsunae ya yagate tanin no yûsuzumi

pine sapling--
before long, strangers enjoy
evening's cool

1803

.行��茨�中よゆ�涼�
yukisugite ibara no naka yo yûsuzumi

going too far
into the thick of thorns...
evening cool

1803

.夜涼�や����り�門�月
yo suzumi no yakusoku arishi kado no tsuki

a promise
of cool air this evening...
moon at the gate

1803

.竹��竹�����ゆ��哉
take uete take uttôshiki yûbe kana

planting bamboo
to be gloomy and dark...
evening

1803

.���人��れ�る鹿��哉
waurai no hito ni suretaru ka no ko kana

bold with people
who come and go...
fawn

1803

.���追�鹿���兄よ弟よ
oeba ou kanoko no ani yo otôto yo

fawn chasing
each other...
big brother, little brother

1803

.親鹿���れ�見�る木�間哉
oya shika no kakurete miseru konoma kana

a mother deer
so well hidden...
in the trees

1803

.片隅�乳��足���哉
kata sumi ni chichi no tarawanu kanoko kana

tucked in a nook
still unweaned...
the fawn

1803

.傘�下���ら����哉
karakasa no shita ni shibaraku kanoko kana

lingering
under the paper umbrella...
a fawn

1803

.鹿���人�摺�る柴生哉
shika no ko no hito ni suretaru shibau kana

the fawn's become
bold with people...
temple lawn

1803

.��む��先より�����
akatsuki no mugi no saki yori hototogisu

dawn--
from atop the wheat
"Cuckoo!"

1803

.下���も�真�や閑�鳥
shita eda ni ko mo kuchi mane ya kankodori

on a low branch
a child's imitation...
mountain cuckoo

1803

.�����地�����閑�鳥
haikai no jigoku no soko ka kankodori

so is haiku hell
over that-a-way...
mountain cuckoo?

1803

.樅�らも二����り�ん�鳥
momi kara mo futatsu naki keri kankodori

from the fir tree too
two are singing...
mountain cuckoos

1803

.行々�尋�る牛���も��
gyôgyôshi tazuneru ushi wa hoe mo sezu

reed warbler--
the cow doesn't answer
his question

1803

.追�れ追�れ蚊�湧��を�所哉
oware oware ka no waku kusa wo nedoko kana

chased away
from my napping spot...
mosquito-spurting grass

1803

.蚊を殺�紙燭���る白髪哉
ka wo korosu shishoku ni utsuru shiraga kana

lit by the mosquito-murdering
taper...
my white hair

1803

.蚊�ゆ���主��れ�一木哉
ka no yûbe bôzu ni sareshi hito ki kana

mosquito evening--
a monk driven away
from the tree

1803

.蚊一��一日���枕哉
ka hitotsu no ichi nichi sawagu makura kana

a mosquito
all day it whines...
by my pillow

1803

.宵越�����明りや蚊����
yoigoshi no tôfu akari ya ka no sawagu

left out all night
the tofu gleams...
mosquitos whine

1803

.�一�打��山を見�り�り
hae hitotsu utte wa yama wo mitari keri

swatting at a fly
looking at
a mountain

1803

.風も��月も���り蚤�宿
kaze mo fuki tsuki mo sashi keri nomi no yado

wind still blows
moon still shines...
inn of fleas

1803

.��蚤�ら�らも�る���哉
kusa no nomi hara-hara modoru hokage kana

the grasses' fleas
pitter-patter return...
lamplight's shade

1803

.浮島や�����ら��時雨
uki-jima ya ugoki nagara no semi shigure

while the floating island
moves along...
cicada chorus

1803

.夕顔�����り�る月夜哉
yûgao ni hisashiburi naru tsuki yo kana

for moonflowers
long time no see...
bright moon

1803

.夕顔�長者��る�星見�ら
yûgao no chôja ni naru zo hoshi mitara

I'm becoming
a Moonflower Rich Man...
such stars!

1803

.夕顔や��上�も一�咲�
yûgao ya kusa no ue ni mo hitotsu saku

moon blossom--
above the tall grasses
it blooms alone

1803

.夕顔や兵共�雨�
yûgao ya tsuwamono domo no ame iwai

moonflowers--
a warrior celebrates
the rain

1803

.夕顔や柳�月����り
yûgao ya yanagi wa tsuki ni nari ni keri

moonflowers--
the willow becomes
their moon

1803

.夕顔や�������風���
yûgao ya hitotsu hitotsu ni kaze sawagu

moonflowers--
one by one the wind
rustles them

1803

.陽炎�������や���花
kagerô no obitadashisa ya keshi no hana

heat shimmers
on top of heat shimmers...
poppies

1803

.�������日��や芥��花
kekku shite matsu no hi make ya keshi no hana

the tall pines
end up sunburned
O poppies!

1803

.咲�日より雨�逢�り���花
saku hi yori ame ni ai keri keshi no hana

from the day they bloomed
drenched by rain...
poppies

1803

.兵�足�跡�り���花
tsuwamono ga ashi no ato ari keshi no hana

among footprints
of long-ago warriors...
poppies

1803

.門番�����る�����花
monban ga homachi narubeshi keshi no hana

the gatekeeper's
side-field...
let the poppies bloom!

1803

.明星�影立���む葵哉
myôjô ni kage tachi-sukumu aoi kana

awestruck
beneath the morning star...
hollyhocks

1803

.��人気も見���ら�哉
akatsuki ni hitoge mo mienu harasu kana

at dawn
not a soul in sight...
lotus blossoms

1803

.白蓮�二筋三��柳哉
shiro hasu ni ni suji san suji yanagi kana

in the white lotuses
two or three strands
of willow

1803

.�����樋��迄蓮�花
sesenagi no toi no kuchi made hasu no hana

even in the mouth
of the gutter pipe...
lotuses

1803

.蓮�香を������り岡�家
hasu no ka wo ushiro ni shitari oka no ie

the scent of lotuses
in the back
house on a hill

1803

.山�����られ�百��花
yama matsu ni fukitsukerareshi yuri no hana

against the mountain pine
they're blown...
lilies

1803

.我見�も久��蟾や百��花
ware mite mo hisashiki hiki ya yuri no hana

staring at me
on and on...
toad in the lilies

1803

.浮��花より低�通り��
ukigusa no hana yori hikuki tôri kana

duckweed blooms--
and below that
a street

1803

.浮�や黒�����ら�ら�
ukigusa ya kuroi ko chô no hira-hira to

duckweed--
a little black butterfly
flitting

1803

.麦刈��二見所�榎哉
mugi kari no fuji mi-dokoro no enoki kana

a Mount Fuji viewing spot
for wheat harvesters...
hackberry tree

1803

.山水�����るや田麦刈
yama mizu no mizo ni amaru ya ta mugi kari

leftovers in the mountain
spring's ditch...
wheat harvest

1803

.麦刈�用�も��や���竹
mugi kari no yôsha mo nashi ya kotoshi take

the wheat harvesters
show no mercy...
young bamboo

1803

.��竹�起�ん��れ�電り
waka take no okin to sureba inabikari

just as young bamboo
start to rise...
lightning flash

1803

.��れ���我�畠も茄�哉
okurebase ni ware ga hatake mo nasubi kana

also running late--
my garden's
eggplants

1803

.苗売�通る跡より����
naeuri no tôru ato yori hatsu nasubi

where the seedling
seller passed...
first eggplant

1803

.も一日葉陰�見��茄�哉
mo ichi nichi ha kage ni mitaki nasubi kana

one more day
of leafy shade for you...
eggplant

1803

.駒���門�����葉哉
koma tsunagu kado no kuize ni wakaba kana

on the gate's post
where the pony is tied...
fresh green leaves

1803

.大蛇�二日目���茂り哉
ôhebi no futsukame ni tsuku shigeri kana

for the second day
the same big snake...
thick summer grasses

1803

.日々�四五本�るや�歓�花
nichi-nichi ni shi go hon chiru ya nemu no hana

every day
four or five fall...
Sleeping Tree's blossoms

1803

.�梅�蟻���も通��ん
aoume ni ari no omoi mo tsûjiken

the green plum
also accepts the feeling
of the ant

1803

.探る梅��蛙�を��也
saguru ume eda no kawazu no oshige nari

groping for plums--
the frog on the branch
is magnanimous

1803

.秋寒や行�先々�人�家
akisamu ya yuku saki-zaki wa hito no ie

autumn cold--
wherever I go people
have homes

1803

.��る日や��れ此世�秋寒�
utsuru hi ya aware kono yo wa aki samuki

daylight--
this damned world
of cold autumn!

1803

.漸寒�後������山
yaya samuki ushiro ni tôshi tsukuba yama

nippy air--
far to my back
is Mount Tsukuba

1803

.��寒�国���込むゆ��哉
hada samuki kuni ni fumikomu yûbe kana

skin-chilling air
strolls into the land...
evening falls

1803

.�寒��ん�や�も��稲葉哉
asa-zamu ni tonjaku mo naki inaba kana

paying no heed
to morning's cold...
shoots of rice

1803

.念入�竹を見る人�寒�
nen irete take wo miru hito asa samuki

he checks the bamboo
with concern...
morning cold

1803

.活��門�夜寒や竹�月
ikisugishi kado no yozamu ya take no tsuki

living too long
a cold night at the gate...
moon in bamboo

1803

.殻俵����見�る夜寒哉
kara tawara tataite mitaru yozamu kana

beating the empty
straw bag--nothing!
a cold night

1803

.��ら�ら��顔��も夜寒哉
hi chira-chira dono kaotsuki mo yozamu kana

by flickering lamplight
someone's face...
a cold night

1803

.見る程�木��山��夜寒哉
miru hodo no ki sae yama sae yozamu kana

all I can see
a tree, a mountain...
a cold night

1803

.より��る度�冷��柱哉
yorikakaru tabi ni hiyatsuku hashira kana

while leaning on it
it's turned chilly...
the post

1803

.一����親��鳥よ秋�暮
hitotsu naku wa oya nashi tori yo aki no kure

all alone
the orphan bird chirps...
autumn dusk

1803

.我���も��り秋�暮
waga ueshi matsu mo oi keri aki no kure

even the pine tree
I planted grows old!
autumn dusk

1803

.��長�夜�申��る夜永哉
baka nagaki yo to môshitaru yonaga kana

"It's a foolishly long
night!" I say
in the long night

1803

.耳際��風�噴�夜永哉
mimi-giwa ni matsukaze no fuku yonaga kana

the pine wind
blows in my ear...
a long night

1803

.天��都����泣やらん
ama[-no-]gawa miyako no utsuke naku yaran

Milky Way--
maybe the fools of Kyoto
are crying

1803

.雲形���見�り�り天��
kumogata ni nete mitari keri ama[-no-]gawa

a cloud zigzags
above where I lie...
Milky Way

1803

.���も���られ�り天��
shiru nabe mo nagamerare keri ama[-no-]gawa

a clear view
in the soup kettle...
Milky Way

1803

.深���所も�り�り天��
fuka sôna toko mo ari keri ama-no-gawa

some spots up there
look deep...
heaven's river of stars

1803

.我星����旅�や天��
waga hoshi wa doko ni tabine ya ama-no-gawa

where will my star
stop for the night?
Milky Way

1803

.投られ�角力も交�る月よ哉
nagarareshi sumô mo majiru tsuki yo kana

the defeated wrestler, too
joins the crowd...
bright moon

1803

.西���便も��月よ哉
nishi muite shôben mo senu tsuki yo kana

no westward facing
pissing tonight...
bright moon

1803

.�月�翌���り夜�雨
meigetsu wa asu to nari keri yoru no ame

the harvest moon
comes tomorrow...
evening rain

1803

.姥��山��ら�る今宵哉
ubasute no yama no ura miru koyoi kana

behind a mountain
where the old were left to die...
tonight's moon

1803

.��雨��月夜や�五日
kusa no ame matsu no tsuki yo ya jû go nichi

rain in the grass
moon in the pine...
night of the 15th

1803

.白石����心�月見哉
shira ishi no shiroki kokoro no tsukimi kana

on the white rock's
white heart...
moon-gazing

1803

.�月も����空�毛�人
meigetsu mo sonata no sora zo ketôjin

harvest moon
up in that sky...
for foreigners, too!

1803

.刈株�����水や秋日和
karikabu no ushiro no mizu ya akibiyori

there's water
beyond the stubble...
clear fall weather

1803

.秋雨や�も����る�頭
akisame ya tomoshibi utsuru hizagashira

autumn rain--
the lamplight lights
my knees

1803

.秋�雨��夜�入�榎哉
aki no ame tsui yo ni irishi enoki kana

autumn rain--
night begins now
for the hackberry tree

1803

.馬���故郷��るる秋�雨
uma no ko no kokyô hanaruru aki no ame

the pony leaves
his home village...
autumn rain

1803

.片袖�風冷��や秋�雨
kata sode no kaze hiya tsuku ya aki no ame

the wind chills
one sleeve...
autumn rain

1803

.喰��瓜���葉や秋�雨
kui sute no uri no wakaba ya aki no ame

the half-eaten melon's
young green leaf...
autumn rain

1803

.�明�親待�鳥や秋�雨
kuchi akete oya matsu tori ya aki no ame

its mouth open
waiting for mother...
baby bird in the autumn rain

1803

.田����郷���秋�雨
ta no kari no furusato ika ni aki no ame

what's your home village like
rice field goose?
autumn rain

1803

.�節����ら��や秋�雨
hizabushi ni hi no chirameku ya aki no ame

lamplight glimmers
on my knees...
autumn rain

1803

.�よ�長��四五本�秋�雨
hyoronagaki kusa shi go hon ni aki no ame

on four or five
slender blades of grass
autumn rain

1803

.��木も在所���り秋�雨
matsu no ki mo zaisho-meki keri aki no ame

even the pine tree
looks rustic...
autumn rain

1803

.秋�風親���我を���り
aki no kaze oyanaki ni ware wo fuku soburi

the autumn wind
blows as if it knows
I'm an orphan

1803

.大根�二葉�れ�や秋�風
daikon no futaba ureshi ya aki no kaze

two leaves of radish
rejoice!
autumn wind

1803

.一人��皆去��り秋�風
hitori-zutsu mina sari ni keri aki no kaze

one by one
everyone has left...
autumn wind

1803

.日�暮や人�顔より秋�風
hi no kure ya hito no kao yori aki no kaze

sunset--
from people's faces
the autumn wind

1803

.夕月�������を秋�風
yûzuki no kebakebashisa wo aki no kaze

shining up
the evening moon...
autumn wind

1803

.露��や石�下より��花
tsuyukesa ya ishi no shita yori kusa no hana

humidity--
from beneath a stone
wildflowers

1803

.露��や�一本も秋�体
tsuyukeshi ya kusa ippon mo aki no tei

humidity--
even one blade of grass
is autumn

1803

.�露�袖�ら��り���り
asa tsuyu no sode kara keburi hajime keri

signs of morning dew
start to show...
my sleeves

1803

.活��脛を���や��露
ikisugishi sune wo tataku ya kusa no tsuyu

hitting shins
that have lived too long...
grass's dew

1803

.大��笠�も��る夜露哉
daimyô no kasa ni mo kakaru yo tsuyu kana

clinging to the lord's
umbrella-hat too...
evening dew

1803

.��年�顔�皺見ゆる�籠哉
onaji toshi no kao no shiwa miyuru tôro kana

a wrinkled face
he's my age...
lanterns for the dead

1803

.�籠や����瓦��葎
tôrô ya kinou no kawara kyô mugura

Bon lanterns--
yesterday's roof tiles
today are weeds

1803

.盆�籠三ッ二ッ見�や���り
bon tôro mitsu futatsu mite yame ni keri

stopping to watch
three, two...
lanterns for the dead

1803

.�陰���ら�人�白�哉
matsu kage ni odoranu hito no shirosa kana

in pine-tree shade
the one who doesn't dance
ivory white

1803

.���を��耳を離れ�星今よ�
kaji no oto wa mimi wo hanarezu hoshi ko yoi

the sound of oars
lingers...
good stars tonight

1803

.���り�煙も���星今よ�
kawagari no kemuri mo todoke hoshi ko yoi

for the fisherman's
rising smoke too...
good stars tonight

1803

.七夕�相伴�出る�辺哉
tanabata no shôban ni deru kawabe kana

going outside
to enjoy Tanabata night...
river beach

1803

.七夕や親�り��る人�舟
tanabata ya oya arigenaru hito no fune

Tanabata night--
the man in the boat
must be a dad

1803

.七夕や�れ�方を枕��
tanabata ya nagare no hô wo makura shite

Tanabata night--
adjusting my pillow
to watch the flow

1803

.七夕や大和�男三分一
tanabata ya yamato wa otoko san bun ichi

Tanabata in Great Japan--
one out of three
are male

1803

.�����ん�り����星迎
nesobette funzori kaette hoshi mukae

lying on my back
legs stretched forth...
stars of Tanabata

1803

.���り�入日���り�角力
kyôgiri no irihi sashi keri kachi sumô

the sun sets
on the tournament...
sumo champion

1803

.正��親�顔也��角力
shômen wa oya no kao nari make-zumô

sitting in front
his father's face...
defeated wrestler

1803

.案山��も�����れ�栖哉
kagashi ni mo ushiro mukareshi sumika kana

even the scarecrow
turns his back to it...
my home

1803

.�音や鳴��音や明近�
kawa oto ya naruko no oto ya ake chikaki

sound of river
sound of bird clapper...
daybreak is near

1803

.赤兀�山�贔屓や����
akahage no yama no hiiki ya tô-ginuta

favoring
Mount Akahage...
distant cloth-pounding

1803

.片耳�尾上��や�夜砧
kata mimi wa onoe no kane ya sayo-ginuta

in one ear a bell
on the ridge, someone pounding cloth
in the evening

1803

.砧打夜より雨�る榎哉
kinuta utsu yo yori ame furu enoki kana

pounding cloth
in the night...
rain on the hackberry tree

1803

.�も手も人並����夜砧
kuchi mo te mo hitonami de nashi sayo-ginuta

her mouth and hands
not like everyone's...
evening cloth-pounding

1803

.洪水�去年���也�夜砧
kôzui wa kozo no kyô nari sayo-ginuta

the flood was exactly
a year ago...
evening cloth-pounding

1803

.更���蕎麦�主や�夜砧
sarashina no soba no aruji ya sayo-ginuta

the lord of Sarashina's
buckwheat fields...
evening cloth-pounding

1803

.更��や闇�方���夜砧
sarashina ya kuraki hô ni wa sayo-ginuta

Sarashina--
in a dark direction
evening cloth-pounding

1803

.昼中�須磨�秋也�砧
hiruchû no suma no aki nari tôginuta

this afternoon in Suma
autumn begins...
distant cloth-pounding

1803

.�男鹿�角引����葎哉
saoshika no tsuno hikkakeshi mugura kana

dangling from
the young buck's antler
weeds

1803

.鴉��推���る堅田哉
karasume ga suisan shitaru katada kana

a crow pays
the wild geese a visit...
rice field

1803

.������られ�り�田��
ko karasu ni anadoraretari oda no kari

the little crow
is snubbed...
rice field geese

1803

.殺�れ����も��よ�田��
korosare ni kotoshi mo kita yo oda no kari

another year
they're back for the massacre...
rice field geese

1803

.殺�れ���行�天��
korosare ni minami e yuku ka amatsu kari

flying south
for the slaughter?
celestial geese

1803

.一群�今��顔や�田��
hito mure wa ima kita kao ya oda no kari

a new face
in the flock...
rice field geese

1803

.待�も�����り����哉
machi mo senu karasu ga orishi katada kana

unexpectedly
a crow comes down...
rice field

1803

.夕暮�鴉��り�も片田哉
yûgure wa karasu ga orite mo katada kana

as evening falls
a crow comes down too...
rice field

1803

.���ら我家忘れ�行燕
mata kitara waga ya wasure na yuku tsubame

when you return
don't forget my house!
departing swallows

1803

.人�世も我もよ�也�����
hito no yo mo waga mo yoshi nari tobu inago

"The world of man
and me are good!"
locusts fly

1803

.�られ�夜より雨�る�り�り�
suterareshi yo yori ame furu kirigirisu

after a wasted night
the rain falls...
katydid

1803

.��も死�近�入り���花
kyô mo shinu ni chikaki irite kusa no hana

today again
death draws closer...
the wildflowers

1803

.染�����り�れ���花
somefusa no tsuppari torete kiku no hana

their many colors
fade so soon...
chrysanthemums

1803

.�顔���咲��りよ所�家
asagao no koku saki ni keri yoso no ie

morning glories
blooming thick...
someone else's house

1803

.�顔や�����れ�通り雨
asagao ya shitataka nureshi tôri ame

morning glories
utterly drenched...
a passing rain

1803

.今時�人��見��窓�蔦
imadoki no hito to wa mirenu mado no tsuta

nowadays
I see no people...
window ivy

1803

.蔦紅葉も一�家を���也
tsuta momiji mo hitotsu ie wo hoshige nari

red autumn ivy--
another house
I wish I had

1803

.��蔦紅葉���ら�られ�り
matsu no tsuta momiji shite kara kirare keri

pine's ivy--
after leaves turn red
cut down

1803

.御馬����れ�り��花
on-uma no he nagare keri hagi no hana

Sir Horse's fart
wafting over...
blooming bush clover

1803

.乱れ�門�葎���ら��
midare hagi kado no mugura ni otoraji to

disheveled bush clover--
wild like
weeds by the gate

1803

.痩�や��陰�ら咲�むる
yase hagi ya matsu no kage kara saki somuru

scrawny bush clover
in pine tree shade...
blooming now

1803

.膳先����り出�り葛紅葉
zen saki e nosabari detari kuzu momiji

swaggering toward
the dinner tray...
autumn-red arrowroot

1803

.水上も秋����り葛蔓
minakami mo aki ni nashitari kuzu kazura

the headwaters too
usher in autumn...
arrowroot vines

1803

.神風��や�給�稲葉哉
kamikaze no haya fuki tamau inaba kana

the divine wind
blows a blessing...
spears of rice

1803

.大豚�顔出��り芦�花
ôbuta no kao idashi keri ashi no hana

a big pig
sticks out his face...
blooming reeds

1803

.�下�知識�門よ夕紅葉
kawa shimo wa chishiki no kado yo yûmomiji

downstream, the gate
to knowledge...
evening's red leaves

1803

.���地を�む心也夕紅葉
fumanu chi wo fumu kokoro nari yûmomiji

pulled by my heart
to step where none have stepped...
evening's red leaves

1803

.二軒��作る葱や柿紅葉
ni ken shite tsukuru nebuka ya kaki momiji

green onions raised
by two households...
red persimmon leaves

1803

.�ら�ん�二人��見る一葉哉
arakan to futari nete miru hito ha kana

lying down with
the holy man we watch...
one leaf fall

1803

.活��脛を打��一葉哉
ikisugishi sune wo tatakeba hito ha kana

hitting shins
that have lived too long...
one leaf falls

1803

.起々�片��抱�一葉哉
oki-oki ni kata hiza dakeba hito ha kana

waking up
it's hugging one knee...
one fallen leaf

1803

.白露���所也�一葉
shiro tsuyu no oki tokoro nari kiri hito ha

a chalice
for the silver dew...
paulownia leaf

1803

.月影����方より一葉哉
tsukikage no sasanu hô yori hito ha kana

from where moonlight
doesn't shine...
a paulownia leaf

1803

.人去��行�����一葉
hito satte andon kiete kiri hito ha

people have gone
lanterns have died...
a paulownia leaf falls

1803

.���������日立�一葉哉
fuwa-fuwa to shite ikuhi tatu hito ha kana

softly, softly
a lucky day dawns...
one leaf falls

1803

.痩臑を抱����り�一葉
yase-zune wo daki-awase keri kiri hito ha

falling to hug
these skinny shins...
paulownia leaf

1803

.夕暮や��を�����一葉
yûgure ya hiza wo idakeba mata hito ha

as evening falls
another hugs my lap...
paulownia leaf

1803

.山椒を���込ん�る���哉
sanshô wo tsukami kondaru ko nabe kana

taking hold
of the mountain pepper...
little kettle

1803

.手��������茸哉
te no mae ni chô no ikitsuku kinoko kana

it's all yours
butterfly, take a rest
on the mushroom

1803

.�茸�む�れ�立��山兎
matsutake ni musarete tatsu ka yama usagi

did you pop up
with the matsutake mushrooms?
mountain rabbit

1803

.京�師走高��笑��哉
kyô no shiwasu takami ni warau hotoke kana

Kyoto's Twelfth Month--
in a high place
Buddha laughs

1803

.�����師走月よ�榎哉
kero-kero to shiwasu-zuki yo no enoki kana

indifferent--
the hackberry tree
in Twelfth Month

1803

.旅�空師走も二��日哉
tabi no sora shiwasu mo ni jû ku nichi kana

a traveler's sky--
Twelfth Month
29th day

1803

.今時分�寒�入るらん夜念�
ima jibun no kan no iruran yo nembutsu

the cold season
must be here...
evening prayers

1803

.�雨�中�寒�入��り
furu ame no naka ni mo kan no iri ni keri

even from falling rain
stabbing
cold

1803

.井戸���錠���り�寒�哉
ido no sae jô no kakarishi samusa kana

even the well
is padlocked...
winter cold

1803

.掌�酒飯��る寒�哉
tenohira ni sakameshi keburu samusa kana

palms
in the cooking smoke
winter cold

1803

.鳥�羽�������る寒�哉
tori no ha no hisashi ni sawaru samusa kana

bird wings
brush against the eaves...
winter cold

1803

.�れ木�ア�コ������暮�
nagare-gi no achi-kochi to shite toshi kurenu

driftwood floating
this way, that way...
ends the year

1803

.片��海手�風や冬�月
kata kabe ni umite no kaze ya fuyu no tsuki

over one wall
the sea wind blows...
winter moon

1803

.冬�月����り�り���窓
fuyu no tsuki sashikakari keri ushiro mado

the winter moon
hanging over...
back window

1803

.冬�月�元�出る山家哉
fuyu no tsuki hizamoto ni deru yamaga kana

the winter moon
on my lap...
mountain home

1803

.�郷�高���り����れ
furusato ni takai sugi ari hatsu shigure

cedars are tall
in my hometown...
first winter rain

1803

.�時雨馬も御紋を��り�り
hatsu shigure uma mo o-mon wo kitari keri

first winter rain--
even the warlord's horse
wears his crest

1803

.一時�二ッ時雨�山家哉
ittoki ni futatsu shigureshi yamaga kana

right away
a second winter rainfall...
mountain home

1803

.北時雨�を��顔������
kita shigure hi wo taku kao no kinakusaki

cold northern rain--
the fire-starter's face
smells burnt

1803

.��り立隣�家を時雨哉
keburi tatsu tonari no ie wo shigure kana

on the neighbor's house
where smoke rises...
winter rain

1803

.��るるや牛�引�れ�善光寺
shigururu ya ushi ni hikarete zenkôji

winter rain--
led by a cow
to Zenkô Temple

1803

.��れ��れ時雨���り痩男
fukare fukare shigure ki ni keri yase otoko

windblown here they come--
the winter rain
the thin man

1803

.山�家������時雨哉
yama no ie tagai chigai ni shigure kana

mountain house--
it's off, it's on
the winter rain

1803

.夕時雨馬も�郷�����
yû shigure uma mo furusato e muite naku

rainy winter night--
the horse neighs too
toward his home village

1803

.夕時雨���り立や田鶴
yûshigure sukkuri tatsu ya ta tsuru

evening of winter rain--
a rice field crane
stands tall

1803

.夜時雨�顔を見��り親�門
yo shigure no kao wo mise keri oya no kado

in night's winter rain
a face...
his parents' gate

1803

.我上��り�時雨や上�山
waga ue ni furishi shiture ya kazusa yama

winter rain
pouring down on me...
Kazusa mountains

1803

.時雨雲毎日��る榎哉
shigure-gumo mainichi kakaru enoki kana

winter raincloud
every day snagged
in the hackberry tree

1803

.三度��旅も����時雨雲
san do kuu tabi mottaina shigure-gumo

three meals a day
this trip, too much!
winter storm clouds

1803

.風寒�寒�寒��瓦�哉
kaze samushi samushi samushi to gwatô kana

"The wind
is cold! cold! cold!"
ceramic lamp

1803

.木�ら��夜�入��る榎哉
kogarashi no yo ni irikakaru enoki kana

settling into a night
of winter wind...
hackberry tree

1803

.木�ら�や鋸屑��る辻�家
kogarashi ya ogakuzu keburu tsuji no ie

winter wind--
smoke from a sawdust fire
house at the crossroads

1803

.木�ら�や門�見��る�行�
kogarashi ya kado ni mietaru ko andon

winter wind--
looking in the gate
with a little lantern

1803

.木�ら�や��際�る馬�桶
kogarashi ya kabe no kiwa naru ume no oke

winter wind--
on the wall's ledge
the horse's bucket

1803

.木�ら�や����る今�人
kogarashi ya kono saka suguru ima no hito

winter wind--
this hill's enough
for people today

1803

.木�ら�や隣����淡�島
kogarashi ya tonari to iu wa awajishima

winter wind--
Awaji Island is called
"neighbor"

1803

.木�ら�や枕元�る淡�島
kogarashi ya makura moto naru awajishima

winter wind--
next to my pillow
Awaji Island

1803

.乙�も索を綯るや冬日�
otomatsu mo nawa wo naeru ya fuyu hinata

the youngest child too
twining rope...
sunny spot in winter

1803

.�雪������る�哉
hatsu yuki ni kiku ojishitaru okina kana

hearing of first snow
a dreadful thing...
old man

1803

.�雪�������る�鬢哉
hatsu yuki no fuwa-fuwa kakaru kobin kana

the first snow
softly, softly clings...
side lock of hair

1803

.五日月此世�雪も見倦��
itsuka tsuki kono yo no yuki mo mi aite ka

fifth-day moon--
do you also get tired
of this world's snow?

1803

.海音�塀�北也夜�雪
umi oto wa hei no kita nari yoru no yuki

sound of ocean
north of the wall...
night snow

1803

.七りん�門も旭や��雪
shichirin no kado mo asahi ya kusa no yuki

rising sun--
brazier at the gate
snow on the grass

1803

.夜々�雪を�也�雑炊
yoru yoru no yuki wo tomo nari nazôsui

night after night
paired with the snow...
vegetable rice gruel

1803

.真昼����る也��ら雪
mappiru no kusa ni furu nari tabira yuki

onto high noon's grasses
flitting down...
snowflakes

1803

.衛士�������もゆる霰哉
eji no hi no masu-masu moyuru arare kana

the imperial guard's fire
blazes still more...
hailstones

1803

.玉霰�れ�����哉
tama arare fure to wa uenu kashiwa kana

hey hailstones!
keep falling and the oak
won't grow

1803

.���ら�月夜��り���れ哉
keshikaranu tsuki yo to narishi mizore kana

strange--
the moon shining
while sleet falls

1803

.酒��戸�明りや��れ�る
sakagomo no toguchi akari ya mizore furu

my sake keg
unwrapped and open...
sleet pouring down

1803

.酒飯�掌���る��れ哉
sakameshi no tenohira ni kakaru mizore kana

my tea-boiled rice
in the palm of my hand...
falling sleet

1803

.��れ���尻�先�月よ哉
mizore haku kojiri no saki no tsuki yo kana

sweeping sleet--
at the rafter's metal tip
a bright moon

1803

.夕��れ竹一本もむ����
yû mizore take ippon mo mutsukashiki

night sleet--
even my bamboo plant
in a rotten mood

1803

.ゆ�����る垣根也��れ�る
yudejiru no keburu kakine nari mizore furu

steam from boiling soup
a fence...
falling sleet

1803

.一人��も��り���霜
ichininmae na mo aomi keri kesa no shimo

my full serving of vegetables
all greens...
morning frost

1803

.起々�����音や��霜
oki-oki ni kusame no oto ya kusa no shimo

waking up
with a sneeze...
frost on the grass

1803

.掌�酒飯��る今��霜
tenohira ni sakameshi keburu kesa no shimo

warming my palms
in the cooking smoke...
morning frost

1803

.��より�高股立や今��霜
toshiyori no takamomodachi ya kesa no shimo

the old man's skirt
hiked up his thighs...
morning frost

1803

.��れ家�日�������れ�哉
kakurega ni hi no hoka-hoka to kareno kana

on a secluded house
the warm sun...
withered fields

1803

.片袖�風�通��れ�哉
kata sode ni kaze fuki-tôsu kareno kana

through one sleeve
the wind passes...
withered fields

1803

.�七人����れ���家哉
ko shichi nin sawagu kareno no ko ie kana

a seven-child ruckus
in withered fields...
little house

1803

.��り��り��り雨�る�れ�哉
zaburi-zaburi-zaburi ame furu kareno kana

splish-splash
splash-splish the rain...
withered fields

1803

.近���ら��人や枯野原
chikamichi wa kiraina hito ya kareno hara

he hates taking
the shortcut...
withered fields

1803

.鳥を�る鳥も枯野���り哉
tori wo toru tori mo kareno no keburi kana

a bird of prey
and smoke...
over withered fields

1803

.虫除�札��より�より�れ�哉
mushiyoke no fuda no hyoro-hyoro kareno kana

the anti-insect charm
flutters, flutters...
withered fields

1803

.影������似�り�時雨
kagebôshi no okina ni nitari hatsu shigure

my shadow looks
like the Old Man's!
first winter rain

1803

.�����人交り�里神楽
toshiue no hito majiwarite sato kagura

an old man
joins in too...
Shinto dancers

1803

.此程�梅�����寒念�
kono hodo no ume ni kamawazu kan nebutsu

ignoring the blooming
plum trees...
winter prayers

1803

.��代を�も諷�や餅�臼
kimi ga yo wo tori mo utau ya mochi no usu

even a rooster singing
Great Japan!
rice cake tub

1803

.も���������り�角田�
mochi tsuki wa ushiro ni narinu sumida-gawa

the rice cake pounding
is now behind me...
Sumida River

1803

.���り�鶴も下�る畠哉
toshitori ni tsuru mo oritaru hatake kana

also a year older
the crane flies down...
a field

1803

.狩�屋�夜明也�り犬�鈴
kari koya no yoake nari keri inu no suzu

dawn
at the hunting shack...
the dog's bell

1803

.���木��一度��れ深山霧
ajiroki ni ma ichi do kakare miyama-giri

his wicker fishing trap
built once more...
deep mountain haze

1803

.親��や�打��也����屋
oya no oya no uchishi kui nari ajiro koya

the posts driven in
by his father's father...
wicker fish trap

1803

.親�世�生�蔦�よ����屋
oya no yo ni haeshi tsuta ka yo ajiro koya

did his father
plant this ivy?
wicker fish trapper hut

1803

.三四本�れ寄�る��木哉
san yo hon nagare yosetaru toshige kana

three or four have
drifted to shore...
firewood for the new year

1803

.�二颪真�も���る頭巾哉
fuji oroshi matamo ni kakaru zukin kana

in the teeth
of Mount Fuji's wind...
winter skullcap

1803

.昼比�も�り���む��ん哉
hiru-goro ni modorite tatamu futon kana

around noon
I come back to fold it up...
futon

1803

.三�五�星見���む��ん哉
mitsu itsutsu hoshi mite tatamu futon kana

three or five stars
by the time I fold it...
futon

1803

.御迎����鳴也冬篭
o-mukai no kane no naru nari fuyugomori

the death bell
tolls at the temple...
winter seclusion

1803

.親も斯見られ�山や冬篭
oya mo kô mirareshi yama ya fuyugomori

my father saw
this same damn mountain...
winter seclusion

1803

.清水を江戸���れや冬篭
kiyo mizu wo edo no hazure ya fuyugomori

for pure water
go to Edo's outskirts...
winter seclusion

1803

.浅���昼も�よ�よ土�鉢
asajiu wa hiru mo ne yoge yo tsuchi hibachi

among tufted grasses
a good midday nap...
ceramic brazier

1803

.��門も貧�����鉢哉
kusa no to mo bimbô mekanu hibachi kana

even my bramble door
looks less shoddy...
little brazier

1803

.暮るる迄日�����り土�鉢
kururu made hi no sashi ni keri tsuchi hibachi

the sun shines
only till sunset...
ceramic brazier

1803

.�風�真西��也大�鉢
kawa kaze no manishi fuku nari ôhibachi

the river's wind
blows due west...
a big brazier

1803

.町内�一番起���鉢哉
chônai no ichiban oki no hibachi kana

the best blazing
fire in town...
my brazier

1803

.二日程座り込ん�る�鉢哉
futsuka hodo suwari kondaru hibachi kana

almost two days now
squatting inside...
by my brazier

1803

.�ん���夕日�む���鉢哉
bon no kubo yûhi ni mukete hibachi kana

on the nape
of my neck, setting sun
and hibachi

1803

.�風�����る�鉢哉
matsukaze no fuki-furushitaru hibachi kana

that wind through pines
is getting old...
little brazier

1803

.峯�����見よ���鉢哉
mine no matsu shibashi mi yo tote hibachi kana

a quick look
at the pine on the peak...
then my brazier!

1803

.赤人見る槇を���炬燵哉
aka hito miru maki wo uete kotatsu kana

red-faced he watches
his yew shrub grow...
brazier

1803

.�戸出や炬燵������山
asa tode ya kotatsu to matsu to tsukuba yama

leaving at dawn--
brazier, pines
and Mount Tsukuba

1803

.���身��れ������燵哉
ono ga mi ni narete hi no nai kotatsu kana

emulating me--
brazier
without fire

1803

.���炬燵を���ゆ��哉
kawaberi ni katatsu wo samasu yûbe kana

on the riverbank
the brazier goes cold...
evening

1803

.��や炬燵�酔を���人
kawaberi ya kotatsu no yoi wo samasu hito

riverbank--
the drunk man's brazier
goes cold

1803

.�天よ炬燵や�らよ淋��よ
nanten yo kotatsu yagura yo sabishisa yo

southern sky--
by the watchtower's brazier
lonely

1803

.赤�実も粒々転る粉炭哉
akai mi mo tsubu-tsubu korogaru kozumi kana

red berries too
roll and tumble...
little charcoals

1803

.赤�実�何�実��も��り��
akai mi wa nan no mi ka somo hakari-zumi

how many red berries
amid the charcoals
on the scale?

1803

.起��ら���也��り炭
okite kara karasu kiku nari okori-zumi

after getting up
I hear a crow...
starting my charcoal fire

1803

.��ん��ん�炭���り�夜明哉
kan-kan to sumi no okorishi yoake kana

charcoal catching
fire blazes fiercely...
dawn

1803

.炭���腕���る夜雨哉
sumi kudaku kaina ni kakaru yoame kana

charcoal-smashing
arms charcoal-dusted...
evening rain

1803

.炭���������よ藪隣
sumi no hi no fukubukushisa yo yabu tonari

a charcoal fire
happy and well...
the thicket next door

1803

.炭��も貧���れ����哉
sumi no hi mo bimbô gozare to iube kana

even my charcoal fire
piss-poor...
evening

1803

.雷盆�上手������り炭
suribachi no jyôzu ni kekete okori-zumi

nicely done
in my earthen mortar...
charcoal fire

1803

.鳴���ら�ら時�炭�哉
naku tori no hara-hara toki no sumibi kana

the rooster flaps and crows
"It's time!"
morning's charcoal fire

1803

.二三俵粉炭��るも�や�哉
ni san hyô kozumi ni naru mo hayasu kana

two or three bags
of little charcoals...
so quick

1803

.�����椿咲�り炭��る
pachi-pachi to tsubaki saki keri sumi keburi

snap and crackle
the camellia blooms
the coal fire smokes

1803

.昔人�雨夜�似�り��り炭
mukashi-bito no amayo ni nitari hakari-zumi

like a rainy night
in olden times...
charcoal on the scale

1803

.藪����々��よ��り炭
yabu-goshi ni fukubukushisa yo okori-zumi

through the thicket
happy and well...
morning's charcoal fire

1803

.夜々�炭��者���り哉
yoru yoru wa sumi hi fukusha no hitori kana

night after night
my charcoal fire...
lucky but alone

1803

.�����命も�るや炭俵
kyôkyô to inochi mo heru ya sumidawara

fearfully fast
your life slips away too...
charcoal bag

1803

.���り����り立�炭俵
gessori to hoshiheri tachinu sumi-dawara

disappointment--
my dried-out sagging
bag of charcoal

1803

.炭も�や俵�底�三ケ�月
sumi mo haya tawara no soko zo mika no tsuki

my charcoal goes quickly--
bag's bottom
lit by a sickle moon

1803

.忽�淋���り�炭俵
tachimachi ni sabishiku narinu sumidawara

in just a twinkling
you've gotten low...
charcoal bag

1803

.場������間も��炭俵
bafusage to omou ma mo nashi sumidawara

no sooner than I thought
it an obstacle...
charcoal bag

1803

.炭𥧄��り込られ�旭哉
sumigama ni nurikomerareshi asahi kana

sealed inside
the charcoal kiln...
a rising sun

1803

.赤�実�粒々転る��ん哉
akai mi no tsubu-tsubu korogaru tadon kana

red berries too
roll and tumble...
briquettes

1803

.雨�日や��を���夕���
ame no hi ya hota wo fumaete yû nagame

rainy day--
tramping over firewood
to my evening's gazing

1803

.�れ����方����哉
ureshisa wa akatsuki kata no hotabi kana

happiness
just before dawn
is a wood fire

1803

.二軒�干����り��雨
ni ken mae hoshi na kaketari kusa no ame

vegetables hung to dry
at two houses...
thatch dripping rain

1803

.二軒�干�も����家哉
ni ken mae hoshi na mo kakeshi ko ie kana

vegetables hung to dry
in front...
two little houses

1803

.御��真��先����哉
mi-hotoke no ma-mukau saki ga kake na kana

smack in front
of Buddha, vegetables
hung to dry

1803

.浅���鰒や見らん人�顔
asamashi to fugu ya miruran hito no kao

looking shameful
to the pufferfish...
people's faces

1803

.親分�家����鰒��
oyabun to ie mukiaute fukuto-jiru

for the headman
in the house facing mine...
pufferfish soup

1803

.京も京京�真中や鰒��
kyô mo kyô kyô no manaka ya fukuto-jiru

Kyoto, Kyoto
in the heart of Kyoto!
pufferfish soup

1803

.�等�親分��ら鰒��
nanjira ga oyabun ikura fukuto-jiru

how much are you bringing
to the headman?
pufferfish soup

1803

.�ら�ら�紅葉�り�り鰒��
hara-hara to momiji chiri keri fukuto-jiru

red leaves
flitting down...
pufferfish soup

1803

.鰒�や大宮人�顔を��
fugu shiru ya ômiyabito no kao wo shite

pufferfish soup--
putting on airs
like a great courtier

1803

.鰒好�窓む����借家哉
fugu-zuki to mado mukiaute kariya kana

a pufferfish soup-lover
in the facing window...
rented house

1803

.鰒������も�る��り哉
fukuto-jiru kuitaku mo naru tsuburi kana

pufferfish soup--
not wanting to eat
the head

1803

.京�も�分�り�や鰒��
miyako ni mo kobun ari to ya fukuto-jiru

in Kyoto
even for apprentices!
pufferfish soup

1803

.もも���大宮人や鰒��
momoshiki no ômiyabito ya fukuto-jiru

for a great courtier
of the imperial palace...
pufferfish soup

1803

.山紅葉�����り鰒��
yama momiji fuki-oroshi keri fukuto-jiru

the mountain's red leaves
blowing down...
pufferfish soup

1803

.片袖�山手�風や鳴�鳥
kata sode wa yamate no kaze ya naku chidori

from one side
wind from the hills...
plovers singing

1803

.夕や����上より�鳥哉
yûyake no nabe no ue yori chidori kana

from atop a kettle
in evening's glow...
a plover's song

1803

.��声水鳥�声夜��ら�
kane no koe mizudori no koe yo wa kuraki

a temple bell tolls
a waterfowl calls...
a dark night

1803

.�る雨�水鳥�も�元気哉
furu ame ni mizudori domo no genki kana

in falling rain
waterfowl...
healthy and spry

1803

.水鳥����任��雨夜哉
mizudori no anata makase no amayo kana

trust in the Buddha
waterfowl!
a rainy night

1803

.水鳥����も行��暮��り
mizudori no dochi e mo yukazu kure ni keri

whichever way
you fly, waterfowl...
it's dusk

1803

.水鳥や人��れ�れ�����
mizudori ya hito wa sore-zore isogashiki

waterfowl--
each and every human
so busy

1803

.��を風������り鰒哉
doko wo kaze ga fuka to hitori fukuto kana

to wherever
the wind may blow it...
a pufferfish

1803

.�ら鰒�顔を�ん出�葉��哉
torafugu no kao wo tsundasu ha kage kana

a tiger pufferfish
face sticks out...
shade of leaves

1803

.葱�葉�顔を�ん出�鰒哉
negi no ha ni kao wo tsundasu fukuto kana

from scallions
a face sticks out...
pufferfish

1803

.都�も���り��り鰒�顔
miyako ni mo mama ari ni keri fugu no kao

even in Kyoto
the same as always...
pufferfish face

1803

.�れ��裾引���る日暮哉
kare hagi ni suso hikkakeru higure kana

my hem caught
on withered bush clover...
sunset

1803

.冬枯��も長閑��売家哉
fuyu kare no hagi mo nodokeku uriya kana

winter's withered bush clover
peaceful too...
house for sale

1803

.赤�実�毒々��よ�れ���
akai mi no dokudokushisa yo kare suzuki

those red berries
are poisonous!
withered plume grass

1803

.�れ���人�売れ�一�家
kare susuki hito ni urareshi hitotsu ie

withered plume grass--
a solitary house
for sale

1803

.一本�翌�夕飯大根哉
ippon wa asu no yûmeshi daikon kana

that one is
tomorrow night's dinner...
radish

1803

.時雨よ�一本残�大根哉
shigure yo to ippon nokosu daikon kana

even if winter rain falls
I'll save this one
radish

1803

.大根引一本���雲を見る
daikon hiku ippon-zutsu ni kumo wo miru

yanking radishes
one by one...
watching the clouds

1803

.むら雨����り立や大根引
murasame ni sukkuri tatsu ya daikon hiki

in the rain shower
standing straight...
the radish puller

1803

.我庵�冬��り�り痩大根
waga io no fuyu wa kitari keri yase daikon

winter arrives
at my hut...
a scrawny radish

1803

.売家�長閑也�り�れ茨
uri ie no nodoka nari keri kare ibara

the house for sale
so peaceful...
withered roses

1803

.枯茨����れ�り先�人
kare ibara nokete kure keri saki no hito

he kindly cleared away
the withered roses...
former owner

1803

.引足�水田也�り枯茨
hiku ashi wa mizuta nari keri kare ibara

its dragged foot
makes a rice paddy...
withered roses

1803

.赤�実�何����も�れ木立
akai mi wa nan no mi ka somo kare kodachi

those red berries
what on earth are they?
withering grove

1803

.二葉三葉根�り�よ�よ冬木立
futaba mi ha nebarizuyosa yo fuyu kodachi

two or three leaves
are tenacious...
winter grove

1803

.�や��夕山畠や散紅葉
koyashi tsumu yû yama hata ya chiru momiji

more fertilizer
for the evening mountain garden...
red leaves fall

1803

.��ら日����入り�り帰り花
atara hi no tsui to iri keri kaeri-bana

sadly sunset
comes fast...
out-of-season blooms

1803

.北窓や人���れ�帰り花
kita mado ya hito anadoreba kaeri-bana

north window--
though scorned by people
out-of-season blooms

1803

.畠人����外や帰り花
hata-bito no omoi no hoka ya kaeri-bana

surprising
the gardener...
out-of-season blooms

1803

.山�����冷�帰り花
yama-gawa no ushiro tsumetashi kaeri-bana

by a mountain stream
catching a chill...
out-of-season blooms

1803

.剰海����冬椿
amatsusae umi e mukatte fuyu tsubaki

also facing
the sea...
winter camellias

1803

.塊���や�抜��り冬椿
tsuchikure no hashiyagi nuke keri fuyu tsubaki

thrusting up
throught dried-up mud...
winter camellias

1803

.�����家�ん���冬椿
hinoke naki ie tsunto shite fuyu tsubaki

"No warmth in this house!"
the stuck-up
winter camellia

1803

.日�目見�冬�椿�咲��り
hi no me minu fuyu no tsubaki no saki ni keri

without seeing sunlight
the winter camellia
blooms

1803

.世����家��ん���冬椿
yo ni awanu ie no tsunto shite fuyu tsubaki

"No society here!"
the stuck-up
winter camellia

1803

.七郷�柱���む榎哉
shichigô no hashira to tanomu enoki kana

the pillar marking
Shichigo village...
hackberry tree

1803

.晴天�真昼���り出る哉
seiten no mahiru ni hitori izuru kana

a clear sky
at high noon...
walking out alone

1804

.元日���る程�曇る也
ganjitsu no nesoberu hodo wa kumoru nari

on New Year's Day
tall as a sleeping man...
the clouds

1804

.正月やよ所�咲�も梅�花
shôgatsu ya yoso ni saite mo ume no hana

First Month--
the plum trees blooming
elsewhere

1804

.�土��り�����花�春
mata tsuchi ni narisokonaute hana no haru

once again
I've managed not to die...
blossoming spring

1804

.��春�竹一本�柳哉
waga haru wa take ippon ni yanagi kana

my spring--
a bit of bamboo
and a willow sprig

1804

.春立や四�三年人�飯
haru tatsu ya shi jû san nen hito no meshi

spring begins--
forty three years
fed by strangers

1804

.春立や見���れ�筑波山
haru tatsu ya mi-furishitaredo tsukuba yama

spring begins--
Mount Tsukuba a vision
from long ago

1804

.春立やよ������人�顔
haru tatsu ya yoshino wa oroka hito no kao

spring begins--
in Yoshino the faces
of fools

1804

.中々���ら����日哉
naka-naka ni kazaranu matsu no hatsu hi kana

without a shred
of pine decoration...
the year's first dawn

1804

.上段�代��日哉旅�家
jôdan no yo no hatsu hi kana tabi no ie

I greet the year's first dawn
in the top bunk...
inn

1804

.上段�代�先���日哉
jôdan no yo no mazu au hatsu hi kana

in the top bunk
I'm first to greet it...
year's first dawn

1804

.粥��撰らるる�����山
kayuzue ni eraruru eda ga oshio yama

choosing a branch
for her "pregnancy stick"...
Mount Oshio

1804

.や�入�先�立�り���桶
yabuiri no saki ni tachi keri shikimi oke

the homecoming servant
stands in front
visiting graves

1804

.や�入や�����る山神楽
yabuiri ya kinou sugitaru yama kagura

homecoming servant--
Shinto dances on the mountain
ended yesterday

1804

.や�入や先�����墓��
yabuiri ya mazu tsutsuganaki haka no matsu

homecoming servant--
the graveyard's pine
safe and sound

1804

.薮入よ��代歌�麦�雨
yabuiri yo kimi ga yo utae mugi no ame

Servants' Holiday!
sing "Great Japan"
rain on the wheat field

1804

.榎迄引抜れ�る��日哉
enoki made hiki-nukeretaru ne no hi kana

even a hackberry tree
is uprooted...
first day of Rat

1804

.月見よ�引残�れ���哉
tsukimi yo to hiki-nokosareshi ko matsu kana

yanking up trees
he saves one for moon-gazing...
little pine

1804

.門�����や夷�魂消��
kado no matsu oroshi ya ebisu no tamagebeshi

down comes my New Year's pine--
let the god of wealth
be shocked!

1804

.��江も�������門��
sumi no e mo nobetsuke ni shite kado no matsu

a Sumiyoshi shrine charm
attached too...
gate's pine decoration

1804

.�る雪�立���り門��
chiru yuki ni tachiawase keri kado no matsu

keeping the falling
snow company...
New Year's pine

1804

.万歳���り出�よ親�連
manzai no makari ideta yo oyako-zure

the begging actors
pay a visit...
parents and children

1804

.七�を敲�直�や昼時分
nanakusa wo tataki naosu ya hiru jibun

the pounding
of the seven herbs resumes...
noontime

1804

.�ら���鶴も�りる�����
aratamete tsuru mo oriru ka hatsu wakana

are you coming down
crane, to see?
picking herbs

1804

.���������若�哉
kote-kote to nabe kakeshi wakana kana

the kettle's lid
rattle-rattles...
New Year's herbs

1804

.三足程旅�������
miashi hodo tabi mekinu asa wakana

right underfoot
for travelers...
morning's New Year's herbs

1804

.��藪�人�����薺打
ano yabu ni hito no sumeba zo nazuna utsu

in every thicket
where people live...
pounding New Year's herbs

1804

.��世��諷��り餅む��
kimi ga yo no tori fûi keri mochi mushiro

Great Japan's answer
to cock-a-doodle-doo...
rice cake pounding

1804

.親里�水��るる春辺哉
oya-zato e mizu wa nagaruru harube kana

to my home village
the water flows...
springtime

1804

.長閑�や去年�枕���木�根
nodokasa ya kozo no makura wa dono ki no ne

spring peace--
last year which tree root
was my pillow?

1804

.春�日や水���れ�暮残り
haru no hi ya mizu sae areba kure nokori

the spring day's
remnants...
only in the water

1804

.春�夜や瓢���も人��る
haru no yo ya fukube nadete mo hito no kuru

spring evening--
he comes out to pet
the gourd

1804

.�見ゆる木�間�窓や春�雨
kawa miyuru ko no ma no mado ya haru no ame

watching the river
through a window of trees...
spring rain falls

1804

.酒�り���張り�り春�雨
sake ari to kabe ni hari keri haru no ame

"Sake for sale"
a sign on a wall...
spring rain

1804

.春雨����らるる榎哉
harusame de koishigararuru enoki kana

because of spring rain
the dear hackberry tree
is missed

1804

.春雨��れ����る薮�家
harusame ni narete hi toboru yabu no ie

becoming inured
to spring's rain...
lamp-lit house in the trees

1804

.春雨�中�立�る榎哉
harusame no naka ni tachitaru enoki kana

standing tall
in the spring rain...
hackberry tree

1804

.春雨や��り�脇�妹�門
harusame ya keburi no waki wa imo ga kado

spring rain--
alongside the smoke
my sweetheart's gate

1804

.春雨や雀�明�膳�先
harusame ya suzume kuchi aku zen no saki

spring rain--
a sparrow begs
by my dinner tray

1804

.春雨や�も�も������尻
harusame ya hi mo omoshiroki nabe no shiri

spring rain--
a delightful fire
under the kettle

1804

.昼��浦���りや春�雨
hiru sugi no ura no keburi ya haru no ame

steam on the bay
past midday...
spring rain

1804

.����を����行や春�雨
hôroku wo kabutte yuku ya haru no ame

walking along
a baking pan on his head...
spring rain

1804

.山��も一����春�雨
yama no kane mo hitotsu hibike haru no ame

clang once more
mountain temple bell!
spring rain

1804

.我�も������や春�雨
waga matsu mo katajikenasa ya haru no ame

my pine tree too
is grateful...
spring rain

1804

.�盥�貫����春�風
ko-darai no nukisu wa aoshi haru no kaze

the little tub's
braided bamboo is green...
spring breeze

1804

.春風�������田舎飴
harukaze no fukanu kusa nashi inaka ame

not a blade of grass
untouched by the spring breeze...
country jelly

1804

.春風や黄金花咲む��山
harukaze ya kogane hana saku mutsu no yama

spring breeze--
golden flowers bloom
on Mutsu mountain

1804

.�苗も肩���り春�風
matsunae mo kata sugi ni keri haru no kaze

the pine saplings
over shoulder-high...
spring breeze

1804

.霞�行や二親�����笠
kasumi yuku ya futa oya mochishi ko suge-gasa

walking in mist
in a little sedge hat
with both parents

1804

.陽炎�よ��る人�素足哉
kagerô ni yoshi aru hito no suashi kana

in heat shimmers
the holy man's
bare feet

1804

.雪����る地���和尚顔
yuki-jiru no kakaru jibita ni oshôgao

splashed with slush
close to the ground...
a high priest's face

1804

.��れ家も人�酔�り春�山
kakurega mo hito ni yoi keri haru no yama

secluded house--
even here, crowd-sick
spring mountain

1804

.�僧�������よ春�山
rôsô no kebakebashisa yo haru no yama

the old priest
in his fancy clothes...
spring mountain

1804

.髪虱��る戸�も春野哉
kami-jirami hineru toguchi mo haru no kana

pinching head lice
in a doorway...
spring fields

1804

.苔桃も節��逢�や赤�花
kokemomo mo sekku ni au ya akai hana

cowberries too
at the festival...
red flowers

1804

.����や昔����雛哉
katsushika ya mukashi no mama no hiina kana

in Katsushika
like olden times, unchanged...
Doll Festival

1804

.女�ら先���む��干��
onna kara saki e kasumu zo shiohigata

the mist covers up
the women first...
shell gathering

1804

.淋��や��干る日も角田河
sabishisa ya shio no hiru hi mo sumida-gawa

solitude--
even on a low tide day
Sumida River

1804

.�干潟雨�����暮��る
shiohi-gata ame shito-shito to kure kakaru

low tide
in a soft, soft rain...
darkness coming

1804

.�干潟女�����走り
shiohi-gata onna no zai ni toppashiri

low tide--
to my woman's house
a long way to go

1804

.�干潟��も霞む�女也
shiohi-gata shikamo kasumu wa onna nari

low tide--
the mist wrecks my view
of the women

1804

.�干潟�����も淋���
shiohi-gata matsu ga nakute mo sabishii zo

low tide
without pine trees...
lonelier still

1804

.��や�干��も��月
sumiyoshi ya shiohi sugite mo matsu no tsuki

at Sumiyoshi
all through the low tide...
moon in the pine

1804

.折角���干潟を�ん�雨
sekkaku no shio no hi-gata wo zanza ame

waited so long
for the low tide...
a driving rain

1804

.����家も見��る�干哉
tori no naku ie mo mietaru shioi kana

a house
with a rooster crowing...
low tide

1804

.�雨や�干も終�暮��
furu ame ya shiohi mo tsui ni kure no kane

rain falling--
for shellfish gatherers
the sunset bell at last

1804

.御寺�ら直�行るる�干哉
mi-tera kara sugu ni yukaruru shioi kana

from the temple
quick and easy access...
shell gathering

1804

.鳥�巣を見�辺り�や山を焼
tori no su wo mishi atari zo ya yama wo yaku

where I've seen
birds nesting...
they burn the mountain

1804

.巣�鳥��明�方や暮��
su no tori no kuchi aku hô ya kure no kane

toward the open mouth
of the nesting bird...
the sunset bell tolls

1804

.�����鳥�巣������
tsutsuganaki tori no su iwae amida-bô

pray good health
for the nesting bird!
Amida's priest

1804

.鳥�巣��り�り�ゆる榎哉
tori no su no ariari miyuru enoki kana

the bird nest
in plain sight for all to see...
hackberry tree

1804

.鳥�巣や翌�切らるる門��
tori no su ya asu wa kiraruru kado no matsu

bird's nest--
tomorrow the pine by the gate
will be cut down

1804

.�雀��代�代�代�鳴��り
ko suzume wa chiyo chiyo chiyo to naki ni keri

"Happy New Year,
long live Japan!"
a baby sparrow cheeps

1804

.雀�も梅��明�念�哉
suzumego mo ume ni kuchi aku nebutsu kana

sparrow babies
in plum blossoms
praise Buddha!

1804

.鶯もも�り���よ�れ�窓
uguisu mo modori-gake ka yo ore ga mado

bush warbler
are you also returning?
my window

1804

.鶯よ��む�やらん赤�飯
uguisu yo kochi muke yaran aka no meshi

hey bush warbler
turn this way!
red beans and rice

1804

.窓�れ�下手鶯も��り�り
mado areba heta uguisu mo kitari keri

to every window
an off-key bush warbler
comes too

1804

.痩藪�下手鶯も��音哉
yase yabu no heta uguisu mo hatsu ne kana

in a sparse thicket
an off-key bush warbler too...
first song

1804

.片山�雨��り�り鳴雲雀
kata yama wa ame no furi keri naku hibari

on the mountain
rain falling
lark singing

1804

.�������り�り鳴雲雀
sumiyoshi ni hi no tobori keri naku hibari

at Sumiyoshi
lamps are burning
larks are singing

1804

.鳴雲雀人�顔�ら日�暮るる
naku hibari hito no kao kara hi no kururu

a skylark sings--
a man facing
sunset

1804

.鳴雲雀貧������果
naku hibari bimbô mura no doko ga hate

singing skylark
where is this poor village's
border?

1804

.野大根も花咲��り鳴雲雀
no daiko mo hana saki ni keri naku hibari

even the field's
radishes are blooming...
the lark singing!

1804

.雲雀鳴通り�見ゆる大和哉
hibari naku tôri ni miyuru yamato kana

the lark sings
as it flies along...
Great Japan!

1804

.故郷�見����り�鳴雲雀
furusato no mienaku narite naku hibari

my home village
no longer in sight...
singing lark

1804

.夕急�干潟�人や鳴雲雀
yû isogu higata no hito ya naku hibari

evening rushes in--
someone on the tideland
a lark singing

1804

.夕雲雀野辺���り�倦るる�
yû hibari nobe no keburi ni akaruru na

evening lark
don't let the field's smoke
annoy you

1804

.雷�鳴����る雉哉
kaminari ni naki awasetaru kigisu kana

mingling
with the thunder--
a pheasant's cry

1804

.雉��や�島���も�世界
kiji naku ya chishima no oku mo butsu sekai

a pigeon cries--
even deep in the Thousand Islands
it's Buddha's world

1804

.�雨を�����れ�田��
asa ame wo iwaute kaere oda no kari

celebrate the morning rain
then off you go!
rice field geese

1804

.跡立�雨�逢��り��る�
atodachi wa ame ni ai keri kaeru kari

the last in line
hits the rain...
departing geese

1804

.��る�翌�����月や見る
kaeru kari asu wa izuku no tsuki ya miru

departing geese
where will you moon-gaze
tomorrow?

1804

.立�������るや人�顔
tachi kari no jiro-jiro miru ya hito no kao

the departing goose
stares the man
in the face

1804

.田�����る�もり�帰ら��
ta no kari no kaeru tsumori ka kaeranu ka

are the rice field's geese
planning to fly north?
planning not to?

1804

.田�人�笠�糞����る�
ta no hito no kasa ni hako shite kaeru kari

pooping on the farmer's
umbrella-hat
the goose departs

1804

.��山も見知���よ��る�
hage yama mo mishirite oke yo kaeru kari

the bald mountain, too
memorize by sight!
geese flying north

1804

.一��も鳴�行也��る�
hitotsu demo naite yuku nari kaeru kari

just one
but he goes honking...
departing goose

1804

.行��呑��やらん京�水
yuku kari ni nomasete yaran kyô no mizu

geese taking off
have a drink on me...
Kyoto's water

1804

.行�や����見���田�水
yuku kari ya kinou wa mienu oda no mizu

traveling geese--
those rice fields weren't flooded
yesterday

1804

.行��廿日も居れ�是�郷
yuku na kari hatsuka mo ireba kore kokyô

don't go geese!
after twenty days
this is your home

1804

.我���ら��山���る�
waga koi wa sarashina yama zo kaeru kari

"My love
is at Mount Sarashina!"
the goose departs

1804

.油�������夜や��蛙
aburabi no utsukushiki yo ya naku kawazu

a lovely night lit
with oil lamps...
croaking frogs

1804

.蛙��や始���る人�家
kawazu naku ya hajimete netaru hito no ie

croaking frogs--
my first night
visiting this house

1804

.���を目��入���蛙
nabe-zumi wo meguchi ni irete naku kawazu

the kettle's soot
in his mouth and eyes...
croaking frog

1804

.�蛙梢�雫���よ
hatsu kawazu kozue no shizuku mata ochi yo

spring's first frog--
another drop falls
from the twig

1804

.�������出る日や金�番
atafuta ni chô no deru hi ya kane no ban

on a hurry-scurry
butterfly day
guarding the money

1804

.今上�����泥や����
ima ageshi ko mizo no doro ya tobu ko chô

fresh-scooped mud
from the little ditch...
a little flitting butterfly

1804

.�����雨�中を春���
uso-uso to ame furu naka wo haru no chô

nervously
through the raindrops...
spring butterfly

1804

.��や�を���る��尻
kawaberi ya chô wo nesasuru nabe no shiri

riverbank--
the butterfly's bed
a kettle's bottom

1804

.手����山�入日や春��
te no todoku yama no irihi ya haru no chô

the mountain sunset
within my grasp...
spring butterfly

1804

.通り抜ゆる�寺也春���
tôrinuke yurusu tera nari haru no chô

a shortcut through
the temple with permission...
spring butterfly

1804

.���や溜り水��春�も�
tobu chô ya tamari mizu sae haru no mono

flitting butterfly
even stagnant water
a spring thing

1804

.�������猛�見ゆる哉
hatsu chô no ikioi mou ni miyuru kana

the year's first
butterfly
full of swagger

1804

.�やられ�やられ�る���哉
fuki yarare fuki yararetaru ko chô kana

blowing along
blowing along...
little butterfly

1804

.�窓��も��るる���哉
mata mado e fuki-modosaruru ko chô kana

blown to the window
again
little butterfly

1804

.湖�駕�ら見��春��
mizuumi no kago kara miete haru no chô

from a palanquin
at the lake, watching
spring butterflies

1804

.目�砂を��る�����哉
me no suna wo kosuru kobushi ni ko chô kana

rubbing sand from his eyes
in my hand...
little butterfly

1804

.行人����見よ�や風���
yuku hito no ushiro mi yo to ya kaze no chô

behind the man
walking along, look!
windblown butterfly

1804

.よ���む槌�も�れ����哉
yoshizu amu tsuchi ni mo nareshi ko chô kana

getting used to
the screen weaver's hammer...
little butterfly

1804

.女衆�追��れ�り�原
onna shu ni oinukare keri sumire-bara

a group of women
overtake me...
field of violets

1804

.�咲門や夜�������
sumire saku kado ya yoru sae natsukashiki

violets on the gate--
even at night
sweet nostalgia

1804

.花�便���も��らるる
hana sumire bin nai kusa mo hojiraruru

blooming violets--
some worthless grass
dug up too

1804

.我��誰々����も
waga mae ni dare dare sumishi sumire zo mo

before me
who also lived here
with these violets?

1804

.雨�れ�毎日���椿哉
amadare no mainichi tataku tsubaki kana

clobbered every day
by raindrops from the eaves...
camellias

1804

.片浦��よ�椿咲��り
kata ura no shio yoke tsubaki saki ni keri

a tide wall
for the coast, camellias
blooming

1804

.赤�を我も��るよ梅�花
akagai wo ware mo hakaru yo ume no hana

surveying also
bloody clams...
plum blossoms

1804

.�れ梅���間�曲る�舟哉
are ume to iu ma ni magaru kobune kana

"Look! Plum blossoms!"
the little boat
turns around

1804

.家一��れ�����梅�花
ie hitotsu areba hatashite ume no hana

if there's a house
standing alone, sure enough...
plum blossoms

1804

.�����梅�咲�り本�
itai-ke ni ume no saki keri hondôri

precious little plum trees
in bloom...
the main road

1804

.一日も我家���よ梅�花
ichi-nichi mo waga ya hoshisa yo ume no hana

if only for a day
to have my own house!
plum blossoms

1804

.����ら��を笑�よ梅�花
ushiro kara boro wo warau yo ume no hana

behind me
laughter at my rags...
plum blossoms

1804

.梅��や������も欠茶碗
ume ga ka ya donate ga kite mo kake chawan

plum blossom scent--
for whoever shows up
a cracked teacup

1804

.梅�������れ�皴手哉
ume saku ni nabe-zumi torenu shiwade kana

in plum blossoms
kettle soot won't come off...
my wrinkled hands

1804

.梅咲�や木を割��も����
ume saku ya ki wo waru sae mo asa-geshiki

plum in bloom--
even wood chopping
a morning scene

1804

.梅咲や去年�越後���れ人
ume saku ya kozo wa echigo no abure-bito

plum blossoms--
last year's unemployed worker
from Echigo

1804

.梅�木�咲��り�り��硯
ume no ki wa saki-hokori keri kake suzuri

plum trees bloom
in full glory...
my broken inkstone

1804

.梅�月牛�尻迄見ゆる也
ume no tsuki ushi no shiri made miyuru nari

plum blossom moon
and the rump
of a cow

1804

.梅見�も�空見�も田舎哉
ume mite mo ao-zora mite mo inaka kana

viewing plum blossoms
viewing blue sky...
but I'm in the sticks

1804

.大原や�らり�出�も梅�月
ôhara ya burari to dete mo ume no tsuki

also rambling
over the big field...
plum blossom moon

1804

.�るも�るも下手鶯よ窓�梅
kuru mo kuru mo heta uguisu yo mado no ume

one by one they come
off-key bush warblers
to the plum blossom window

1804

.此当り洛陽�る�梅�月
kono atari rakuyô naru ka ume no tsuki

has this place become
old Lo-yang?
plum blossom moon

1804

.咲日�ら梅���るや馬�首
saku hi kara ume ni sawaru ya uma no kubi

after blooming
the plum tree a neck scratcher...
for the horse

1804

.袖�れ�祟る��よ梅�花
sode sureba tataru sugi zo yo ume no hana

the damn cedars
ripping sleeves!
plum trees in bloom

1804

.�る梅���る賎��身柱哉
chiru ume no kakaru iyashiki chirike kana

a plum blossom falls
to a low place...
scar from burning wormwood

1804

.����指始梅�花
hiza no ko no yubisashi hajime ume no hana

the lap-baby's
first pointing...
plum blossoms

1804

.���ら�咲��も��門�梅
hitasura ni sakô demo nashi kado no ume

not very devoted
to blooming...
plum tree at my gate

1804

.む���や����居�も梅�咲
muzukashi ya damatte ite mo ume wa saku

a difficult feat--
in utter silence
the plum tree blooms

1804

.我庵�貧�梅�咲��り
waga io no bimbô ume no saki ni keri

my hut's
down-and-out plum tree
has bloomed!

1804

.狙��も赤�����梅�花
saru dono mo akai bee kite ume no hana

Mister Monkey too
wears a funny face...
plum blossoms

1804

.白妙�僧白妙�梅�花
shirotae no sô shirotae no ume no hana

white as a monk's
white robe...
plum blossoms

1804

.雀らも身��る�梅�花
suzumera mo mi-awai suru ka ume no hana

are the sparrows too
having a private party?
plum blossoms

1804

.咲��ら�雨�逢�り花�山
saku kara ni ame ni ai keri hana no yama

soon after blooming
pelted by rain...
mountain cherry trees

1804

.���ら�花���れ�角田�
doko kara no hana no nagure zo sumida-gawa

from where
did those blossoms float?
Sumida River

1804

.奈良漬を丸���り�花�陰
narazuke wo maru de kajirite hana no kage

eating my pickle
rind and all...
blossom shade

1804

.�花や山�粟飯�����
hatsu hana ya yama no awameshi natsukashiki

first flowers--
boiled mountain millet
sweet nostalgia

1804

.花�ら�埃���る雨�
hanabira no hokori nagashi ni furu ame ka

are you falling
to wash dust off blossoms
rain?

1804

.�る雨�一人残り�花�陰
furu ame ni hitori nokorishi hana no kage

in falling rain
one man remains...
blossom shade

1804

.見��り��郷�山�桜哉
mikagirishi kokyô no yama no sakura kana

the home village
I abandoned...
mountain cherry blossoms

1804

.江戸衆�見枯ら�れ�る桜哉
edo shû ni mi karasaretaru sakura kana

made to wither
by the people of Edo's eyes...
cherry blossoms

1804

.大�����られ�桜哉
ôkawa e fuki nagurareshi sakura kana

blown to the big river
floating away...
cherry blossoms

1804

.大�りや桜�陰�居���
ôburi ya sakura no kage ni i-sugoshite

heavy rain--
in cherry blossom shade
I stayed too long

1804

.京人������れ�桜哉
kyôbito ni setchû sareshi sakura kana

blended in
with people of Kyoto...
cherry blossoms

1804

.咲�ら�縄を張れ�桜哉
saku kara ni nawa wo harareshi sakura kana

after blooming
they're roped off...
cherry blossoms

1804

.四五�年見�も�花��ら哉
shi go ku nen mite mo hatsu hana-zakura kana

four, five, nine years
always the first to bloom...
cherry tree

1804

.�人�見放�れ�る桜哉
seijin ni mi-hanasaretaru sakura kana

the holy man
leaves them behind...
cherry blossoms

1804

.袖�����花桜咲��り
sodetake no hatsu hana-zakura saki ni keri

the first cherry tree
long as my sleeve...
in bloom

1804

.�桜�や�り��る人�顔
hatsu sakura haya chiri kakaru hito no kao

the first cherry blossoms
soon scatter and stick...
people's faces

1804

.花桜一本一本�����や
hana sakura ippon ippon no isaoshi ya

cherry blossoms--
tree after tree
of good karma

1804

.本��ゆ����り�桜哉
homburi no yûbe to narishi sakura kana

an evening
of steady rainfall...
cherry blossoms

1804

.�人�立���るや�桜
mata hito wo tachi-fusagaru ya hatsu sakura

again someone stands
blocking my view!
first cherry blossoms

1804

.むら雨����れ�桜哉
murasame ni nakaba kakureshi sakura kana

half-hidden
in the rain shower...
cherry blossoms

1804

.夕暮や池��方も��ら�る
yûgure ya ike naki kata mo sakura chiru

evening falls--
in a pondless place, too
cherry blossoms scatter

1804

.桜花������も手����
sakura hana dotchi e nete mo te no todoku

cherry blossoms--
whichever side I sleep on
within hand's reach

1804

.�蟾も���り出�り桃�花
fuku-biki mo nosabari detari momo no hana

Lucky the Toad, too
swaggers out...
peach blossoms

1804

.�柳や�よ�夜���るる
ao yagi ya hotaru yobu yo no omowaruru

green willow--
thinking of a night
of calling fireflies

1804

.�柳やや���をよ����
ao yagi ya yagate hotaru wo yobu tokoro

green willow--
soon we'll be calling
fireflies here

1804

.�るよ��郷���る柳哉
shiruyoshi no sato no kane naru yanagi kana

Shiruyoshi's bell
is clanging...
willow tree

1804

.鳥�も�糞��られ�柳哉
tori domo ni kuso kakerareshi yanagi kana

all spattered
with bird poop...
the willow tree

1804

.独�る�もり�家�柳陰
hitori neru tsumori no ie ka yanagi kage

no one at home
to sleep with?
willow shade

1804

.�よ�夜�れ��や��柳
hotaru yobu yoru no ryô to ya sashi yanagi

an evening spot
for calling fireflies...
planting a willow

1804

.身���も�ら�塀より柳哉
mijirogi mo naranu hei yori yanagi kana

from where a fence
pens it in...
a willow

1804

.三筋程����れ�柳哉
mi suji hodo matsu kakureshi yanagi kana

three strands or so
hide in the pine...
willow tree

1804

.柳見��寺も見��昔也
yanagi mie tôji mo miete mukashi nari

looking at willows
and Toh Temple...
olden times return

1804

.段々���夜明や人�顔
dan-dan ni natsu no yoake ya hito no kao

little by little
the summer night turns dawn...
people's faces

1804

.��夜や人も目��る��花
natsu no yo ya hito mo megakenu kusa no hana

summer evening--
no one notices
the wildflowers

1804

.��も暮��も暮�り五月雨
kyô mo kure kyô mo kure keri satsuki ame

all day, all day
day after day...
June rain

1804

.五月雨�里や��迄笛法度
samidare no sato ya itsu made fue hatto

June rain--
in the town how long
this flute ban?

1804

.五月雨や����家��り�れ�
samidare ya ko no nai ie wa furitaredo

June rain--
a house with no children
and growing old

1804

.五月雨や弥陀�日延も���迄
samidare ya mida no hinobe mo kinou made

June rain--
postponed by Amida
till yesterday

1804

.鳴���五月雨��り���
naku karasu kyô samidare no furiaku ka

cawing crow
today will the June rains
peter out?

1804

.二人��行�れ�厨�や五月雨
futari towa ikarenu zushi ya satsuki ame

two won't fit
in the little shrine...
June rain

1804

.������蓙も見��夕立哉
utsukushiki negoza mo miete yûdachi kana

a pretty sleeping mat
also in view...
cloudburst

1804

.夕立や竹一本���畠
yûdachi ya take ippon no ko na-batake

rainstorm--
a one-bamboo
little vegetable patch

1804

.夕立や舟�ら見�る京�山
yûdachi ya fune kara mitaru kyô no yama

rainstorm--
watching from a boat
Kyoto's mountain

1804

.雲�峰立や野中��飯
kumo no mine tatsu ya no naka no nigirimeshi

billowing clouds rise--
in the field below
rice balls

1804

.��人も空腹顔也雲�峰
dono hito mo hidaru kao nari kumo no mine

on every man's face
a hungry look...
billowing clouds

1804

.湖�手を��入�雲�峰
mizuumi ni te wo sashi irete kumo no mine

plunging my hand
into the lake...
billowing clouds

1804

.葎家�人種尽�ん雲�峰
mugura ya wa hitodane tsukin kumo no mine

house in the weeds--
while sperm is spent
billowing clouds

1804

.虫��る腹を��れ�雲�峰
mushi no naru hara wo sagureba kumo no mine

patting my belly
full of worms...
billowing clouds

1804

.�ら町�夜水��り���月
uramachi wa yo mizu kakarinu natsu no tsuki

no night water
hauled to this backstreet...
summer moon

1804

.���も厠も��月よ哉
shiru nabe mo kawaya mo natsu no tsuki yo kana

in soup kettle
and outhouse
the summer moon

1804

.��月柱���も夜�明る
natsu no tsuki hashira nadete mo yo no akeru

summer moon--
in one pat on the pillar
it's dawn

1804

.一人見る��花�も��月
hitori miru kusa no hana kamo natsu no tsuki

all alone
is he gazing at wildflowers?
summer moon

1804

.水切�騒���迄��月
mizugire no sawagi itsu made natsu no tsuki

how much longer
this damn drought?
summer moon

1804

.親�家見����り���山
oya no ie mienaku narinu natsu no yama

my parents' house
no longer in sight...
summer mountain

1804

.�山や京を見る時雨��る
natsu yama ya kyô wo miru toki ame kakaru

summer mountain--
just when I sight Kyoto
rain!

1804

.�山や�や�や��る�順礼
natsu yama ya tsuya-tsuyashitaru ko junrei

summer mountain--
a glowing
little pilgrim

1804

.柱拭�人も見��り��山
hashira fuku hito mo mie keri natsu no yama

a man wiping
a post...
the summer mountain

1804

.浅��も月�����清水哉
asajiu mo tsuki sae saseba shimizu kana

among tufted grasses
when the moon shines...
pure water

1804

.��れ家や月����も湧清水
kakurega ya tsuki sasazu to mo waku shimizu

secluded house--
no moonlight
but gushing pure water

1804

.清水湧�翌�山見���り�り
shimizu waku asu no yama mite netari keri

pure water gushes--
looking at tomorrow's mountain
lying down

1804

.茨�り�仰��れ�清水哉
bara ari to ôse okareshi shimizu kana

out of respect
for the wild roses...
pure water

1804

.二筋����も�も�清水湧�
futa suji wa nakute mo gamo na shimizu waku

no need for two
is there?
pure water gushing

1804

.二森も清水も跡��り��り
futamori mo shimizu mo ato ni nari ni keri

in Futamori
even summer's pure water...
running late

1804

.�迄�月も���り湧�清水
matsu made wa tsuki mo sashi keri waku shimizu

the moon shines
up to the pine...
pure water gushes

1804

.湧�清水浅間���り�見ゆる
waku shimizu asama no keburi mata miyuru

gushing pure water--
Mount Asama's smoke
appears again

1804

.悪�れ���穂�出��田哉
nikumareshi kusa wa ho ni deshi aoda kana

the hated grasses
rear their heads...
green rice field

1804

.木��れ��������田哉
kogakure ni haha no homachi no aoda kana

hidden by trees
mother's side-field...
rice so green

1804

.更衣�も�も藪�長者也
koromogae somo-somo yabu no chôja nari

new summer robes--
the thicket's become
opulent

1804

.更衣��木����り��り
koromogae matsu no ki hoshiku nari ni keri

new summer robes--
now I want
a pine tree!

1804

.高砂�榎も����も��
takasago wa enoki mo tomo zo koromogae

at Takasago
even for the hackberry tree...
a new summer robe

1804

.痩藪も窓も月����も��
yase yabu mo mado mo tsuki sasu koromogae

in a sparse thicket, in my window
the bright moon...
new summer robes

1804

.袷��見�も淋�や�山
awase kite mite mo sabishi ya higashi yama

even trying on my summer kimono
lonely...
Higashi Mountains

1804

.��ら家�入る�見��よ日傘
abaraya ni iru to mieshi yo higarakasa

entering my ramshackle
hut you see...
a parasol

1804

.僧正�野糞���日傘哉
sôjô ga no-guso asobasu higasa kana

the high priest
poops in the field...
parasol

1804

.窓���月���入る紙帳哉
mado dake ni tsuki no sashi iru shichô kana

moonlight enters
only through the window...
paper mosquito net

1804

.二番��酒試る���哉
ni ban hi no sake kokoromiru uchiwa kana

after trying out
the twice-fired sake...
paper fan

1804

.一人��手張畠や渋団扇
hitori de wa tebaru hatake ya shibu uchiwa

the field's too much
for one man alone...
rustic fan

1804

.��露��り��り�蚊やり立�
matsu no tsuyu pochiri-pochiri to kayari kana

the pine tree dew
dripping, dripping...
smudge pot smoke

1804

.木�打���竹��ら�る�哉
ki ni utteba take ni tarazaru nagare kana

when the tree is watered
the bamboo makes do...
run-off

1804

.�顔�折角咲�門涼�
asagao no sekkaku sakinu kado suzumi

morning glories blooming
just for me...
cool air at the gate

1804

.翌�剃る��顔や夕涼�
asu wa soru hotoke ga kao ya yûsuzumi

tomorrow
Buddha will be shaved...
evening cool

1804

.門涼�余所��顔咲��り
kado suzumi yoso wa asagao saki ni keri

cooling at the gate--
morning glories have bloomed
elsewhere

1804

.涼�も�り���ら�門�月
suzumu ni mo hariai araji kado no tsuki

even cool air basking
not worth the effort...
moon at the gate

1804

.竹笛�鎌倉�りよ田���
take fue wa kamakura-buri yo taue-gasa

a bamboo flute
Kamakura-style, rice planters
in umbrella-hats

1804

.有明も�����り一夜酒
ariake mo sashiawase keri hitoyozake

crack of dawn
already it's ready!
overnight sake

1804

.一夜酒隣��迄��り�り
hitoyozake tonari no ko made kitari keri

overnight sake--
even the neighbor kid
comes over

1804

.�よりも��顔��心太
matsu yori mo furuki kao shite tokoroten

his face older
than the pine...
sweet jelly

1804

.����や�����も時鳥
katsushika ya doko ni sunde mo hototogisu

even living
in Katsushika...
"Cuckoo!"

1804

.角田�も����よ時鳥
sumida-gawa motto furubi yo hototogisu

Sumida River
even more old-timey...
"Cuckoo!"

1804

.雷�����中を行々�
kaminari no gorotsuku naka wo gyôgyôshi

amid the thunder's
rumble...
a reed warbler singing

1804

.行々����葛西�行留り
gyôgyôshi doko ga kasai no yukidomari

O reed warbler
which road is the dead end
of Kasai?

1804

.行々����昔�難波�る
gyôgyôshi doko ga mukashi no naniwa naru

hey reed warbler
which way to ancient
Naniwa?

1804

.������島見��行々�
hatsu-hatsu ni matsushima miete gyôgyôshi

Matsushima
barely in sight...
warble of a reed warbler

1804

.今����も見ゆれ���
ima ueshi kusa to mo miyure tobu hotaru

take a look
at the fresh-sprouted grass...
flitting firefly

1804

.風�を塞��より�哉
kazamichi wo fusagu eda yori hotaru kana

from branches that block
the wind...
fireflies

1804

.���ら�夕晴人や���
keshikaranu yûbare hito ya tobu hotaru

disgraceful!
'round the red-faced drunkard
fireflies flit

1804

.�竹��よ��も�也���
ko take sae yoso no mono nari tobu hotaru

even the little bamboo
isn't mine...
flitting fireflies

1804

.���家��る��夜也�り
tobu hotaru ie no urusaki yo nari keri

flitting fireflies--
another annoying night
in the house

1804

.��������夜�桶茶哉
hata-hata to hotaru tobu yo no okecha kana

flit-flitting
a night of fireflies...
tea water bucket

1804

.鉢��一����よ���
hachi ue no hitotsu hoshisa yo tobu hotaru

the potted plant's
one wish...
a flitting firefly

1804

.物��������や���る
monosashi no todokanu matsu ya hatsu-botaru

a pine
no taller than a ruler...
first firefly

1804

.大雨や大ナ月や���
ôame ya ôkina tsuki ya matsu no semi

big rain
big moon
cicada in the pine

1804

.��れ家�浴��り���
kakurega wa yuami sugi keri matsu no semi

secluded house--
a hot bath
and cicadas in the pines

1804

.�倦�人�去也���
kiki aite hito wa saru nari eda no semi

tired of listening
the man walks away...
cicada on a branch

1804

.���や柳�る家���月
semi naku ya yanagi aru ya no asa no tsuki

cicadas chirr--
house in the willows
morning moon

1804

.宵越�茶水明りや����り
yoigoshi no cha mizu akari ya katatsuburi

glimmer of tea water
left out overnight...
a snail

1804

.��魚���らも富士�山
hatsu-gatsuo tsuide nagara mo fuji no yama

viewed in passing
after summer's first bonito...
Mount Fuji

1804

.��魚山�際迄江戸気也
hatsu-gatsuo yama no kiwa made edoki nari

summer's first bonito--
even at the mountain's edge
a taste of Edo

1804

.一��日���見����ん哉
ikkô ni himake wa mienu botan kana

not a trace
of sunburn shows...
peony

1804

.��葉��分見ゆる牡丹哉
kusa no ha ni hambun miyuru botan kana

half of it showing
in the deep grass...
peony

1804

.日���る��中より��ん哉
himake suru kusa no naka yori botan kana

getting sunburned
amid the grasses...
peony

1804

.�柳��や夜�入�蓮�花
ao yagi wa haya yo ni irite hasu no hana

for the green willow
night rushes in...
lotus blossoms

1804

.大沼や一�咲�も蓮�花
ônuma ya hitotsu saite mo hasu no hana

in a big swamp
just one bloom...
but it's a lotus!

1804

.雀等�浴����り蓮�水
suzumera ga abi nakushi tari hasu no mizu

sparrows bathing
have scattered it...
lotus water

1804

.百��花��ら暮るる���也
yuri no hana asa kara kururu keshiki nari

lilies in bloom--
from morning on
sunset colors

1804

.冷�瓜二日立��も誰も��
hiyashi uri futsuka tatedo mo dare mo konu

the melon cooling
two days now...
no one has come

1804

.待も��月����り冷�瓜
machi mo senu tsuki no sashi keri hiyashi uri

unexpected moonlight
shines down...
cooling melon

1804

.���や�葉桜も縄�中
tobu shô yo aoba sakura mo nawa no naka

a flitting butterfly
and green-leafed cherry tree
roped off

1804

.��桶�����んや木下闇
aku oke no chô no kigen ya koshitayami

round the lye bucket
a happy butterfly...
deep cool shade

1804

.��花�蛙葬る法師哉
u no hana ni kawazu hômuru hôshi kana

in deutzia blossoms
the priest buries
the frog

1804

.��花や葬�真似�る��も�
u no hana ya sô no mane suru kodomotachi

deutzia blossoms--
the children play
funeral

1804

.��花や水�明り���蛙
u no hana ya mizu no akari ni naku kawazu

deutzia blossoms--
in the water's gleam
a croaking frog

1804

.淋���蠣殻���花�木
sabishisa ni kakigara fuminu hana u no ki

in solitude
walking on oyster shells...
deutzia in bloom

1804

.立秋や旅止�����間�
tatsu aki ya tabi yamemaku to omou ma ni

autumn begins--
I thought by now this journey
would've ended

1804

.雨�れや三粒���も���秋
amadare ya san tsubu ochite mo kesa no aki

from the roof's overhang
three drops...
first autumn morning

1804

.�寒や��去年���れ�
asa-zamu ya matsu wa kyonen no matsu naredo

a cold morning--
but the same pine tree
as last year

1804

.����や茶好��り��寒�
asajiu ya cha-juki ni narite asa samuki

among tufted grasses
becoming a tea lover...
morning cold

1804

.深��家尻も見���寒�
fukugawa no yajiri mo miete asa samuki

the backs
of Fukagawa's houses...
morning cold

1804

.�梧�見れ�見る程夜寒哉
aogiri no mireba miru hodo yozamu kana

the more I look at
the parasol tree...
a cold night

1804

.�見れ�夜寒�も��次�宿
asa mireba yozamu ge mo nashi tsugi no yado

in the morning
no sign of night's cold...
another inn

1804

.兄分�門�む���夜寒哉
anibun no kado to mukiau yozamu kana

facing the gate
of elder brother...
a cold night

1804

.�り�木も����並�夜寒哉
surikogi mo keshiki ni narabu yozamu kana

a pounding pestle
completes the scene...
a cold night

1804

.野���り袖��這る夜寒哉
no no keburi sode ni zo hairu yozamu kana

the field's smoke
crawls into my sleeves...
a cold night

1804

.山見るも片��立��夜寒哉
yama miru mo katahiza tatte yozamu kana

looking at a mountain
kneeling on one knee...
a cold night

1804

.秋�夜やよ所�ら��も馬���
aki no yo ya yoso kara kite mo uma no naku

autumn evening--
from elsewhere another horse
neighs in reply

1804

.�り�木も�����ら�夜永哉
surikogi mo keshiki ni narabu yonaga kana

even the pestle
becomes part of the scene...
a long night

1804

.出る度�馬�嘶�夜永哉
deru tabi ni uma no inanaku yonaga kana

every time I go out
the horse neighs...
a long night

1804

.利根��秋も��り�月よ哉
tone-gawa no aki mo nagori no tsuki yo kana

Tone River's
farewell to autumn...
bright moon

1804

.木�鳴�やも���天��
ki ni naku wa yamome karasu ka ama[-no-]gawa

cawing in the tree
are you a widow, crow?
Milky Way above

1804

.や�陰も月�����我家哉
yabu kage mo tsuki sae saseba waga ya kana

shaded by thicket--
the moon breaks through...
my house

1804

.�月や後���行����原
meigetsu ya ato ni shite yuku asajihara

harvest moon--
my trip to Asajihara
will wait

1804

.�月や雨��見ゆるよ所�空
meigetsu ya ame naku miyuru yoso no sora

harvest moon
on a clear, rainless night
elsewhere!

1804

.�月や石�����人�顔
meigetsu ya ishi no awai no hito no kao

harvest moon--
people on the stone
with pale faces

1804

.�月や誰々��り去年�顔
meigetsu ya dare-dare bakari kozo no kao

harvest moon--
all the same faces
as last year

1804

.�月や都�居�も���よる
meigetsu ya miyako ni ite mo toshi no yoru

harvest moon--
even in Kyoto
growing old

1804

.橋見��暮��る也秋�空
hashi miete kure kakaru nari aki no sora

watching the bridge
as evening falls...
autumn sky

1804

.秋雨や人�も見���ら�門
akesame ya hitoge mo mienu ura no kado

autumn rain--
not a soul in sight
the back gate

1804

.秋雨や我���������り
akisame ya ware ni hitoshiki katatsuburi

autumn rain--
he's just like me
the snail

1804

.秋�雨�一本�日�暮るる
aki no ame matsu ippon ni hi no kururu

autumn rain--
for a lonely pine
day's end

1804

.売馬�親��り見る秋�雨
uri uma no oya kaeri miru aki no ame

the sold pony
looks back at mother...
autumn rain

1804

.越後節蔵����秋�雨
echigo-bushi kura ni kikoete aki no ame

a song from Echigo
in the storehouse...
autumn rain

1804

.����や�����も秋�雨
katsushika ya tôku futte mo aki no ame

in Katsushika
falling in the distance...
autumn rain

1804

.手�皺�一夜�見ゆる秋�雨
te no shiwa no hito yo ni miyuru aki no ame

all night looking
at my wrinkled hands...
autumn rain

1804

.山里や秋�雨夜��歩�
yama-zato ya aki no ame yo no tô aruki

mountain village--
a rainy autumn evening's
long walk

1804

.秋風や手染手をり���り袖
akikaze ya te-zome teori no ko furisode

autumn wind--
a hand-dyed, handspun
little kimono

1804

.秋�風芸��狙も夜�明る
aki no kaze geinashi-zaru mo yo no akeru

autumn wind--
even for a monkey without tricks
the dawn

1804

.秋�風乞食�我を見�ら�る
aki no kaze kojiki wa ware wo mikuraburu

autumn wind--
a beggar looking
sizes me up

1804

.秋�風�も�������鳴�
aki no kaze semi mo butsu-butsu oshi to naku

autumn wind--
the cicadas' grumbling
is louder

1804

.秋�風剣�山を�る風�
aki no kaze tsurugi no yama wo kuru kaze ka

does this autumn wind
come from the Mountain
of Swords?

1804

.秋�風我��る���地�
aki no kaze waga ga mairu wa dono jigoku

autumn wind--
on my pilgrimage
to which hell?

1804

.�や竹�袂�下を秋�風
ayadake no tamoto no shita wo aki no kaze

blowing under
the loom's rod sleeves...
autumn wind

1804

.姥��国�入�り秋�風
ubasuteshi kuni ni iri keri aki no kaze

entering a land
where the old are discarded...
autumn wind

1804

.�苗�������よ秋�風
matsunae no kebakebashisa yo aki no kaze

the little pine
puts on a show...
autumn wind

1804

.浴��腕を見れ�秋�風
yuami senu kaina wo mireba aki no kaze

arms exposed
but not in hot tubs...
autumn wind

1804

.垣際�足洗盥野分哉
kaki-giwa no ashi arai-darai nowaki kana

next to the fence
a foot-washing tub...
autumn gale

1804

.�����馬�爪切る野分哉
potsu-potsu to uma no tsume kiru nowaki kana

bit by bit
trimming the horse's hooves...
autumn gale

1804

.山本�祭�釜�野分哉
yamamoto no matsuri no kama ni nowaki kana

festival at the mountain's foot--
in the cauldron
an autumn gale

1804

.��露����折�ん��も��
asa tsuyu no kihô oreken tsukumogami

popping a bubble
of morning dew...
a ghost

1804

.��露������ら�榎哉
oku tsuyu ni natsukashigarasu enoki kana

amid dewdrops
it triggers nostalgia...
hackberry tree

1804

.��露や����盆�上�山
oku tsuyu ya kotoshi no bon wa kazusa yama

dewdrops form--
I spend this year's O-Bon
in Kazusa's mountains

1804

.土器�����栗や��露
kawarake no hodokoshi kuri ya kusa no tsuyu

in earthenware
an offering of chestnuts...
dewy grass

1804

.国�父�申�分��夜露哉
kuni no chichi ni môshi wakenaki yo tsuyu kana

not apologizing
to the country's father...
evening dew

1804

.人�旅日��朗���露
hito wa tabi hi wa asaborake kesa no tsuyu

travelers set out
as the sun rises...
morning dew

1804

.人�旅見�れ��や秋�露
hito wa tabi minareshi kusa ya aki no tsuyu

travelers set out
in familiar grass...
autumn dew

1804

.秋霧や河原����見ゆる迄
aki-giri ya kawara nadeshiko miyuru made

autumn fog--
the river beach's pinks
barely visible

1804

.仰山�霧��れ�り付木�
gyôsan ni kiri no hare keri tsukegi-tsuki

when the fog clears
a mountain...
of fire chips

1804

.���桶手�らも霧�立��り
shikimi oke te kara mo kiri wa tachi ni keri

from a hand that holds
a bucket of sacred branches...
fog rises

1804

.�����手�らも霧�立��り
shikimi sasu te kara mo kiri wa tachi ni keri

from a hand
pricked by sacred branches...
fog rises

1804

.山霧���る家��祭哉
yama-giri no kakaru ie sae matsuri kana

even at a house
shrouded in mountain fog...
a festival

1804

.妹�家�跡��り�り花�原
imo ga ya wa ato ni nari keri hana no hara

behind my sweetheart's
house a field...
of flowers

1804

.赤紙�����履を玉迎
aka-gami no chisai zôri wo tama mukae

tiny sandals
made of red paper...
for the ancestor

1804

.迎��ら���ら露��る
mukae-gane naranu mae kara tsuyu no chiru

when the bell tolls
for the ancestors...
dewdrops scatter

1804

.�����盆も��る��哉
uka-uka to bon mo sugitaru tôrô kana

the Bon Festival
flickers out too...
lanterns for the dead

1804

.夕風や木���門�高�籠
yûkaze ya ki no nai kado no takadôro

evening wind--
for the tree-less gate
a tall Bon lantern

1804

.よ所事��������哉
yoso-goto to omoe omoedo tôro kana

someone else's affair
you think...
lanterns for the dead

1804

.仇�野���片脇���り哉
adashi no no hi no katawaki ni odori kana

right alongside
Adashi Field's fires...
Bon Festival dance

1804

.�ら町�曲り�り�る��り哉
uramachi no magari nari naru odori kana

becoming crooked
down a backstreet...
Bon Festival dance

1804

.��る夜や浅間�砂も廿年
odoru yo ya asama no suna mo ni jû nen

evening Bon dance--
dust from Asama's eruption
twenty years old

1804

.��る夜や大�陣�後��
odoru yo ya ôsaka jin no ato no matsu

evening Bon dance--
this pine tree saw
the Osaka Siege

1804

.��る夜や水���れ�門榎
odoru yo ya mizu ni nogareshi kado enoki

evening Bon dancers
flee the rain...
hackberry by the gate

1804

.去年迄�踊り�下駄よ門�月
kozo made wa odorishi geta yo kado no tsuki

up to last year
his Bon dancing clogs...
moon at the gate

1804

.����も今��る��踊り哉
nete kiku mo ima wa urusaki odori kana

trying to sleep
now the noise is annoying...
Bon Festival dance

1804

.二人��行れ�町���り哉
futari to wa yukarenu machi ni odori kana

two people
in a town no one visits...
Bon Festival dance

1804

.山���一軒家����り哉
yama kage no ikken-ya sae odori kana

an isolated house
in mountain shade
but a festival dance!

1804

.山里や��りも�ら�年�よる
yama-zato ya odori mo shirade toshi no yoru

mountain village--
the old man doesn't know
the dance

1804

.七夕や都も���秋�山
tanabata ya miyako mo onaji aki no yama

Tanabata Night
in Kyoto, the same
autumn mountain

1804

.人�世や山����も��迎
hito no yo ya yama no kosumi mo hoshi mukae

world of man--
in a mountain nook too
Tanabata stars

1804

.我星�上��空を�����
waga hoshi wa kazusa no sora wo urotsuku ka

sky over Kazusa--
is my star up there
prowling?

1804

.無�時��も���大花�
muen-ji no kane mo kikoete ôhanabi

Muen Temple's bell
clangs too...
great fireworks

1804

.秋角力��る日�ら山�雲
aki sumô hajimaru hi kara yama no kumo

autumn sumo tournament--
from day one
mountain clouds

1804

.咲��る��辺り�角力哉
saki kakaru kusa no atari ni sumô kana

heading straight
to the wildflowers...
sumo wrestler

1804

.淋�を鶴�������哉
sabishisa wo tsuru ni oyobosu kagashi kana

making the crane
feel lonely...
the scarecrow

1804

.最����������角田�
mô furui kagashi wa nai ka sumida-gawa

was there ever
an older looking scarecrow?
Sumida River

1804

.��町も夜������砧哉
eta mura mo yo wa utsukushiki kinuta kana

in the outcastes' village too
a lovely night...
pounding cloth

1804

.�夜砧���蘇鉄立��り
sayo-ginuta komo kite sotetsu tachi ni keri

evening cloth-pounding--
a cycad tree wrapped
in a reed mat

1804

.兀山も見棄られ���夜砧
hage yama mo misuterarenu zo sayo-ginuta

even the bald mountain
isn't left out...
evening cloth-pounding

1804

.身��榊も���砧哉
mi-iwai no sakaki mo uete kinuta kana

a sakaki tree planted
for good luck...
cloth-pounding

1804

.�苗も風���夜��ん酒哉
matsunae mo kaze no fuku yo no shinshu kana

for the pine sapling too
a windy night...
new sake

1804

.�を��や����より山�雨
saoshika ya koi somete yori yama no ame

young buck--
when he starts to make love
mountain rain

1804

.死所も��り�葺�鹿�鳴
shinidoko mo kanari ni fuite shika no naku

his dying place
fairly well thatched...
crying deer

1804

.��鶉邪魔�ら庵も��む��
nake uzura jama nara io mo tatamubeki

sing, quail!
if my hut bothers you
I'll close it

1804

.今���逢�人�よ鴫を��
imashigata no aishi hito zo yo shigi wo tatsu

the man I'm meeting
just now...
scares a snipe

1804

.鴫鳴�や鶴���も���丘
shigi naku ya tsuru wa itsumo no matsu no oka

a snipe calls--
the crane on his usual
pine tree hill

1804

.人�年�る��も��鴫�立
hito wa toshitorubeki mono zo shigi no tatsu

all people must
grow old...
the snipe rises

1804

.姫��������を鴫�立�
himematsu no kebakebashisa wo shigi no tatsu

the princess pine
so fancy...
a snipe flies up

1804

.�������れも��や�田��
anagachi ni kakure mo senu ya oda no kari

not exactly
well hidden...
rice field goose

1804

.�田��畠�月夜や庵���
oda no kari hata no tsuki yo ya io hoshiki

rice field geese
with moon above...
I want a hut here!

1804

.�鴨�ゆるり���ん畠も哉
kari kamo ni yururi to kasan hata mo kana

also lent
to the geese and ducks...
vegetable patch

1804

.�鴨も武�り顔也���筋
kari kamo mo bubari kao nari kasai suji

even ducks and geese
with samurai faces...
natives of Kasai

1804

.�鴨や一夜も���田一枚
kari kamo ya hito yo mo hoshiki ta ichi mai

geese and ducks--
all night wishing for
a rice field

1804

.��や��我も���秋���
ano yô ni ware mo oishi ka aki no chô

will I grow old
like you?
autumn butterfly

1804

.�����寒��る��赤蜻蛉
urotae na samuku naru tote aka tombo

don't be bewildered
by the cold weather!
dragonfly

1804

.蜻蛉や二尺飛���二尺
tombô ya ni shaku tonde wa mata ni shaku

dragonfly--
flying two feet
then two feet more

1804

.�り�り�隣�居�も���り
kirigirisu tonari ni itte mo kikoe keri

the katydid next door
clear
as a bell

1804

.����む�り残���り�り�
sono kusa wa mushiri nokosu zo kirigirisu

that grass over there
won't be cut...
katydid

1804

.焼原や�や�も鳴や�り�り�
yake hara ya hyaku mo naku ya kirigirisu

a burned field
but soon he's singing...
katydid

1804

.夕月や�残り��り�り�
yûzuki ya nagare nokori no kirigirisu

evening moon--
surviving the flood
a katydid

1804

.雨��生����り��花
amaochi ni hae awasetari kusa no hana

in the rain gutter too
wildflowers
have sprouted

1804

.五六日居��門や��花
go roku nichi I sugosu kado ya kusa no hana

lasting five, six days
at the gate...
wildflower

1804

.魚�も����り�や��花
uodomo no asobi ariku ya kiku no hana

fish frolicking
on foot...
chrysanthemums

1804

.�園����出�る葎哉
kiku-zono ni tsutto idetaru mugura kana

in the mum garden
sprouting all at once...
weeds

1804

.柴門�薮�中迄��哉
shiba kado no yabu no naka made ko-giku kana

even in the thicket
beyond the bramble gate
a little chrysanthemum

1804

.白��拙�手水��る也
shira-giku ni tsutanaki chôzu kakaru nari

a splash for the white
chrysanthemum...
hand-wash water

1804

.�や��も��咲�り���
tayasuku mo kiku no saki keri kawa no fuchi

chrysanthemums bloom
with ease...
river's edge

1804

.痩土�������咲��り
yase tsuchi ni botsu-botsu kiku no saki ni keri

in poor soil
little by little it blooms...
chrysanthemum

1804

.僧も立鶴も立�る野�哉
sô mo tachi tsuru mo tachitaru nogiku kana

a standing priest
a standing crane...
field chrysanthemums

1804

.�顔や藪蚊�中�りん���
asagao ya yabu ka no naka ni rin to shite

morning glories--
amid the mosquitos
standing tall

1804

.蔦紅葉�紅���庇也
tsuta momiji kuchibeni tsukeshi hisashi nari

red-leaf ivy--
lipstick is applied
to the eaves

1804

.豆蔦も���気��る紅葉哉
mame tsuta mo makenu ki ni naru momiji kana

the petite ivy
not to be outdone
turns red

1804

.寺嗅�夕�������花
tera kusaki yûbe de wa nashi hagi no hana

no stink this evening
in the temple...
blooming bush clover

1804

.���や水���れ�風���
misohagi ya mizu ni tsukereba kaze no fuku

loosestrife--
if soaked in water
wind will blow

1804

.�����痩����も月夜也
botsu-botsu to yase keitô mo tsuki yo nari

little by little
scrawny cock's combs bloom...
in moonlight

1804

.�������咲�り��幅綿
shinano ji wa soba saki keri to kohabawata

the Shinano road
through blooming buckwheat...
a swath of cloth

1804

.���花咲�や��二人�
soba no hana saku ya hotoke to futarimae

buckwheat blossoms
enough for the Buddha
and me

1804

.���花二軒�程咲��り
soba no hana ni ken mae hodo saki ni keri

buckwheat
in front of two houses...
in bloom

1804

.近�比�れ�出湯や���花
chikai koro shireshi ideyu ya soba no hana

very soon
it's hot springs time...
buckwheat blooming

1804

.痩山����咲�り���花
yase yama ni patto saki keri soba no hana

on a barren mountain
it bloomed in a flash
buckwheat

1804

.稲���夜より�藪�月よ哉
inekakeshi yo yori ko yabu wa tsuki yo kana

rice dries on racks--
all night the little thicket
lit by the moon

1804

.稲���相手����家鴨哉
inekoki no aite ga mashiki ahiru kana

the rice thresher's
extra partner...
a duck

1804

.啄木も日�暮��る紅葉哉
kitsutsuki mo hi no kure kakaru momiji kana

the woodpecker too
engulfed in sunset...
red leaves

1804

.�れ切���もよ��よ薄紅葉
sorekiri ni shite mo yoi zo yo usumomiji

to stop at that point
is just fine...
pale red leaves

1804

.�紅葉�れも榎����也
hatsu momiji dore mo enoki no ushiro nari

first red leaves--
the view blocked
by hackberry trees

1804

.�切�鳥も去�り夕紅葉
matsu kiru ni tori mo sari keri yûmomiji

the birds have left
the chopped down pine...
evening's red leaves

1804

.箕を���人�連立紅葉哉
mi wo katsugu hito to tsuredatsu momiji kana

following the man
who shoulders a winnow...
red leaves

1804

.紅葉々��一度��れ今�雨
momiji-ba ni ma ichi do kakare ima no ame

once again
wet those red leaves...
today's rain

1804

.�����出水�逢�木槿哉
uka-uka to demizu ni aishi mukuge kana

acting fidgety
in the flood...
roses of Sharon

1804

.�る外�分別���花木槿
neru hoka ni funbetsu wa nashi hana mukuge

outside of sleeping
lacking good sense...
rose of Sharon

1804

.�平�垣もむ���咲��り
futairana kaki mo mukuge wa saki ni keri

an unlevel hedge, too
in bloom...
roses of Sharon

1804

.雨三粒���も�れ�瓢哉
ame san tsube ochite mo nureshi fukube kana

three drops of rain
and it's drenched...
the gourd

1804

.�������咲��瓢哉
uki-uki to kusa no sakisô fukube kana

with light hearts
the grasses bloom...
gourds

1804

.見覚��鳥�立らん大瓢
mioboe shite tori no tachiran ô fukube

the bird flies off
making a mental note...
the big gourd

1804

.闇�夜�段々�る�種瓢
yami no yo ni dan-dan naru zo tane fukube

in the gloom of night
bit by bit it grows...
the gourd

1804

.門��木�実�見るや木曽�雨
kado-guchi no ko no mi niru ya kiso no ame

at the gate
looking at berries...
Kiso cloudburst!

1804

.�や��も��山辺や木�実散る
kuyashiku mo sugishi yamabe ya ko no mi chiru

how annoying
to walk this mountain
pelted by berries

1804

.�る木�実赤�ん����れ���
chiru ko no mi aka fundoshi ga ureshiika

falling berries--
is my red loincloth
happy now?

1804

.爪先���日馴�る木�実哉
tsumasaki ni ikuhi naretaru ko no mi kana

how many days
staining my toes?
berries

1804

.��人も春を待���畳
mae no hito mo haru wo machishi ka furu-datami

did others sit here too
waiting for spring?
old tatami mat

1804

.大年�よ�夢見る��り枕
ôtoshi no yoi yume miru ka nuri makura

a good dream
for the year's end?
lacquered pillow

1804

.�所����葺�り�時雨
nedokoro wa kinou fuki keri hatsu shigure

my sleeping place
just thatched yesterday...
first winter rain

1804

.�始る其夜を竹�時雨哉
ne hajimaru sono yo wo take no shigure kana

my very first night
sleeping here...
winter rain on bamboo

1804

.木�ら���淋���ゆ��哉
kogarashi ni kuchi sabishii to yûbe kana

in winter wind
no one to talk to...
evening

1804

.木�ら��三尺店も我夜也
kogarashi ni san-jakudana mo waga yo nari

in winter wind
in three-foot wide lodgings...
my night

1804

.木�ら����留�り�り鳩�人
kogarashi no fuki-domari keri hato ni hito

the winter wind
stops blowing...
people like pigeons

1804

.木�ら�や�����る竹�箸
kogarashi ya ko dobu ni keburu take hibashi

winter wind--
in a little ditch smoke
and bamboo tongs

1804

.木�ら�や�ん�ゃ�桶�星月夜
kogarashi ya konnyaku oke no hoshi tsuki yo

winter wind--
in the konjac jelly
stars and moon

1804

.木�ら�や地���暮るる辻���
kogarashi ya jibita ni kururu tsuji-utai

winter wind--
a street singer at dusk
hunkers to the ground

1804

.��雪�白湯��り�も我家哉
hatsu yuki ni sayu susurite mo waga ya kana

in first snowfall
though slurping only hot water...
my home

1804

.��雪や翌���り��ら一把
hatsu yuki ya asu no keburi no wara ichi wa

first snowfall--
tomorrow's smoke one
bundle of straw

1804

.��雪や竹�夕を独��
hatsu yuki ya take no yûbe wo hitori nete

first snowfall--
in the bamboo evening
sleeping alone

1804

.�雪や�郷見ゆる��穴
hatsu yuki ya furusato miyuru kabe no ana

first snow--
my home village through a hole
in the wall

1804

.�れ��も雪を待夜や欠土�
soregashi mo yuki wo matsu yo ya kake donabe

"I too await
snowy nights!"
chipped earthen pot

1804

.�る雪�も�����も枕哉
furu yuki ni mottai naku mo makura kana

in falling snow
with a pang of guilt...
I stay in bed

1804

.雪�日も蒙求�ら�雀哉
yuki no hi mo môgui shiranu suzume kana

on a snowy day
ignorant of history...
a sparrow

1804

.藪�や霰�る日�咲�
yabu-giku ya arare chiru hi ni saki-awase

thicket's chrysanthemum
on a day of hailstorm...
blooms

1804

.大霜��家も人�地内也
ôshimo no furuya mo hito no chinai nari

heavy frost
on the old house, its owner
in the ground

1804

.淋���得心��も窓�霜
sabishisa wa tokushin shite mo mado no shimo

adding to
my solitude...
frost on the window

1804

.枯原�雨�����枕哉
kare-bara no ame no hibikishi makura kana

rain on withered fields
resounds...
my pillow

1804

.野��れ�何�喰��庵哉
no wa karete nani zo kuitaki iori kana

withering fields--
oh for a bite to eat
in my hut!

1804

.芭蕉忌�先�������花
bashôki ni mazu tsutsuganashi kiku no hana

safe and sound
on Basho's Death-Day...
chrysanthemum

1804

.京を出���直�����敲�
kyô wo dete kikinaosau zo hachi tataki

leaving Kyoto
I hear it again...
monks beating bowls

1804

.西山�も�鶯���敲
nishi yama wa mô uguisu ka hachi tataki

in western mountains
a bush warbler already?
a monk beats his bowl

1804

.鉢敲今��山�凹�哉
hachi tataki ima no ga yama no kubomi kana

a monk beats his bowl--
by now a dent
in the mountain!

1804

.冬構蔦一筋も英耀也
fuyugamae tsuta hito suji mo eyô nari

stocking up
for my winter seclusion...
a treasured strand of ivy

1804

.月��や年�市日�待乳山
tsuki sasu ya toshi no ichibi no matsuchi yama

shining moon--
the year's end fair
on Mount Matsuchi

1804

.年�市何��出��人���
toshi no ichi nani shi ni deta to hito no iu

year's end fair
"What's he doing here?"
they ask

1804

.我宿�蠅も���る浦辺哉
waga yado wa hae mo toshitoru urabe kana

at my home
the flies too, a year older...
seacoast

1804

.冬篭其夜���や山�雨
fuyugomori sono yo ni kiku ya yama no ame

winter seclusion--
all night the sound
of mountain rain

1804

.垣越��人�答る�桶哉
kakigoshi no hito ni kotayuru hioke kana

for a man who climbed
over my fence...
a wooden brazier

1804

.炭俵�や��る���れ�り
sumidawara haya nukarumi ni fumare keri

empty charcoal bag--
in the mud so quickly
trampled

1804

.����や目出度�御代�顔�顔
hota no hi ya medetaki miyo no kao to kao

wood fire--
oh happy age!
on every face

1804

.久木��片山��や鰒�
hisagi-fû kata yama kage ya fukuto-jiru

under tall oaks
in the mountain's shade
pufferfish soup

1804

.山風を�����り�����
yama kaze wo fumi kotaetari misosazai

fighting the mountain wind
on foot...
a wren

1804

.�����������も日�暮る
misosazai chitto iute mo hi no kururu

little wren
despite your cheeping
the day ends

1804

.夕雨を鳴出��り�����
yû ame wo naki-ideshitari misosazai

breaking out in song
at the evening rain...
wren

1804

.片���鳥���夜也�り
kata kabe wa chidori ni sumisu yo nari keri

a plover lives
in one of my walls...
evening

1804

.麦�葉�夜�����や�鳥鳴
mugi no ha no yo wa utsukushi ya chidori naku

"This evening in the wheat field
so pretty!"
sings the plover

1804

.麦�葉�春���也���鳥
mugi no ha wa haru no sama nari naku chidori

"The field of wheat
so spring-like!"
sings the plover

1804

.鰒���京�真中通る也
fugu sagete kyô no mannaka tôru nari

with a pufferfish
in the middle of Kyoto...
he passes

1804

.�土���付��る木�葉哉
agetsuchi ni kutsu tsuki-somuru konoha kana

on raised ground
they start sticking to shoes...
fallen leaves

1804

.��実�見事�生���る木�葉
shiru no mi no migoto ni haete chiru konoha

my soup stock
is growing splendidly...
falling leaves

1804

.�ら���木槿���る木�葉哉
chiranu ka to mukuge ni kakaru konoha kana

did you break your fall
with roses of Sharon?
tree leaves

1804

.散木�葉���ゆ��や鳩�豆
chiru konoha koto ni yuube ya hato no mame

a strange evening
for falling leaves...
pigeon feed

1804

.楢�葉���ら�るや�����
nara no ha no asa kara chiru ya tôfu-bune

an oak leaf this morning
fallen
in the tofu tank

1804

.畠��折角咲��木�葉哉
hata no kiku sekkaku sakeba konoha kana

the garden's chrysanthemum
blooms at great pains...
fallen leaves

1804

.�ら�ら�木槿���る木�葉哉
hara-hara to mukuge ni kakaru konoha kana

flitting down
to hang on roses of Sharon...
tree leaves

1804

.有明や窓��残を�る紅葉
ariake ya mado no nagori wo chiru momiji

at dawn a keepsake
left on the window
red leaves

1804

.今打�畠���や散紅葉
ima uchishi hatake no sama ya chiru momiji

the garden looking
freshly plowed...
fallen red leaves

1804

.�下�誰々��む�る紅葉
kawa shita wa dare-dare ga sumu chiru momiji

who might be living
downriver?
red leaves fall

1804

.志賀人�箕を���りや散紅葉
shigajin no mi wo kita nari ya chiru momiji

into the lake shoreman's
winnowing basket...
red leaves fall

1804

.散紅葉�れ�水�翌����
chiru momiji nagarenu mizu wa asu no tame ka

red leaves fall--
just to be swept away
tomorrow?

1804

.�る紅葉水��所も月よ也
chiru momiji mizu nai toko mo tsuki yo nari

red leaves fall--
even in a waterless place
a moonlit night

1804

.寒����立られ�梅�様
kangiku ni seki taterareshi ume no sama

a barrier built
for the winter mums...
plum tree

1804

.寒�や臼�目切��ん���
kangiku ya usu no mekiri ga bon no kubo

winter chrysanthemum--
in the nape
of the mill-carver's neck

1805

.年立や日�出を��舟��
toshi tatsu ya hi no de wo mae no fune no matsu

a new year begins--
before sunrise
a pine-decorated boat

1805

.元日������るや泥�雪
ganjitsu no keshiki ni naru ya doro ni yuki

it's become
a First Month scene...
snow on the mud

1805

.鳥��や野�畳も�正月
tori naku ya yarô tatami mo o-shôgatsu

birds singing--
for an old farmer on a mat, too
happy New Year

1805

.��春や��ん一����一把
waga haru ya tadon hitotsu ni ona ichi wa

my spring--
one charcoal ball
and a bundle of greens

1805

.欠�も旭��也是も春
kake nabe mo asahi sasu nari kore mo haru

a cracked kettle
and the rising sun...
this too is spring

1805

.��春も月夜��るや顔�皺
hatsu haru mo tsuki yo to naru ya kao no shiwa

spring's first day
turns moonlit night...
my wrinkled face

1805

.�春も月夜もよ所��家哉
hatsu haru mo tsuki yo mo yoso ni fuseya kana

spring's beginning
and bright moon are elsewhere...
my hut

1805

.�����下駄�ら春�立��り
chiguhagu no geta kara haru wa tachi ni keri

the offbeat clomping
of clogs...
must be spring!

1805

.春立や�������門�迄
haru tatsu ya kusa sae mottanu kado ni made

spring begins--
even for a gate
without grass

1805

.葎家も春��り�り夜�雨
mugura ya mo haru ni nari keri yoru no ame

spring comes too
to the weed-thatched hut...
evening rain

1805

.左義長や夜も天筆和�楽
sagichô ya yoru mo tenpitsu wagôraku

into the New Year's bonfire--
lucky calligraphy
harmony" and "ease

1805

.左義長や夜も天筆和�楽
sagichô ya yoru mo tenpitsu wagôraku

into the New Year's bonfire--
lucky calligraphy
harmony" and "ease

1805

.家二ッ三ッ四ッ凧�夕哉
ie futatsu mitsu yotsu tako no yûbe kana

two houses, three, four...
an evening
of kites

1805

.凧今木�寺�夜�入る�
ikanobori ima mokuboji wa yo ni iru zo

a kite--
Mokubo Temple settles
into evening

1805

.山��や薮����や凧
yama kage ya yabu no ushiro ya ikanobori

mountain shade--
deep in a thicket
a kite

1805

.霞む日も�正月�よ山�家
kasumu hi mo neshôgatsu ka yo yama no ie

on this misty day
sleeping through New Year's?
mountain home

1805

.一桶�如����よ����
hito oke wa nyorai no tame yo asa wakana

one bucketful
for Buddha...
morning herbs

1805

.夕空���様�������む
yûzora no no no yô ogame wakana tsumi

in a field looking sideways
at evening's sky...
New Year's herb picker

1805

.���摘鷺も淋����や�
wakana tsumi sagi mo sabishiku omou ya to

picking herbs
the heron also
seems lonely

1805

.����や一葉摘ん��人をよ�
wakana no ya hito ha tsunde wa hito wo yobu

herb garden--
picking one, he shouts
"Over here!"

1805

.空錠�人��告よ磯�畑
karajô to hito ni wa tsuge yo iso na-bata

a broken lock
calls to people...
seaside herb garden

1805

.�土����も春�日也�り
agetsuchi no ikanimo haru no hi nari keri

the earth mound's
part of it indeed...
a fine spring day

1805

.橋�芥������春日哉
hashi no gomi tsuttsuki nagasu haru hi kana

the trash on the bridge
washed away...
a spring day

1805

.破風�らも�空見ゆる春日哉
hafu kara mo ao-zora miyuru haru hi kana

even from the gable
clear blue sky...
a spring day

1805

.春�日を背筋���る���哉
haru no hi wo sesuji ni ateru kotoshi kana

exposing my spine
to the spring sun...
this year

1805

.春�日を�り�ら��る都哉
haru no hi wo furikurashitaru miyako kana

on the spring day
all day, rain...
Kyoto

1805

.春�日や暮�も見ゆる�山
haru no hi ya kurete mo miyuru higashi yama

spring day--
visible even after sunset
Higashi Mountains

1805

.�ん�木��ょ��ょ�先�春日哉
han no ki no hyoi-hyoi saki wa haru hi kana

alder trees
little by little blooming...
a spring day

1805

.山々や��春日を�仕事
yama-yama ya kawa no haru hi wo hari shigoto

mountains and river
on this spring day...
needlework

1805

.暮��羅漢鴻や觜���
kure osoki rakankugui ya hashi tataku

getting dark later--
the bean goose
clacks his beak

1805

.�り���此長�日を田舎哉
saritote wa kono nagai hi wo inaka kana

long spring days
and yet...
in the sticks

1805

.砂を�る大淀舟や暮��
suna wo suru ôyodobune ya kure osoki

grating on sand
the big ferryboat...
late sunset

1805

.�ょ��ょ��痩�花咲�日永哉
hyoi-hyoi to yase na hana saku hi naga kana

little by little
my scrawny vegetables bloom...
a long spring day

1805

.雨���都�春も暮る也
amegachi ni miyako no haru mo kururu nari

in falling rain
in Kyoto too
dusk of spring

1805

.顔染�乙女も春�暮る哉
kao someshi otome mo haru no kururu kana

for the painted faced
maiden too...
spring dusk

1805

.下京�窓����り春�暮
shimogyô no mado kazoe keri haru no kure

counting the windows
of Shimogyo Town...
spring dusk

1805

.��藤春も暮れ��夕哉
matsu ni fuji haru mo kurenu to yûbe kana

for the wisteria in the pine, too
spring's dusk
this evening

1805

.木兎��魂よ春�暮
mimizuku no tsuradamashii yo haru no kure

the little owl
makes a face...
spring dusk

1805

.舞々や翌��春を顔を染�
mai-mai ya asu naki haru wo kao wo somete

water spider
on spring's last day
blushing

1805

.大和路や翌��春を���
yamato-ji ya asu naki haru wo naku karasu

road to Nara--
a crow caws
at spring's last day

1805

.�田�鶴��りよ��春�雨
oda no tsuru mata oriyokashi haru no ame

rice field crane
again, come on down!
spring rain

1805

.黒門��分見��春�雨
kurumon no hambun miete haru no ame

the Black Gate
just half visible...
spring rain

1805

.春雨や家鴨よ�よ�門歩�
harusame ya ahiru yochi-yochi kado aruki

spring rain--
ducks waddle-waddle
to the gate

1805

.春雨や膳�際迄茶�木原
harusame ya zen no kiwa made cha no kibara

spring rain--
to the dinner tray's edge
the tea grove

1805

.春雨や蛤殻���月
harusame ya hamaguri-gara no asa no tsuki

spring rain--
the morning moon
in a clam shell

1805

.春風�闇�も��や浦�家
harukaze no yami ni mo fuku ya ura no ie

the spring breeze
blows in the dark...
house on the shore

1805

.春風や土人形をゑ�る也
harukaze ya tsuchi ningyô wo wedoru nari

spring breeze--
the clay doll
gets some color

1805

.棒先�茶笊���や春�風
bô saki no chazaru kawaku ya haru no kaze

on the tip of the pole
the tea strainer dries...
spring breeze

1805

.浅�や����手も春�月
asa kawa ya nabe susugu te mo haru no tsuki

shallow river--
on hands rinsing a kettle
spring moon

1805

.春�月��ら�雫�り���
haru no tsuki sawaraba shizuku tarinubeshi

spring moon--
if I touched it
it would drip

1805

.春�月軒�雫����よ
haru no tsuki noki no shizuku no mata ochi yo

the spring moon
in a raindrop from the eaves...
falls again

1805

.夜明�も朧也�り角田�
yoakete mo oboro nari keri sumida-gawa

even at dawn
spring haze hovers...
Sumida River

1805

.�苔や��上迄春�虹
ao-goke ya hiza no ue made haru no niji

green moss--
all the way to my lap
spring's rainbow

1805

.鰯焼片山畠や薄���
iwashi yaku kata yama hata ya usu-gasumi

grilling sardines
in a mountain field...
thin mist

1805

.薄霞む夕々���哉
usu-gasumu yûbe-yûbe no na-zuyu kana

thin mist--
night after night
vegetable soup

1805

.�ら窓���も�人�霞む也
ura mado ni itsumo no hito ga kasumu nari

at the back window
the same person...
mist

1805

.��む日も���見��る�家哉
kasumu hi mo ushiro misetaru fuseya kana

the misty day, too
viewed out back...
my humble hut

1805

.��む日や夕山���飴�笛
kasumu hi ya yûyama kage no ame no fue

misty day--
in evening mountain's shadow
candyman's flute

1805

.�り���出�霞むや���山
karisome ni idete kasumu ya tsukuba yama

peeking in, peeking out
of the mist...
Mount Tsukuba

1805

.盗�る�よ�れも春���
nusumi suru karasu yo sore mo harugasumi

the thieving crow
strikes again...
helped by spring mist

1805

.柱をも拭����り春霞
hashira wo mo fuki-jimai keri harugasumi

the post is wiped
all clean...
spring mist

1805

.我袖も一��霞むゆ��哉
waga sode mo hitotsu ni kasumu yûbe kana

even my sleeve
is one with the mist...
evening

1805

.陽炎�内�らも立葎哉
kagerô no nai kara mo tatsu mugura kana

standing deep inside
the heat shimmers...
weeds

1805

.陽炎や����人���跡
kagerô ya itoshiki hito no tsue no ato

heat shimmers--
traces of a dear friend's
walking stick

1805

.陽炎や笠�手垢も春���
kagerô ya kasa no teaka mo haru no sama

heat shimmers--
umbrella-hat's handprints too
a sign of spring

1805

.家形�月����り春�水
ie nari ni tsuki no sashi keri haru no mizu

moonlight halos
the house...
spring water

1805

.��葉や彼岸団��む�らるる
kusa no ha ya higan dango ni mushiraruru

blades of grass
are plucked for their sake...
equinox dumplings

1805

.山陰も桃�日�る�砂糖売
yama kage mo momo no hi aru ka satô uri

even in mountain shade
is it Peach Day?
sugar vendor

1805

.猿も�よ桃太郎�よ��餅
saru mo ko yo momotarô ko yo kusa no mochi

come, monkey!
come, Peach Boy!
herb cakes

1805

.我宿�餅����夜也�り
waga yado no mochi sae aoki yo nari keri

even at my home
herbs for cake turn green...
evening

1805

.����������入日哉
kusa tsumi no kobushi no mae no irihi kana

the herb picker
reaches...
for the setting sun

1805

.�����鳥見�当よ山をや�
utsukushii tori mishi ate yo yama wo yaku

where I saw
a pretty bird...
they burn the mountain

1805

.�一�山をや�也���也
mata hitotsu yama wo yaku nari oboro nari

another mountain
set on fire...
the haze thickens

1805

.山や�や眉��ら�ら夜�雨
yama yaku ya mayu ni hara-hara yoru no ame

dead grass burning--
on my eyebrows pattering
evening rain

1805

.�蒔や肴焼香も�昼�
kusa maku ya sakana yaku ka mo ko-biru sugi

sowing herbs--
the smell of fish cooking
a little past noon

1805

.妻乞や一角�れ��ら�猫
tsuma-goi ya hito kado toreshi nora no neko

looking for a wife
he's become respectable...
stray cat

1805

.�ら猫も妻����る夜也�り
nora neko mo tsuma kasegi suru yo nari keri

the stray cat too
goes wife-hunting...
nightfall

1805

.山猫も��致�や門���
yama neko mo koi wa itasu yo kado nozoki

even the wild cat
looks for sex...
peeking in the gate

1805

.山猫や��ら直�里馴るる
yama neko ya koi kara sugu ni sato naruru

wild cat--
after making love
he's the town pet

1805

.鳥�巣�乾�間も��山�雨
tori no su no kawaku ma mo nashi yama no ame

no break for the bird's nest
to dry...
mountain rain

1805

.其夜�ら雨�逢�り巣立鳥
sono yo kara ame ni ai keri su-dachi tori

from night onward
rain...
birds who've left the nest

1805

.人鬼�野山���巣立鳥
hito oni ga noyama ni sumu zo su-dachi tori

human goblins live
in hills and fields!
bird leaving the nest

1805

.浅�や乙鳥��日�借木履
asakusa ya tsubame tobu hi no kari bokuri

Asakusa--
on the day the swallows fly
rented clogs

1805

.��葉������や��乙鳥
kusa no ha no hita-hita shio ya tobu tsubame

blades of grass
swish in the tide...
a swallow flies

1805

.��葉や燕��������
kusa no ha ya tsubame kisomete utsukushiki

blades of grass--
swallows start arriving
prettily

1805

.���も���れ�や��乙鳥
sashishio mo asa wa ureshi ya tobu tsubame

high tide
and a happy morning...
swallows flying

1805

.乙鳥�����顔���り�り
tsubakura no kebutai kao wa sezari keri

a swallow--
not at all bothered
by my smoke

1805

.乙鳥も���嫌��葎哉
tsubakura mo kotoshi kiraishi mugura kana

the swallows, too
avoid it this year...
patch of weeds

1805

.�����夜も�れ�や雉��
asajiu wa yoru mo ureshi ya kigisu naku

a happy night
among tufted grasses...
a pheasant cries

1805

.雉��や����見��山畠
kiji naku ya kinou wa mienu yama hatake

a pheasant cries--
yesterday it wasn't there
mountain field

1805

.雉��や立���馬�顔
kiji naku ya tachi kusa fuseshi uma no kao

a pheasant cries--
bedded down in tall grass
a horse's face!

1805

.�山�顔��入�雉���
kusa yama ni kao oshi-irete kiki no naku

poking his face
into the haystack...
a pheasant cries

1805

.��花���れ�����田��
na no hana ga hanare nikui ka oda no kari

is it hard leaving behind
the flowering mustard?
rice field geese

1805

.����や目出度雨���蛙
asajiu ya medetai ame ni naku kawazu

celebrating the rain
in tufted grasses...
croaking frogs

1805

.入相�蛙�目�も涙哉
iriai wa kawazu no me ni mo namida kana

sunset--
tears shine in a frog's eyes
too

1805

.片���月夜也�り夕蛙
katahiza wa tsuki yo nari keri yû kawazu

on one knee
in moonlight...
a frog

1805

.蛙��程��る也��雨
kawazu tobu hodo wa furu nari kusa no ame

looks almost
like frogs hopping!
rain on the grass

1805

.�陰��������蛙哉
kusa kage ni butsukusa nukasu kawazu kana

in grassy shade
such rude grumbling...
a frog

1805

.���や何を����ゆ�蛙
kusa kage ya nani wo butsukusa yû kawazu

in grassy shade
what's that grumbling?
evening frog

1805

.��蛙此夜葎も伸���
naku kawazu kono yo mugura mo nobinubeshi

frogs singing--
"Tonight let the weeds
grow taller!"

1805

.葉��れ�鳴��もり�蛙哉
ha-gakure ni nakanu tsumori no kawazu kana

in leafy shade
deciding not to croak...
a frog

1805

.痩藪も己�夜也��蛙
yase yabu mo ono ga yoru nari naku kawazu

even in a sparse thicket
"This is our night!"
croak the frogs

1805

.糸屑�����露や春���
itokuzu ni kinou no tsuyu ya haru no chô

in the waste threads
yesterday's dewdrops...
spring butterfly

1805

.���り�����������哉
su no heri ni hita to hittsuku ko chô kana

devotedly stuck
to the reed mat...
little butterfly

1805

.�り�木�舟��������哉
surikogi no fune ni hittsuku ko chô kana

clinging to
the pestle's trough...
little butterfly

1805

.���や二軒もや��痩畠
chô tobu ya ni ken mo yahi no yase hatake

a butterfly flits--
two houses with piss-poor
gardens

1805

.���や夕飯��寺�り
chô tobu ya yûmeshi sugi no tera mairi

flitting butterfly--
after dinner, a temple
pilgrimage

1805

.����追抜れ�り紙�履
tobu chô ni oi-nukure keri kami zôri

a flitting butterfly
outstrips me...
paper sandals

1805

.鳥も���も飛�り�畳
tori mo naki chô mo tobi keri furu tatami

birds singing
butterflies flitting...
old tatami mat

1805

.二三本茄���も���哉
ni sanbon nasubi uete mo ko chô kana

even when planting
two or three eggplants...
little butterflies

1805

.文七����������哉
bunshichi to tagai chigai ni ko chô kana

now on, now off
the hair cord maker...
little butterfly

1805

.町���や夜�入����哉
machiguchi wa haya yo ni irishi ko chô kana

at Machiguchi
night falls so fast...
little butterfly

1805

.豆程�人顕れ����哉
mame hodo no hito arawareshi ko chô kana

a little person
enters the scene...
a little butterfly

1805

.我庵����所�ゆ��哉
waga io wa chô no nedoko to yûbe kana

my hut
the butterfly's sleeping place
tonight

1805

.二三日��������蚕哉
ni san hi wa nagusami to iu kaiko kana

for two or three days
its pure fun...
for silkworms

1805

.三ケ月や田螺を��る腕�先
mikazuki ya tanishi wo saguru ude no saki

a sickle moon--
hands groping
for pond snails

1805

.蜆��昔男�ゆ�り��
shijimi sae mukashi otoko no yukari nite

even the clams
are related to the great
men of old

1805

.田芹摘�鶴�拙��れ�
ta seri tsumi tsuru ni tsutanaku omoware na

parsley pickers--
don't let the crane
think you're clumsy!

1805

.��花も一�夜明やよ��山
na no hana mo hitotsu yoake ya yoshino yama

one more dawn
for the flowering mustard...
Yoshino Hill

1805

.今晴れ�雨�も見���ら�哉
ima hareshi ame tomo miete warabi kana

the rain cleared
recently, I see...
dripping bracken

1805

.誰�手���切れ�よ痩蕨
tare ga te ni tsumikirareshi yo yase warabi

I wonder who picked
all this?
skinny bracken

1805

.金��る木���り�り���家
kane no naru ki no me hari keri eta ga ie

eyes wide for
a tree that turns to gold...
outcaste home

1805

.�ん�るを一�����木�芽哉
binzuru wo hito nade-nadete ki no me kana

giving Holy Binzuru
a rub...
the budding tree

1805

.庵椿見��ら�����り�り
io tsubaki misuborashiku wa nakari keri

my hut's camellias--
not a shoddy one
among them

1805

.牛���顔を�ん出�椿哉
ushi no ko no kao wo tsundasu tsubaki kana

a calf's face
stretches forward...
camellias

1805

.馬�を我も���よ里�梅
umagai wo waga mo hakau yo sato no ume

I'll put on shell-sandals
too!
village plum blossoms

1805

.梅咲�や三文笛も音を出��
ume saku ya san mon fue mo ne wo dashite

plum blossoms--
the sound of a three-penny
flute

1805

.梅咲�や山�����誰�家
ume saku ya yama no kosumi wa tare ga ie

plum blossoms--
in a mountain nook
somebody's house

1805

.梅��る空�巳��間哉
ume no chiru sora wa mi uma no aida kana

plum blossoms scatter
in the sky, nine a.m.
to one p.m.

1805

.蒲焼�香�����や梅�花
kabayaki no ka ni makeji to ya ume no hana

unconquered
by the smell of broiled eels...
plum blossoms

1805

.袖��去年���也梅�花
sodeguchi wa kozo no boro nari ume no hana

my kimono cuffs
are last year's rags...
plum blossoms

1805

.�る�梅畠�足跡大��よ
chiru wa ume hata no ashiato ôkisa yo

through the garden's fallen
plum blossoms, footprints...
he was big!

1805

.塊�裾引���梅�花
tsuchikure ni suso hikizutte ume no hana

my hem dragging
through dirt...
plum blossoms

1805

.��手や夜������梅�花
ne katte ya yo wa sama-zama no ume no hana

while I slept--
night unfurled all kinds
of plum blossoms

1805

.��根�一����梅�花
matsu ga ne ni hito iki shite wa ume no hana

catching its breath
on the pine tree's root...
plum blossom

1805

.梅咲や江戸見��る��も客
ume saku ya edo mite kitaru kodomo kyaku

plum blossoms--
they've come to see Edo
child tourists

1805

.梅��や���盥�三ケ�月
ume saku ya kane no tarai no mika no tsuki

plum blossoms--
in a metal tub
a sickle moon

1805

.素湯売りも久���るや花�山
sayu uri mo hisashiku naru ya hana no yama

even the hot water vendor
lingers...
blossoming mountain

1805

.�る花を��も���御顔哉
chiru hana wo he to mo omowanu o-kao kana

not giving a damn
that cherry blossoms fall...
his stern face

1805

.�る花�活���り�ゆ��哉
chiru hana ni iki-sugoshitari to yûbe kana

in scattering blossoms
I've lived too long...
evening

1805

.�る花や土�西行も��れ顔
chiru hana ya tsuchi no saigyô mo ukare kao

cherry blossoms scatter--
the earthenware Saigyo
looks merry

1805

.花��や惟然�鼾止るやら
hana sake ya izen ga ibiki tomaru yara

bloom, cherry trees!
Izen's snoring
may stop

1805

.花�雨糸楯��る御顔哉
hana ni ame itodate kitaru o-kao kana

rain on blossoms--
under a hemp tarp
his stern face

1805

.花�山飯買家���む也
hana no yama meshi kau ie wa kasumu nari

blossoming mountain--
the little food shop
lost in mist

1805

.後�ら��る桜々哉
ushiro kara fuki-kuru sakura sakura kana

from behind me
they blow...cherry blossoms!
cherry blossoms!

1805

.����������る桜哉
kaiwai no kuchi sugi ni naru sakura kana

feeding the whole
neighborhood...
cherry blossoms

1805

.米袋空���れ�桜哉
kome-bukuro munashiku naredo sakura kana

though my rice sack
is empty...
cherry blossoms!

1805

.桜咲�春�山辺や別�素湯
sakura saku haru no yamabe ya betsu no sayu

cherry blossoms
on the spring mountain...
another hot water?

1805

.一里�身���桜咲��り
hito sato no misugi no sakura saki ni keri

it's how the village
makes a living...
cherry trees in bloom

1805

.桃�門猫を秤���る也
momo no kado neko wo hakari ni kakeru nari

peach blossoms--
at the gate he weighs
the cat

1805

.�柳や二軒もや��茶呑橋
ao yagi ya ni ken moyai no chanomi-bashi

green willow--
jointly owned by neighbors
a tea-drinkers' bridge

1805

.�や�も���ら��柳哉
asayake mo mata mezurashiki yanagi kana

dawn's glow
even more of a wonder...
willow tree

1805

.入相を待���る柳哉
iriai wo machidôshigaru yanagi kana

waiting and waiting
for sunset...
the willow tree

1805

.入��柳�立�都哉
iriguchi ni yanagi no tatashi miyako kana

a willow stands
at the entrance gate...
Kyoto

1805

.�����片����柳哉
utomashiki kata kabe kakusu yanagi kana

annoyingly
it hides one wall...
willow

1805

.��柳翌�出�行庵也
sashi-yanagi asu wa dete yuku iori nari

willow tree graft--
tomorrow you leave
the hut

1805

.土染も�れ��見��柳哉
tsuchizome mo ureshiku miete yanagi kana

the earth-dyed cotton
looking happy too...
willow tree

1805

.炎天��り殺�れん天窓哉
enten ni teri korosaren atama kana

in sweltering heat
slayed by sunshine...
my head

1805

.��夜や���る門���花
natsu no ya ya anadoru kado no kusa no hana

summer night--
the disdained gate's
wildflowers

1805

.��夜���り廻���家哉
natsu no ya wa kotorimawashi no sôan kana

summer evening--
at the thatched hut
of a clever man

1805

.�人や明安�夜を里歩�
sutebito ya akeyasui yo wo sato aruki

holy hermit--
in early dawn walking
to a village

1805

.五月雨�������る�居哉
samidare ni oppishigetaru sumai kana

crushed
under the June rain...
my home

1805

.五月雨もよ�一�や��家
samidare mo yoso ichibai ya kusa no ie

in June rain too
just one helping...
thatched hut

1805

.��腹�風���り雲�峰
sukihara ni kaze no fuki keri kumo no mine

for my empty belly
the wind blows...
billowing clouds

1805

.峰��る雲�行�よ笠�先
mine to naru kumo ga yuku zo yo kasa no saki

billowing clouds
on the move...
before my umbrella-hat

1805

.����や��月夜��砧
asajiu ya natsu no tsuki yo no tô-ginuta

tufted grasses--
in summer moonlight, distant
cloth-pounding

1805

.鶯も鳴��ら��苔清水
uguisu mo naki sôrô zo koke shimizu

the bush warbler
sings too...
pure water over moss

1805

.�田中������入る湯哉
aoda naka samasasete mata iru yu kana

chilled amid the green
rice field...
back into the hot tub

1805

.其次�稗も�よ�よ�田哉
sono tsugi no hie mo soyo-soyo aoda kana

barnyard grass too
rustles, rustles...
like the green rice field

1805

.�れ��や御祓�宵�天��
ureshisa ya misogi no yoi no ama-no-gawa

a happy sight--
on purification evening
the Milky Way

1805

.夕�ら�竹を�ら��済�也
yû harai take wo nureshite sumasu nari

evening purification--
a splash of water on bamboo
will do

1805

.身一�や死�簾�����
mi hitotsu ya shinaba sudare no aoi uchi

life alone--
when I die may the bamboo
blinds be green

1805

.団扇張��先�よ��る葎哉
uchiwa hatte mazu soyogasuru mugura kana

after re-papering
the first thing I fan...
weeds

1805

.�故団扇�や�����る��り哉
hogo uchiwa sha ni kamaetaru hitori kana

with my wastepaper fan
striking poses...
alone

1805

.夕陰��ら�ら雨�団扇哉
yûkage no hara-hara ame ni uchiwa kana

evening shadows--
rain pitter-patters
on my fan

1805

.買水を皆竹�打�ゆ��哉
kai mizu wo mina take ni utsu yûbe kana

all the bought water
is for the bamboo...
evening

1805

.�塀�鼻����る涼哉
itabei ni hana no tsukaeru suzumi kana

my nose
to a wooden fence...
cool air

1805

.宵々や下水�際もゆ�涼�
yoi-yoi ya gesui no kiwa mo yûsuzumi

every evening
at the canal's edge...
evening cool

1805

.夜涼や蟾�出�も����
yo suzumi ya hiki ga idete mo fuku to iu

evening cool--
the toad who comes out
I call "Lucky"

1805

.�雨�去年���也時鳥
furu ame wa kozo no sama nari hototogisu

this falling rain
feels like last year...
"Cuckoo!"

1805

.��������り�閑�鳥
uma no kai ushiro ni narite kankodori

answering the blast
of the conch...
mountain cuckoo

1805

.�も木も���風や���
kusa mo ki mo genji no kaze ya tobu hotaru

in grass, in trees
the army of the Genji...
fireflies flit

1805

.一��り�浦��らを�哉
hito shimeri matsura no ura wo hotaru kana

a rain sprinkle...they're off
to Matsura Lagoon!
fireflies

1805

.宵々�����竹も�哉
yoi-yoi wa kitanai take mo hotaru kana

every evening
even in the dirty bamboo...
fireflies

1805

.起�見よ蠅出����二�山
okite mi yo hae denu mae no fuji no yama

waking up, look!
that fly still hasn't left
facing Mount Fuji

1805

.蠅�も���ら先���り�り
hae no mochi hae kara saki ni kitari keri

the flies you have
came earlier
from other flies

1805

.蜘�巣�月���ん�夜���
kumo no su ni tsuki sashikonde yoru no semi

on the moonlit spider web
an evening
cicada

1805

.�時雨��日や�も��り�り
semi shigure chô wa hiyake mo sezari keri

cicada chorus--
for the butterfly too
no sunburn

1805

.��啼や梨����る紙袋
semi naku ya nashi ni kabuseru kami-bukuro

a cicada chirrs--
covering the pears
a paper bag

1805

.�や��よ����������り
asayake ga yorokobashii ka katatsuburi

does the red dawn
delight you...
snail?

1805

.����り���������也
katatsuburi chô wa ikiseki sawagu nari

snail--
the butterfly in a mad
hurry

1805

.昼顔�秣�員�刈れ�り
hirugao no magusa no kazu ni karare keri

bindweed flowers
along with the hay...
clipped

1805

.蓮�花辰上り��人���
hasu no hana tatsu noborishi to hito no iu

lotus blossom--
a dragon once rode you
people say

1805

.足首�埃����花���
ashikubi no hokori-tataite hana shôbu

dusting off
my ankles...
irises blooming

1805

.���日��ら�ら��よ花�や�
ushiro hi no irairashisa yo hana ayame

the sunlight behind
is irritating...
blooming irises

1805

.見る���日�����り花���
miru uchi ni hi no sashi ni keri hana shôbu

while looking at them
sunlight hits...
blooming irises

1805

.瓜一�丸�����井也�り
uri hitotsu maru ni shizumanu i nari keri

the melon
can't sink completely...
the well

1805

.加茂�や瓜�����月�入る
kamo-gawa ya uri tsukesasete tsuki wa iru

Kamo River--
after soaking a melon
the moon sets

1805

.僧入れ�垣���花咲��り
sô irenu kaki no u no hana saki ni keri

a hedge where no priests
enter...
deutzia in bloom

1805

.人形り�穴�明�也花��木
hito nari ni ana no aku nari hana u no ki

a person-shaped
hole beckons...
deutzia blossoms

1805

.��顔大�顔も�月哉
ko asagao ôasagao mo kugatsu kana

little morning glories
big morning glories...
it's Ninth Month!

1805

.���������家や秋寒�
hôroku no katatsuku ie ya aki samuki

a house with baking pan
pushed aside...
autumn cold

1805

.�寒�寒����り箕�り哉
asa samushi samushi to nauri miuri kana

so cold in morning's cold--
vegetable vendor
winnow vendor

1805

.�寒や梅干桶も旅���
asu samu ya umeboshi oke mo tabi no sama

morning cold--
a bucket of pickled plums
ready for travel

1805

.�寒や蟾も眼を皿���
asa-zamu ya hiki mo manako wo sara ni shite

morning cold--
the toad's eyes too
open wide

1805

.�柳�門��ら�ら夜寒哉
ao yagi no kado ni hara-hara yozamu kana

green willow at the gate
rustling...
a cold night

1805

.�る人��も���り�夜寒哉
saru hito no omoshirogarishi yozamu kana

a smart man
amuses himself...
a cold night

1805

.二度生�瓜も花咲�夜寒哉
ni do-bae no uri mo hana saku yozamu kana

even the replanted
melon blooms...
a cold night

1805

.有明��り�時�榎哉
ariake ni odorishi toki no enoki kana

dawn is your time
for dancing...
hackberry tree

1805

.鶴亀�上�も秋�夕哉
tsuru kame no ue ni mo aki no yûbe kana

even tortoise and crane
meet their fate...
autumn evening

1805

.�原�秋を��む�鶴�音
matsubara no aki wo oshimu ka tsuru no oto

are you regretting
Matsubara's autumn's end?
clamoring cranes

1805

.����や月��家�下水端
katsushika ya tsuki sasu ie wa gesui-bata

Katsushika--
a moonlit house
by a sewer

1805

.里��������る月夜哉
sato no hi no furumekashitaru tsuki yo kana

the village fires
burn anciently...
a moonlit night

1805

.��実を��出�も月よ哉
shiru no mi wo tori ni idete mo tsuki yo kana

going out
to get soup stock...
bright moon

1805

.む�����居���秋�月
musashino ni sumai awasete aki no tsuki

on Musashi Plain
complementing a house...
autumn moon

1805

.む���や犬���家も月���
musashino ya inu no kôka mo tsuki sashite

Musashi Plain--
over the dog's toilet too
a bright moon

1805

.山�月親�綱引����む
yama no tsuki oya wa tsuna hiki ko wa ogamu

mountain moon--
father pulls the bell rope
his child prays

1805

.待宵��葉焚����野哉
matsuyoi no matsuba taku sae saga no kana

almost a harvest moon
burning pine needles...
Saga Field

1805

.雨�ら�空も見��り月一夜
ame furanu sora mo mie keri tsuki hito yo

in some sky
rain isn't falling...
harvest moon night

1805

.雨�るや�月も二度目角田�
ame furu ya meigetsu mo ni do sumida-gawa

rain wrecks two
harvest moon nights...
Sumida River

1805

.雨�も角田河原や月一夜
ame furi mo sumida kawara ya tsuki hito yo

rain falling, too
on Sumida's river beach...
harvest moon night

1805

.家�り�先�月も二度目哉
ie karite mazu meigetsu mo ni do me kana

after renting the house
the first thing: moon-gazing
twice

1805

.家�り��ら�月も二度目哉
ie karite kara meigetsu mo ni do me kana

after renting the house
moon-gazing there...
twice

1805

.大雨や月見�舟も見���る
ôame ya tsukimi no fune mo miete furu

a big rain--
on the moon-gazing boat
watching it fall

1805

.���月我もむ������
kyô no tsuki waga mo musashi ni sumi-awase

tonight's moon--
I, too, am staying
in Musashi!

1805

.�五夜��れ�祈�雨�る�
jûgoya ni fure to inorishi ame naru ka

harvest moon night--
did someone pray
for this rain?

1805

.�五夜�月霞む家も我世哉
jûgoya no tsuki kasumu ya mo waga yo kana

harvest moon
but a mist-wrapped house...
my life

1805

.�五夜�二度目も雨�角田�
jûgoya no ni do me mo ame no sumida-gawa

on both harvest
moon nights, rain...
Sumida River

1805

.�五夜�二度目も雨�角田�
jûgoya no ni do me mo ame ka sumida-gawa

on both harvest
moon nights, rain?
Sumida River

1805

.�五夜や田を三巡り�神�雨
jûgoya ya ta wo mimeguri no kami no ame

harvest moon--
for the rice field
Mimeguri's rain

1805

.月見��れ��も�����哉
tsuki mi are sore sae mo nai kotoshi kana

no moon-gazing
this stormy night...
this year

1805

.年よりや月を見る�も�む���
toshiyori ya tsuki wo miru ni mo namuamida

growing old--
even while moon-gazing
praising Buddha!

1805

.武蔵野��月も二度逢�夜哉
musashino no meigetsu mo ni do au yo kana

on Musashi Plain
met a second time...
harvest moon

1805

.�月を��������家哉
meigetsu wo sashite kamawanu kusaya kana

not caring about
a harvest shining above...
thatched hut

1805

.�月�二度迄�り��家哉
meigetsu no ni do made ari to fuseya kana

until the harvest
moon's second appearance...
my humble hut

1805

.�月�二度目も軒�雫哉
meigetsu no ni do me mo noki no shizuku kana

harvest moon
number two too...
dripping eaves

1805

.��������雨や月一夜
mochikotae kotaeshi ame ya tuski hito yo

rain hanging on
hanging on...
no harvest moon

1805

.後�月片山�����祭
nochi no tsuki kata yama kage no kui matsuri

Ninth Month moon--
in the mountain's shade
a food festival

1805

.雨����三夜�����り
amegachi ni jû san yo to wa nari ni keri

rain, rain!
on harvest moon night
of course

1805

.��花�山���れ�後�月
soba hana wa yama ni kakurete nochi no tsuki

the mountain's blooming
buckwheat hides it...
Ninth Month moon

1805

.秋雨���れ安�よ片山家
aki ame no kobore yasusa yo katayamaga

no fear
of autumn rain's downpour...
mountainside house

1805

.翌�茶��葉��らん秋�雨
asu no cha no matsuba kakuran aki no ame

he rakes pine needles
for tomorrow's tea, perhaps...
autumn rain

1805

.殻桶�鹿�立�添�秋�雨
kara oke ni shika no tachisou aki no ame

the deer stands close
to the husk bucket...
autumn rain

1805

.�切�足�����秋�雨
kusa-gire no ashi ni hittsuku aki no ame

the cut grass
sticks to my feet...
autumn rain

1805

.��も��も秋雨�也片山家
kyô mo kyô mo aki amesu nari katayamaga

today too
autumn rain...
mountainside house

1805

.山畠や鳩�鳴�も秋�雨
yama hata ya hato ga naite mo aki no ame

mountain field--
pigeons cooing
in autumn rain

1805

.秋風����任���哉
akikaze ni anata makase no ko chô kana

in autumn wind
trusting in the Buddha...
little butterfly

1805

.秋風���������哉
akikaze no fuke to wa uenu ko matsu kana

blow, autumn wind!
my little pine
won't grow bigger

1805

.秋風��夜�夜や窓明り
akikaze no fuku yo fuku yo ya mado akeri

an autumn wind's
blowing! blowing! night...
open window

1805

.秋風や家�����大男
akikaze ya ie sae motanu dai no otoko

autumn wind--
without even a house
the "big man"

1805

.秋風や�より先�人�顔
akikaze ya kusa yori saki ni hito no kao

autumn wind--
topping the grasses
someone's face

1805

.秋風�命冥加�藪蚊哉
akikaze wa inochi myôga no yabu ka kana

in autumn wind
its life divinely protected...
mosquito

1805

.穴底���顔も秋�風
anasoko no hotoke no kao mo aki no kaze

reaching the face
of Buddha in his niche...
autumn wind

1805

.�ら����や�暮�秋�風
uraguchi wa kobayaku kurete aki no kaze

out the back door
quickly grown dark...
autumn wind

1805

.水打�石�ら木�ら秋�風
mizu uchishi ishi nara ki nara aki no kaze

water splashed
on the stone, on the tree...
autumn wind

1805

.見る度�秋風�や江戸�空
miru tabi ni akikaze fuku ya edo no sora

each time I look
autumn wind is blowing...
Edo's sky

1805

.秋���三足出�も夜露哉
aki wa tada mi ashi idete mo yo tsuyu kana

going out in autumn
on just three legs...
evening dew

1805

.�����人も頼��夜露哉
uso-uso to hito mo tanomanu yo tsuyu kana

so restless
people also lack trust...
evening dew

1805

.�霧�引�ら�り�柳哉
asa-giri no hikikaramarishi yanagi kana

the morning fog
tangled
in the willow

1805

.一薮�別�夕霧��る也
hito yabu wa betsu no yûgiri kakaru nari

over the thicket
a custom-made cloud...
evening fog

1805

.秋�山活�居����鉦�
aki no yama ikite iru tote utsu kane ka

autumn mountain--
is he banging that gong
because he's alive?

1805

.秋�山一�一��夕哉
aki no yama hitotsu hitotsu ni yûbe kana

autumn mountains
one by one
the evening falls

1805

.足元�日��秋�山辺哉
ashi moto ni hi ochite aki no yamabe kana

at my feet
sunset's rays, autumn
mountain

1805

.鳥鳴�����る秋�山
tori naite mata kane ga naru aki no yama

bird sings again
bell tolls again...
autumn mountain

1805

.人顔も��夕や秋�山
hito-gao mo onaji yûbe ya aki no yama

in people's faces
the same darkness...
autumn mountain

1805

.戸�迄秋�野ら�る雨日哉
toguchi made aki no nora naru ame hi kana

up to my doorway
the autumn field blooms...
rainy day

1805

.��ら家も夜�涼���籠哉
abaraya mo yoru wa suzushiki tôro kana

at my ramshackle hut, too
night is cool...
lanterns for the dead

1805

.寒�程�葉�ら���籠哉
samui hodo kusaba nurashite tôro kana

almost cold
drenched in grass...
lanterns for the dead

1805

.�風も念入����籠哉
matsukaze mo nen irete fuku tôro kana

the pine breeze too
blows carefully...
lanterns for the dead

1805

.日も暮�大路�一人踊り哉
hi mo kurenu ôji ni hitori odori kana

at sunset
alone on the main road...
Bon Festival dance

1805

.隠家も星待顔�夜也�り
kakurega mo hoshi machi-gao no yo nari keri

at the hermit's hut, too--
an upturned face awaits
the stars

1805

.星待や亀も涼�������
hoshi matsu ya kame mo suzushii ushirotsuki

awaiting the stars--
even a turtle cools
his behind

1805

.�やん�����並�や男星
shan to shita matsu to narabu otoko-boshi

lined up perfectly
with the pine...
Herder Star

1805

.�����紅葉���る���哉
tôtô to momiji fuki-tsukeru kagashi kana

a rush of red leaves
blown against him...
scarecrow

1805

.一�宛寒�風�鳴�哉
hitotsu-zutsu samui kaze fuku naruko kana

one by one
the frigid gusts...
bird clapper

1805

.浅山や砧�後も�����
asa yama ya kinuta no ato mo natsukashiki

Mount Asa--
even when cloth-pounding stops
sweet nostalgia

1805

.新��家も三ッ四ッ���哉
atarashii ie mo mitsu yotsu kinuta kana

new house--
here too, three or four
cloth-pounders

1805

.��り立�立���砧哉
keburi tachi matsu tachi soshite kinuta kana

rising smoke
towering pine, then...
cloth-pounding

1805

.梟も役����る砧哉
fukurô mo yaku ni shite kuru kinuta kana

the owl comes
to lend a hand...
cloth-pounding

1805

.�����鬼����も砧哉
michi no ku no oni no sumika mo kinuta kana

remote province--
even in the haunted field
pounding cloth

1805

.焼米や����家も御一日
yakigome ya ko no nai ie mo o-tsuitachi

parched rice--
even at a house without kids
a holiday

1805

.投やり��も新酒�ゆ��哉
nageyari no kikumo shinshu no yûbe kana

I leave my chrysanthemum
for the evening...
fresh-brewed sake

1805

.��木��日���る新酒哉
matsu no ki wa nenohi mekitaru shinshu kana

a suitable pine
for the Day of the Rat...
new sake

1805

.�ら���秋�惣別雨夜哉
sarashina no aki wa sôbetsu amayo kana

autumn in Sarashina--
mostly
rainy nights

1805

.大����り��り�男鹿哉
ôshio ni zaburi-zaburi to oshika kana

high tide--
splish-splash
goes the buck

1805

.�を�������れ��もり哉
saoshika no hagi ni kakureshi tsumori kana

the young buck
tries to hide
in bush clover

1805

.むら��隠れ�気�よ鹿�顔
mura hagi ni kakureta ki ka yo shika no kao

do you think you're hiding
in that bush clover?
face of a deer

1805

.山�雨鹿�涙も交る��
yama no ame shika no namida mo majirubeshi

this mountain rain
and the deer's tears
must be mingling

1805

.木����飛ん��ら入る庵哉
kitsutsuki no tonde kara iru iori kana

only after the woodpecker
flies...
back in my hut

1805

.木�������る迄���り
kitsutuki no matsu ni kuru made oi ni keri

the woodpecker returns
to the pine...
now I'm old

1805

.木���や一�所�日�暮るる
kitsutsuki ya hitotsu tokoro ni hi no kururu

the woodpecker works
one spot...
all through sunset

1805

.木����死���敲�柱哉
kitsutsuki no shine tote tataku hashira kana

the woodpecker
pecks it to death...
the post

1805

.浅沢や鴫�鳴����雨
asazawa ya shigi ga nakaneba kusa no ame

Asazawa Marsh--
when a snipe calls
the grass drips

1805

.馬�見�鑓���れ�鴫�立�
uma to mie yari to kakurete shigi no tatsu

seeing the horse
and the spear
a hidden snipe flies

1805

.鴫立��畠�馬����哉
shigi tatte hatake no uma no akubi kana

a snipe flies up--
the horse in the field
yawns

1805

.大�や鴫立迹�引���
daimyô ya shigi tatsu ato ni hiki-tsuzuku

a war lord--
dragged behind a snipe
flying away

1805

.�鳴や旅��空�目����
kari naku ya tabine no sora no me ni ukabu

honking geese--
I picture skies
over inns

1805

.��翌�秋��り�り�田��
kyô asu no aki to nari keri oda no kari

just today and tomorrow
left of autumn!
rice field geese

1805

.虫��や����見����穴
mushi naku ya kinou wa mienu kabe no ana

an insect chirps--
yesterday it wasn't there
hole in the wall

1805

.����や江戸�人�も�馴るる
kôrogi ya edo no hito ni mo sumi naruru

cricket--
you too have adapted to life
in Edo

1805

.�り�り��り�り死も��り�り
kirigirisu kiri-kiri shini mo sezari keri

katydid--
"katy-katy!" not dead
yet

1805

.�り�り�鳴�る藪も��り�り
kirigirisu nakasuru yabu mo nakari keri

not a thicket
for a katydid's singing
in sight

1805

.蔵陰も����れ�秋�花
kura kage mo kusa sae areba aki no hana

even in the barn's shade
if there's grass
there's autumn blooms

1805

.空�迄��������花
sora ni made hotoke mashimashite kusa no hana

all for Buddha
in the sky...
wildflowers

1805

.�顔�入�も����ら哉
asagao ni iriguchi mo nai shidara kana

blocking the gate--
morning glories
and a slob

1805

.�顔�片肌入れ�羅漢哉
asagao ni katahada ireshi rakan kana

into morning glories
with one shoulder bare...
holy man

1805

.�顔��供�多�在所哉
asagao ni kodomo no ôki zaisho kana

morning glories
and loads of children...
farmhouse

1805

.�����咲���るる�家哉
asagao ni saki nakusaruru ko ie kana

lost
in the morning glories
little house

1805

.�顔�雫拵��居り�り
asagao ni shizuku koshiraete suwari keri

droplets forming
on the morning glories...
sitting still

1805

.�顔�背中�冷り冷り哉
asagao ni senaka no hiyari hiyari kana

in morning glories
a chill chilling
my spine

1805

.�顔��������寒哉
asagao ni hoka-hoka to shite samusa kana

in the morning glories
warming up...
the cold

1805

.�顔や下水�泥も�����
asagao ya gesui no doro mo asa no sama

morning glories
even in sewer mud
a morning scene

1805

.�露��顔売るや�ら男
asa tsuyu no asagao uru ya araotoko

selling morning glories
wet with morning dew...
a tough character

1805

.��声�顔先��よ�也
kane no koe asagao saki e soyogu nari

voice of the bell--
the morning glories are the first
to stir

1805

.�込��門も�顔咲��り
torikomi no kado mo asagao saki ni keri

on the busy gate, too
morning glories
bloom

1805

.我宿�悪�顔も夜明哉
waga yado no waru asagao mo yoake kana

my house's pitiful
morning glories, too
greet the dawn

1805

.�ら�ら��茶崩れや蔦�窓
hara-hara to asa cha kuzure ya tsuta no mado

trickling down
morning's tea dregs...
ivy in the window

1805

.��宿�貧�蔦も紅葉哉
waga yado no bimbô tsuta mo momiji kana

even the poor ivy
at my place...
turning red

1805

.雨�るや�����月翌��
ame furu ya asatte no tsuki asu no hagi

rain falling--
the moon in two days
bush clover tomorrow

1805

.稲�穂�犬蓼迄�夜明哉
ine no ho ni inutade made no yoake kana

among ears of rice
dog stalks too...
sunrise

1805

.稲�穂���る目出度榎哉
ine no ho no kakaru medetaki enoki kana

rice ears hanging
for good luck...
hackberry tree

1805

.稲�穂や窓���入る須磨�鶴
ine no ho ya mado e tobi-iru suma no tsuru

ears of rice--
a Suma crane flies
in the window

1805

.�れ色�天�風��刈穂哉
nureiro no ten ni kaze fuku kariho kana

wind blows
in a wet-colored sky...
harvesting rice

1805

.籾殻�秋���也��雨
momigara no aki no sama nari kusa no ame

it's become
a rice-husk autumn...
rain-drenched grass

1805

.片��真�����紅葉哉
kata eda wa massakasama ni momiji kana

on one branch
tumbling head over heels...
autumn colors

1805

.紅葉��百姓禰宜�出立哉
momiji shite hyakusei negi no detachi kana

leaves turning red--
the village shrine priest
goes forth

1805

.山畠�鼠�穴も紅葉哉
yama hata wa nezumi no ana mo momiji kana

mountain field--
the mouse's hole too
under red leaves

1805

.綿殻も���る程�����り
watagara mo kite neru hodo wa fuki ni keri

enough leftover cotton
to make pajamas...
blowing in the wind

1805

.身�よ�夕や柳�り�むる
mimochi yoki yûbe ya yanagi chiri somuru

as expected this evening--
willow leaves
begin to fall

1805

.雲低�夕々や柳�る
kumo hikuki yûbe yûbe ya yanagi chiru

low cloud--
night after night
willow leaves fall

1805

.秋霜��咲��るむ��哉
aki shimo ni mata saki hokoru mukuge kana

in autumn frost
lushly blooming again
roses of Sharon

1805

.浦��咲���り�槿哉
ura muki ni saki katamarishi mukuge kana

they crowd to bloom
facing the sea...
roses of Sharon

1805

.�咲�木槿四五本��蚊哉
oso-zaki no mukuge shi go hon naku ka kana

late-blooming roses of Sharon
four or five...
mosquitos whine

1805

.酒冷��よ��よ���槿哉
sake hiyasu choro-choro kawa no mukuge kana

a babbling brook
chills the sake...
roses of Sharon

1805

.木槿����れ��るを��蚊哉
mukuge sae sugare ni naru wo naku ka kana

"For roses of Sharon too
the season of withering..."
whines a mosquito

1805

.木槿咲�凸ミ凹ミや金谷迄
mukuge saku takami kubomi ya takaya made

roses of Sharon
on peaks, in valleys
all the way to Takaya

1805

.柳��淋����る槿哉
yanagi made sabishiku shitaru mukuge kana

even the willow
is lonely...
rose of Sharon

1805

.夜々�よ�風���槿哉
yoru yoru wa yoi kaze no fuku mukuge kana

night after night
a good wind blows...
roses of Sharon

1805

.曲り目�月�出�る瓢哉
magarime ni tsuki no idetaru fukube kana

the moon emerges
'round a curve...
the gourd

1805

.山々も年よる��や種瓢
yama-yama mo toshiyoru-sama ya tane fukube

all the mountains
are looking old...
gourds

1805

.冬�夜や���貰���り���
fuyu no yo ya kinô moraishi harima nabe

winter night--
received yesterday
a Harima kettle

1805

.冬�夜や庭��山も影見��
fuyu no yo ya niwa no koyama mo kage miete

winter night--
a garden hill too
casts its shadow

1805

.��木�寒糞���夜�雨
matsu no ki ni kan-guso kakete yoru no ame

cold winter poop
on the pine tree...
evening rain

1805

.枯�木�空��暮るる���哉
kareshi ki no munashiku kururu kotoshi kana

with the emptiness
of bare trees...
this year ends

1805

.我����れ���も今暮るる
ware to matsu aware kotoshi mo ima kururu

for me and the pine
this year of suffering
finally ends

1805

.�明�春を待らん犬�り�
kuchi akete haru wo matsuran inu hariko

mouth open
as if waiting for spring...
paper maché dog

1805

.春待や雀も竹を宿���
haru matsu ya suzume mo take wo yado to shite

waiting for spring
sparrows also make a home
in the bamboo

1805

.大年や我死所��も�る
ôtoshi ya waga shinidoko no kane mo naru

year's end--
the bell of my death place
tolls too

1805

.大年や我���行寺��
ôtoshi ya ware wa itsu yuku tera no kane

year's end--
when will my turn come
temple bell?

1805

.むら竹や大晦日も夜�雨
muratake ya ôtsugomori mo yoru no ame

bamboo thicket--
on the year's last day, too
evening rain

1805

.��雪や�������れ鳴
hatsu yuki ya kasai karasu ga ukare naki

first snowfall--
the crows of Kasai
happily caw

1805

.�扶�を��見る雪�夕哉
sutebuchi wo nete miru yuki no yûbe kana

lying in bed
with my death stipend rice...
snowy evening

1805

.�居れ��る��雪����り
tada oreba oru tote yuki no furi ni keri

just being here
just being...
snow flitting down

1805

.�りも��御�止解る夜�雪
narimono no go-chôji tokeru yoru no yuki

the ban on music
is lifted...
evening snow

1805

.��日�迄登れ雪�笠
morokoshi no hie made nobore yuki no kasa

climb old China's
Mount Hua...
snow on umbrella-hat

1805

.雪�るや�窓�����土�
yuki chiru ya komado no tashi no kabetsuchi ni

snow falling--
extra plaster
for the little window

1805

.雪�るや��������れ�
yuki chiru ya tomo nashi matsu no hinekurete

falling snow
around the lone pine
twisting

1805

.雪�夜や�人���梅���
yuki no yo ya hanninbuchi ni ume sashite

snowy night--
to my half-portion of rice
adding a plum

1805

.雪���人�知らるる所哉
yuki futte hito ni shiraruru tokoro kana

snow falling--
every place
where people are

1805

.夜�雪����通る人も�り
yoru no yuki damatte tôru hito mo ari

night snow--
in a hush people
passing

1805

.��走れ霰�る夜��木履
iza hashire arare chiru yo no furu bokuri

hurry along!
in nighttime hail
on wooden clogs

1805

.春�夜��も��も�り夜�霜
haru no yo no omowaku mo ari yoru no shimo

expecting a night
of spring...
night frost

1805

.��を忌や丸�ん�ゃ���所��
bashôki ya maru konnyaku no meisho nite

Basho's Death Day--
at a place famous
for konjac jelly

1805

.里並�藪���屋も祭哉
sato nami ni yabu no kajiya mo matsuri kana

village festival--
even for the blacksmith
in the trees

1805

.江戸中�炉を明るも��り哉
edo chû ni ro wo akeru mo hitori kana

even in Edo
cleaning out the hearth...
all alone

1805

.�月や��天窓�煤も��
meigetsu ya matsu no atama no susu mo haku

harvest moon--
the pine tree's head too
swept for soot

1805

.�風や�野�������候�
matsukaze ya ono no oku sae sekizoro to

pine breeze--
in the middle of a field too
Twelfth Month singers

1805

.も���も夜�入る���角田�
mochi tsuki mo yo ni iru sama ni sumida-gawa

pounding rice cakes
gliding into evening...
Sumida River

1805

.も���や門�雀��処
mochi tsuki ya kado wa suzume no asobi-doko

pounding rice cakes--
the gate is the sparrows'
playground

1805

.餅��や羅漢�鴻も�����
mochi tsuki ya rakan no kô mo tsutsuganaku

pounding rice cakes--
the holy man's goose, too
alive and well

1805

.夜�入れ�餅�音�る榎哉
yo ni ireba mochi no oto suru enoki kana

at night a sound
like rice cake pounding...
the hackberry tree

1805

.我門�常�雨夜や餅�音
waga kado wa tsune no amayo ya mochi no oto

at my gate
the usual evening rain...
pounding rice cakes

1805

.若��雪も�よ�よ衣�
waka matsu ni yuki mo ko yo ko yo kinu kubari

come, come, snow!
the young pine needs
new clothes

1805

.浄土寺�年�る�や先��
jôdo ji no toshitori kane ya mazu wa kike

a Pure Land temple's
bell of old age...
listen!

1805

.鷹�りや麦�旭を袖���
takagari ya mugi no asahi wo sode ni shite

falconry--
a wheat field's rising sun
on one sleeve

1805

.��木�寒糞���夜�雨
matsu no ki ni kanguso kakete yoru no ame

winter manure hanging
in the pine...
evening rain

1805

.�々や拾��綿�更衣
michi-michi ya hirotta wata de koromogae

along the road--
enough cotton gathered
to pad my robe

1805

.���り�浅黄頭巾�交�
assari to asagi zukin no majiriwari zo

plain, light-blue
skullcaps...
sprinkled in

1805

.��見よ�も��咲��桶哉
inete mi yo kiku mo nete saku hioke kana

going to bed
my chrysanthemum sleeps too...
wooden brazier

1805

.雀�も仲よ�暮る�桶哉
suzume ni mo nakayoku kureru hioke kana

a sparrow too
my sunset bosom buddy...
wooden brazier

1805

.炭���手�淋��よ����よ
sumi kudaku te no sabishisa yo kabososa yo

charcoal-smashing hands--
so lonely
so frail

1805

.炭��や夜�目����畳
sumi no hi ya yoru wa me ni tsuku furu tatami

charcoal fire--
my old tatami mat
evening's eyesore

1805

.���間�我宿�����り炭
chito no ma wa waga yado mekasu okori-zumi

in a flash my home's
dressed to the nines...
morning's charcoal fire

1805

.宵々�見�りも�る�炭俵
yoi-yoi ni miberi mo suru ka sumidawara

every evening
you're also more depleted...
charcoal bag

1805

.雨�るや翌�ら���当も��
ame furu ya asu kara hota no ate mo naki

rain falling--
tomorrow's chance of firewood
is nil

1805

.歌�よむ浦を����榾�哉
uta ni yomu ura wo konashite hotabi kana

eating up
the Bay of Waka...
wood fire

1805

.��焚�皺�ら��ん���山
hota taite shiwa kurabesen kagami yama

by the wood fire
comparing our wrinkles...
Mount Kagami

1805

.埋��桂�鴎���り
uzumibi ni katsura no kamome kikoe keri

banked fire--
gulls clamor
in the redbud tree

1805

.埋��引��り足ら�夜�り哉
uzumibi no hippari taranu yosari kana

my banked fire
not lasting long enough...
evening

1805

.埋�や山�風を枕元
uzumibi ya yama matsukaze wo makura moto

banked fire--
the mountain pine wind
at my pillow

1805

.�利根や鴨�鳴�夜�酒�味
furu tone ya kamo no naku yo no sake no aji

old Tone--
a wild duck-quacking night
sake flavor

1805

.湯�����所�申�鴨�鳴�
yudôfu no meisho to môse kamo no naku

"A famous site
for boiled tofu!"
quack the ducks

1805

.江戸�れ�目��も見ゆる鰒哉
edo-zureshi mezashi mo miyuru fukuto kana

with eyes
looking like an Edoite...
pufferfish

1805

.大鰒や�二を真����明��
ôfugu ya fuji wo mamuku ni kuchi akete

big pufferfish--
facing Mount Fuji
mouth open wide

1805

.山���鰒�横����也
yama oroshi fugu no yokotsura tataku nari

descending the mountain--
a pufferfish face
claps against him

1805

.�������も錆�よ�る木�葉
kake-gane no sate mo sabishi yo chiru konoha

the door lock
also looks rusty...
falling leaves

1805

.鳴鹿�紅葉も��り��り哉
naku shika ni momiji mo horori horori kana

when the deer cries
the red leaves too
fall like tears

1805

.紅葉々��る�足ら�水田哉
momiji pa no chiru wa taranu mizuta kana

falling red leaves
are enough...
paddy field

1805

.浅沢や亀�夫��も冬枯るる
asasawa ya kame no fujiki mo fuyugaruru

in a shallow marsh
feeding a turtle...
winter withering

1805

.下京や紙打音も冬枯るる
shimogyô ya kami utsu oto mo fuyugaruru

Shimogyo Town--
the sound of pulping paper
and winter withering

1805

.月よ闇よ�原行も冬枯るる
tsuki yo yamiyo yoshiwara yuku mo fuyugaruru

moonlight! shadow!
even en route to Yoshiwara
winter's withering

1805

.人��や地蔵�塔も冬枯るる
hitokage ya jizô no tô mo fuyugaruru

a man's shadow--
even on St. Jizo's monument
winter withering

1805

.冬枯�手�����山家哉
fuyugarete temochi busata no yamaga kana

winter withering--
sheer boredom
in the mountain home

1805

.冬枯�看�餅�日割哉
fuyugare ni kanban mochi no hiware kana

winter withering--
a signboard for rice cakes
dried and cracked

1805

.冬枯も��ら�顔や都鳥
fuyugare mo soshiranu kao ya miyakodori

even for winter's withering
an indifferent face...
sea gull

1805

.冬枯や親�放れ�馬�顔
fuyugare ya oya ni hanareshi uma no kao

winter withering--
departing from mother
the pony's face

1805

.冬枯や紙打音も夜��
fuyugare ya kami utsu oto mo yoru no tomo

winter withering--
the sound of pulping paper
completes the evening

1805

.冬枯や鹿�見�居る桶�豆
fuyugare ya shika no mite iru oke no mame

winter withering--
a deer looking at
the bucket of beans

1805

.����も明�����冬�梅
kôrogi mo akebono iwae fuyu no ume

celebrate the dawn
too, cricket...
winter plum tree

1805

.御桜御梅�花��月
on-sakura on-ume no hana matsu no tsuki

honorable cherry
and plum blossoms...
moon in the pine

1805

.我����れ��迄旧り残る
ware to matsu aware itsu made furi nokoru

me and the pine--
how much more suffering
for old relics?

1805

.藪�雨貧�神���る��
yabu no ame bimbôgami no gozarugena

rainy thicket--
the god of the poor
must be here

1806

.����娑婆塞�よ��家
mata kotoshi shaba-fusage zo yo kusa no ie

another year
just taking up space...
thatched hut

1806

.長閑�や梅����も�正月
nodokeshi ya ume wa naku to mo o-shôgatsu

spring peace--
no plum blossoms yet
this First Month

1806

.我宿も����る��や御代�春
waga yado mo utata aru same ya miyo no haru

even my house
is all decked out...
the emperor's spring

1806

.�ら鷺も万�����春
herasagi mo manzai kiku ka kimi ga haru

does the spoonbill too
hear the begging actors?
"Happy New Year!"

1806

.��世やよ所�膳��花�春
kimi ga yo ya yoso no zen nite hana no haru

Great Japan!
with your dinner trays
spring blossoms

1806

.正月を������り山�家
shôgatsu wo nete shimai keri yama no ie

sleeping through
the New Year's celebration...
mountain home

1806

.��ら井や磯�����水���
isara i ya iso no wakana no mizu kagami

little well--
seaside herbs mirrored
in its water

1806

.相��橋�春��月よ哉
aimochi no hachi no harumeku tsuki yo kana

on Aimochi Bridge
spring has sprung...
bright moon

1806

.�ん�木��ょ��ょ�先�春辺哉
hon no ki no hyoi-hyoi saki wa harube kana

little by little
a few trees blooming...
it's springtime!

1806

.軒�雨��り��り�暮��
noki no ame pochiri-pochiri to kure osoki

rain from the eaves
drip-drip...
a late sunset

1806

.山守や春�行方を箒��
yamamori ya haru no yukigata wo hôki shite

forest ranger--
he sweeps away spring
with a broom

1806

.行春�空��ら�り峠哉
yuku haru no sora wa kuragari tôge kana

departing spring's
sky turns dark...
mountain pass

1806

.�漬�������や春�霜
asazuke no asa-asashisa ya haru no shimo

so very thin
over morning pickles...
spring frost

1806

.�鳴�霜も�残�夜�る��
kari naite shimo mo nagori no yo narubeshi

wild geese honking
"Let tonight be the last
of the frost!"

1806

.二葉�ら�顔淋�春�霜
futaba kara asagao sabishi haru no shimo

down to two leaves
the lonely morning glory...
spring frost

1806

.����や逆�����春�雨
asajiu ya gyaku ni nete sae haru no ame

shelter amid tufted grasses--
every time I turn over
spring rain

1806

.春雨�����もれ��葉哉
harusame no megumi ni morenu kusaba kana

not missing
the spring rain's blessing...
blades of grass

1806

.春雨や�代����漬売
harusame ya chiyo no furu michi nazuke uri

spring rain
on an ancient road...
the pickle vendor

1806

.春雨や窓も一人�一���
harusame ya mado mo hitori ni hitotsu-zutsu

spring rain--
there's one window
per person

1806

.笠程�窓��候春�風
kasa hodo no mado mochite soro haru no kaze

through a window big
as an umbrella-hat...
spring breeze

1806

.春�風垣�雑巾���也
haru no kaze kaki no zôkin kawaku nari

spring breeze--
the mop on the fence
drying

1806

.春�風��も酒を呑���
haru no kaze kusa ni mo sake wo nomasubeshi

spring breeze--
let the grass also
drink sake!

1806

.山寺や春�月夜�連歌�
tera yama ya haru no tsuki yo no renga michi

temple mountain--
under a spring moon heading
to a poem party

1806

.宵々や軒�雫も春�月
yoi-yoi ya noki no shizuku mo haru no tsuki

every evening
in raindrops from the eaves...
spring moon

1806

.段々�朧よ月よ�もり堂
dan-dan ni oboro yo tsuki yo komori-dô

bit by bit
more haze, more moon...
secluded temple

1806

.��む日�窓��見���屋哉
kasumu hi ni mado sae mienu hitoya kana

in the misty day
no window can be seen...
a prison

1806

.霞む日や門��葉�昼時分
kasumu hi ya kado no kusaba wa hiru jibun

misty day--
grasses at the gate
at noon

1806

.片袖��ら�ら雨や春���
kata sode wa bara-bara ame ya harugasumi

on one sleeve
rain pitter-patters...
spring mist

1806

.�畠���ら雀も���哉
na-batake no fukura suzume mo kasumi kana

a vegetable patch
of fat little sparrows too...
in the mist

1806

.春�����ら�身�も����
harugasumi kuwa toranu mi no mottaina

spring mist--
not taking up a hoe
a shameless loafer

1806

.む���や我等�宿も一���
musashino ya warera ga yado mo hito kasumi

Musashi Plain--
our dwelling too
in mist

1806

.山里��顔���る���哉
yama-zato no ne-gao ni kakaru kasumi kana

veiling the mountain
village's sleeping face...
mist

1806

.陽炎や蚊���薮も�����
kagerô ya ka no waku yabu mo utsukushiki

heat shimmers--
the mosquito-breeding thicket
is pretty too

1806

.妹�家も田舎雛����り�り
imo ga ya mo inaka hina de wa nakari keri

in my sweetheart's house
not one provincial doll
on Doll's Day

1806

.�郷�雛�顔も葎哉
furusato wa hina no kao mo mugura kana

my home village--
even the doll's face
made of weeds

1806

.染色�傘��ら�ら�干哉
some-iro no kasa no chira-chira shiohi kana

their colorful umbrellas
fluttering...
low tide

1806

.田を打��露も�り�り門��
ta wo uteba tsuyu mo ori keri kado no kuchi

plowing the rice field
dewdrops fall too...
entrance gate

1806

.畠打や祭々も往�所
hata uchi ya matsuri-matsuri mo iku tokoro

plowing fields--
festivals, festivals
all over!

1806

.�ら�や��上迄種を蒔�
ura michi ya kusa no ue made tane wo maku

back road--
even on top of grasses
sowing herbs

1806

.山畠や種蒔よ��鳥���
yama hata ya tane maki yoshi to tori no naku

mountain field--
"Nice job of seeding!"
sing the birds

1806

.鶯�������る垣�哉
uguisu no ate ni shite kuru kakine kana

the bush warbler aims
and arrives...
my fence

1806

.山�山���������よ
yama-garasu yama no uguisu sasoi kiyo

mountain crows
bring the mountain bush warblers
when you come

1806

.巣乙鳥や���山よ����
su tsubame ya kusa no aoyama yoso ni shite

hey nesting swallows--
grassy green mountains
are elsewhere

1806

.��燕��代�ら��も��
tobu tsubame kimi ga yo naranu kusa mo nashi

flying swallows--
wherever there's grass
hail Great Japan!

1806

.野��藪を任��鳴雲雀
no-garasu ni yabu wo makasete naku hibari

entrusting the thicket
to the field crow...
the lark sings

1806

.足�ら�片山雉����
ashigara no kata yama kigisu moya iwae

Mount Ashigara's
mountain pheasant,
celebrate the haze!

1806

.丘�雉鷺�身�を�らやむ�
oka no kiji sagi no mimochi wo urayamu ka

hilltop pheasant
are you jealous of the heron's
style?

1806

.昼比や����雉�里歩�
hiru-goro ya horo-horo kiji no sato aruki

around noon, squawking
the pheasant walks
through town

1806

.山陰も畠��り���雉�
yama kage mo hatake to narite naku kigisu

even in mountain shade
a plowed field!
the pheasant cries

1806

.行�や更科見度望���
yuku kari ya sarashina mitai nozomi sae

geese fly north--
how they yearn to see
Mount Sarashina

1806

.見知られ��も����立田哉
mishirareshi kari mo soro-soro tatsu ta kana

the geese I know
by sight, are they gone?
rice field of Nara

1806

.蛙��や�り��り����雨
kawazu naku ya torishimarinaki kusa no ame

frogs croaking--
"This rain on the grass
is unsanctioned!"

1806

.�������罪��見ゆる也
adashi no ni chô wa tsumi naku miyuru nari

in Adashi Field
the butterflies seem
sinless

1806

.跡����原西�這入�り
ato no chô matsubara nishi e hairu nari

behind me a butterfly
west toward Matsubara
crawls

1806

.一姫�神笑�給�����
ichihime no kami emi tamae kusa no chô

O goddess Ichihime
smile!
a meadow butterfly

1806

.�����人�迷�や野���
utsutsuna no hito no mayoi ya nobe no chô

casting a spell
on the man...
meadow butterflies

1806

.����や雪隠�中も春���
katsushika ya setchin no naka mo haru no chô

in Katsushika
even in the outhouse...
a spring butterfly

1806

.門々を一々巡る���哉
kado kado wo ichi-ichi meguru ko chô kana

gate after gate
making the rounds...
little butterfly

1806

.��鷺���������也
kui no sagi chô wa ikiseki sawagu nari

heron on a post--
butterflies in a breathless
flurry

1806

.���牛�も詠られ��り
kusa no chô ushi ni mo nagamerare ni keri

meadow butterflies--
the cow also
gazes

1806

.��ら�ら����をも�る也
chô hira-hira hotoke no hiza wo modoru nari

flitting butterfly
to Buddha's lap
returns

1806

.若��冷飯��む�家哉
waka-gusa ni hiya meshi susumu fuseya kana

the new grass
cools my cold rice...
humble hut

1806

.����夜も����雀哉
waka-gusa ni yoru mo kite naku suzume kana

in the new grass too
evening comes...
chirping sparrow

1806

.���や油断を責る暮��
waka-gusa ya yudan wo semeru kure no kane

chiding the new grass
for not being ready...
sunset bell

1806

.薄�是�も月�や�る也
usu sumire kore ni mo tsuki no yadoru nari

straggly violets--
here, too
the moon's dwelling

1806

.�����藪�中より�種哉
tsui-tsui to yabu no naka yori na tane kana

a swish-swish
deep in the thicket...
flowering mustard

1806

.��花����下り��居哉
na no hana ni ushiro sagari no sumai kana

flowering mustard
drapes the back...
my home

1806

.人�ら�藪も�や�や木�芽哉
hito shiranu yabu mo tsuya-tsuya ki no me kana

in the thicket no one
knows about
trees budding bright

1806

.春�������咲�椿哉
haru zo tote shibu-shibu sakushi tsubaki kana

springtime
yet it blooms reluctantly...
the camellia

1806

.�郷�牛も��見る椿哉
furusato wa ushi mo nete miru tsubaki kana

my home village--
even lying-down cows
look at camellias

1806

.�り�れ�野��原��梅�花
arifure no no sae hara sae ume no hana

in plain old everyday
plains and fields...
plum blossoms!

1806

.梅��を都����風も哉
ume ga ka wo miyako e sasou kaze mo gana

may the wind send
this plum blossom scent
to Kyoto!

1806

.梅���鼬も���通り�り
ume ga ka ni itachi mo naite tôri keri

plum blossom scent--
even the weasel passes
with a song

1806

.梅���引�る�り��家哉
ume ga ka ni hiki-kurumarishi ko ie kana

wrapped in the scent
of plum blossoms...
little house

1806

.梅��や�穴���明り先
ume ga ka ya hari ana sukasu akarisaki

plum blossom scent--
through a needle's eye
the light

1806

.下�も香�匂��り梅�花
shitagusa mo ka ni nioi keri ume no hana

even weeds under the tree
smell nice...
plum blossoms

1806

.山里�油手��も梅�花
yama-zato wa aburate fuku mo ume no hana

mountain village--
wiping greasy hands
on plum blossoms

1806

.金�糞����犬�花�陰
kin no fun shisôna inu zo hana no kage

that dog ought to poop
pure gold!
blossom shade

1806

.咲�るや��も昔��らん�る
saki chiru ya kyô mo mukashi ni naranzuru

scattering blossoms--
today too
like olden times

1806

.鼻先�上野�花も���り
hana saki no ueno no hana mo sugi ni keri

under my nose
they have passed on too...
cherry blossoms of Ueno

1806

.花咲や二��比��も�る
hana saku ya hatachi no koro no kane mo naru

cherry blossoms--
I also hear a temple bell
from my twenties

1806

.花�陰此世を���人も有
hana no kage kono yo wo samisu hito mo ari

in cherry blossom shade
there are even those
who hate this world

1806

.今�ら�桜一人よ窓��
ima kara wa sakura hitori yo mado no mae

from now on
cherry blossom solitude!
my window

1806

.姥��片山桜咲��り
ubasuteshi kata yama-zakura saki ni keri

on Mount Ubasute
where the old were left to die...
cherry blossoms

1806

.大���泥�����桜哉
ôkata wa doro ni hittsuku sakura kana

most end up
stuck in mud...
cherry blossoms

1806

.穀���桜�下��ら��り
gokutsubushi sakura no shita ni kurashi keri

an idler--
under the cherry blossoms
I live

1806

.土鳩�����も鳴�桜哉
tsuchibato ga ne ni kite mo naku sakura kana

even in sleep
pigeons come to coo...
cherry blossoms

1806

.�桜花�も����家哉
hatsu sakura hana to mo iwanu fuseya kana

no one says
"First cherry blossoms!"
my humble hut

1806

.人寄��桜咲�り城�山
hito yosenu sakura saki keri shiro no yama

cherry trees in bloom
with no crowds...
castle mountain

1806

.夕�や桜�下��言��
yû sugi ya sakura no shita ni kogoto iu

all night
under the cherry blossoms
nagging

1806

.留主寺や��出����桃��ら
rusu tera ya seidashite saku momo sakura

vacant temple--
industriously blooming
peach and cherry

1806

.日本�柳�空��る夜哉
nippon wa yanagi no sora to naru yo kana

Japan's night sky
has become
all willows

1806

.夕山�肩を並�る柳哉
yû yama ni kata wo naraburu yanagi kana

lined up
with the evening mountain...
a willow

1806

.明安�榎��り���窓
ake yasuki enoki mochi keri ushiro mado

in summer's early dawn
a hackberry tree...
back window

1806

.明安�鳥���鳴榎哉
ake yasuki tori no kite naku enoki kana

in summer's early dawn
a bird comes chirping...
hackberry tree

1806

.月���������夜也�り
tsuki sashite asobi de no nai yo nari keri

the moon shining--
no carousing
this summer night!

1806

.夕涼や凡一里�片�山
yûsuzu ya oyoso hito sato no kata oyama

evening cool--
for each little village
one little hill

1806

.夕涼や薬師�見ゆる片�藪
yûsuzume ya yakushi no miyuru kata ko yabu

evening cool--
a Buddha of healing
in a thicket

1806

.夕立�次�祭り�通り�り
yûdachi ni tsugi no matsuri no tôri keri

in a cloudburst
another festival shrine
passes by

1806

.夕立�祈ら�里���る也
yûdachi no inoranu sato ni kakaru nari

rainstorm--
hanging over the village
that doesn't pray

1806

.夕立や�花�ら�枕元
yûdachi ya kusabana hiraku makura moto

rainstorm--
a wildflower blooms
at my pillow

1806

.片里や米��先�雲�峰
kata-zato ya kome tsuku saki no kumo no mine

remote village--
before rice can be hulled
the clouds billow

1806

.山里や米��先�雲�峰
yama-zato ya kome tsuku saki no kumo no mine

mountain village--
before rice can be hulled
the clouds billow

1806

.切雲�峰��る迄��り�り
kire-gumo no mine to naru made netari keri

only when a scrap of cloud
billows to form peaks...
then to bed

1806

.�返れ��や峰作る�雲哉
ne-kaereba haya mine tsukuru ko-gumo kana

when I go back to sleep
it quickly forms peaks...
little cloud

1806

.柴門も�田�����り哉
shiba no to mo aoda iwai no keburi kana

at my humble hut, too
celebration smoke
for green rice fields

1806

.手枕�����田���哉
temakura ni ono ga aoda to omou kana

an arm for a pillow
imagining the green rice field
is mine

1806

.��や��ら雀も親連れ�
kuwanbutsu ya fukura suzume mo oya tsurete

Buddha's birthday--
fat little sparrows
and their parents

1806

.花��や替々�����
hana tsumi ya kawaru-gawaru no uchiwa mochi

picking flowers--
everyone with a different
style of fan

1806

.������も��舞��花哉
waza-waza ni chô mo kite mau gebana kana

a butterfly deigns
to come and dance...
summer flowers

1806

.涼風も��一日�御�二哉
suzukaze mo kyô tsuitachi no o-fuji kana

a cool wind today
the first of the month...
Mount Fuji

1806

.軒��蒲���������り�り
noki no shôbu shinabinu uchi ni netari keri

irises on the eaves--
before they shrivel
to bed I go

1806

.更衣里��干る日也�り
koromogae sato wa shiohiru hi nari keri

new summer robes--
the town today
at the low-tide beach

1806

.���をも目出度����団扇哉
akaza wo mo medetashi to iu uchiwa kana

a "Good fortune!" wish
even for the pigweed...
paper fan

1806

.入相�片耳���団扇哉
iriai ni kata mimi fusagu uchiwa kana

sunset bell--
one ear covered
with my paper fan

1806

.春日野���風引�鹿��哉
kasugano no hagi no kaze hiku kanoko kana

catching a cold
in Kasuga Field's bush clover...
a fawn

1806

.鹿���人を見�ら�木陰哉
shika no ko no hito wo minarau kokage kana

a fawn imitating
people...
deep tree shade

1806

.��葉を加����る鹿��哉
hagi no ha wo kuwaete netaru kanoko kana

eating bush clover leaves
while sound asleep...
a fawn

1806

.煙�����り�世もよ�り�り
keburi shite kawahori no yo mo yokari keri

smoke rising--
the bats' world, too
is good

1806

.時鳥�宅�人を笑らん
hototogisu kataku no hito wo warauran

cuckoo--
laughing at the man
in the burning house?

1806

.芋茶屋も�れ��も�よ閑�鳥
imo chaya mo ureshii mono yo kankodori

even a penny teahouse
a happy thing!
mountain cuckoo

1806

.�ん�鳥����桜咲��り
kankodori shinano no sakura saki ni keri

mountain cuckoo--
the cherry blossoms of Shinano
have bloomed!

1806

.山���足を伸���ん�鳥
yama no ha e ashi wo nobaseba kankodori

when you step one foot
on the mountain...
mountain cuckoo

1806

.庵��痩���りも��り�り
io no hotaru yase nakunari mo sezari keri

my hut's firefly
still hasn't starved
to death

1806

.��二度目も京�入り��り
hatsu-botaru ni dome mo kyô ni iri ni keri

first firefly--
I see you enter Kyoto
a second time

1806

.む���や�二見��里も��る時
musashino ya fuji mienu sato mo hotaru toki

Musashi Plain--
can't see Fuji from this village
but it's firefly time!

1806

.痩�大舟竿���る也
yase hotaru ôfunezao ni kakaru nari

skinny firefly
on the big boat's mast
clinging

1806

.痩�是も誰やらよ�る也
yase hotaru kore mo tare yara yobaru nari

skinny firefly--
here too I wonder who
will call for you?

1806

.我家や町���逃所
waga ie ya machi no hotaru no nige-dokoro

my house
where the town's fireflies
hide out

1806

.我門や�をや���も��
waga kado ya hotaru wo yadosu kusa mo naki

my gate--
lodging for the fireflies
there being no grass

1806

.我薮�時分��れ��哉
waga yabu wa jibun hazure no hotaru kana

in my thicket
at the end of their time...
fireflies

1806

.目出度��上��蚊�も喰れ�り
medetasa wa kazusa no ka ni mo kuware keri

O joy!
the mosquitos of Kazusa
feast on me too

1806

.焼��り�������藪蚊迄
yake ni keri sashite toga naki yabu ka made

burned to ashes--
even the blameless
mosquitos

1806

.庵��何を����長ら�る
io no hae naniwo uro-uro nagarafuru

my hut's flies--
what are you so restlessly
doing with your lives?

1806

.����や蠅を打々�を�
katsushika ya hae wo uchi-uchi matsu wo tomo

Katsushika--
swatting at flies
befriending a pine

1806

.�打���も�也山��
hae uchite kyô mo kiku nari yama no kane

while swatting a fly
today again...
the mountain temple bell

1806

.�打���も����歩哉
hae uchi ni kyô mo hitsuji no ayumi kana

swatting flies--
today too they come
at a sheep's pace

1806

.�打や���り�る崎��
hae uchi ya tomo to narinuru saki no matsu

swatting flies--
the cape's pine tree
becomes a friend

1806

.�飛ん�畳���る楓哉
hae tonde tatami ni utsuru kaede kana

flies flying--
a maple tree reflected
on the tatami mat

1806

.も���楓��ら���る哉
mochi no hae kaede no arashi kakaru kana

so many flies--
a storm engulfs
the maple tree

1806

.馬��も��日暮よ����り
uma no ko mo onaji higure yo katatsuburi

sharing the sunset
with the pony...
a snail

1806

.煤�ら��家���ん咲��り
susu wara no furuya no botan saki ni keri

at an old house
with sooty straw...
blooming peony

1806

.�盥も蓮も���夕�哉
ko-darai mo harasu mo hitotsu yûbe kana

one little tub
one lotus
one evening falls

1806

.蓮�花乞食���り��る也
hasu no hana kojiki no keburi kakaru nari

lotus blossoms--
the beggar's smoke
wafts over

1806

.蓮�花燕����よら�也
hasu no hana tsubame wa toshi no yoranu nari

lotuses in bloom--
the swallow isn't
growing old!

1806

.�蟇も這出給�蓮�花
fuku-biki mo haiide tamae hasu no hana

Lucky the Toad
crawl out!
lotus blossom

1806

.霧雨��ら��百�������
kirisame ni arano no yuri no sakinubeshi

foggy rain--
let the lilies in the desolate field
bloom!

1806

.��娑婆�����る也
takenoko ni shaba no arashi no kakaru nari

the bamboo shoots suffer
this crappy world's
storm

1806

.痩梅��り��も��我身哉
yase ume no naridoshi mo naki waga mi kana

another fruitless year
for the scrawny plum tree...
my life

1806

.長月�空色袷��り�り
naga tsuki no sora iro awase kitari keri

Ninth Month--
the sky wears a colorful
kimono

1806

.�����気を引立る夜寒哉
nadeshiko no ki wo hikitateru yozamu kana

the blooming pink
rallies its spirits...
a cold night

1806

.�����一花��る夜寒哉
nadeshiko no hito hana hokoru yozamu kana

the pink flaunts
a single bloom...
a cold night

1806

.人�声森�夜寒���り�り
hito no koe mori ni yozamu wa nakari keri

people's voices--
in the grove the cold night
isn't

1806

.山里や夜寒�宵�歩�好
yama-zato ya yozamu no yoi no arukizuki

mountain village--
a cold night's
night walker

1806

.背中�ら冷��り�り日��雲
senaka kara hie kakari keri hie no kumo

a chill running
up my spine...
chilly clouds

1806

.冷々�日�出給����哉
hie-bie to hi no ide tamau ushiro kana

chilly, chilly
the sun deigns to rise
behind me

1806

.�人���抜れ�り秋�暮
mata hito ni kakenukare keri aki no kure

yet another traveler
overtakes me...
autumn dusk

1806

.�供等�翌��秋を���也
kodomora ga asu naki aki wo sawagu nari

children
on autumn's last day...
a ruckus!

1806

.是程�月������家哉
kore hodo no tsuki ni kamawanu ko ie kana

taking no notice
of such a moon...
little house

1806

.煤���畳も月�夜也�り
susu kusaki tatami mo tsuki no yo nari keri

on a soot-grimed
straw mat too...
moon-gazing

1806

.�月やや��嫌��風���
meigetsu ya yagate kiraina kaze no fuku

harvest moon--
before long a hated
wind blows

1806

.秋風�蟬��人も通り�り
akikaze ni semi sasu hito mo tôri keri

in autumn wind
a cicada-stung man too
passes by

1806

.秋風���れ顔�山家哉
akikaze ya fuki-nare karo no yamaga kana

autumn wind--
a face used to its blast
in his mountain home

1806

.秋風���ら��やや�瓦
akikaze no asa kara fuku ya yake kawara

from morning on
autumn wind blowing...
burnt roof tiles

1806

.秋�風人�顔より��むる
aki no kaze hito no kao yori fukisomuru

autumn wind--
from people's faces
it starts to blow

1806

.����ら秋風�やも�り足
ushiro kara akikaze fuku ya modori ashi

behind me
the autumn wind blows
me home

1806

.桶��ゆる�����秋�風
oke no taga yuruganu wa nashi aki no kaze

the bucket hoops
can't stop trembling...
autumn wind

1806

.笠���や秋風�立�日哉
kasa himo ni haya akikaze no tatsu hi kana

so quickly
on my umbrella-hat's cord...
autumn wind's first day

1806

.��星�下�我家�秋�風
dono hoshi no shita ga waga ya zo aki no kaze

under which star
is my home?
autumn wind

1806

.水����を見�居る秋�風
mizu kakete kusa wo mite iru aki no kaze

watching water
sprinkling on grass...
autumn wind

1806

.焼�を伸��見�り秋�風
yake-gui wo nobashite mitari aki no kaze

burnt wooden posts
stretching upward...
autumn wind

1806

.焼�を������秋�風
yake-gui wo toku fukisamase aki no kaze

blow and cool
the burnt wooden posts!
autumn wind

1806

.焼�を見���見れ�秋�風
yake-gui wo mitomete mireba aki no kaze

examining
burnt wooden posts...
autumn wind

1806

.焼柱転���り�秋�風
yake-bashira korogeta nari ni aki no kaze

over tumbled-down
burnt house pillars...
autumn wind

1806

.欲�よ�よ���秋�風
yoku sute yo sute yo to fuku ka aki no kaze

do you whisper
"Cast away desire?"
autumn wind

1806

.�顔�����生�野分�
asagao no zoku-zoku haete nowaki fuku

morning glories open
one by one...
an autumn gale

1806

.赤��ら���ら��や夜�露
akago kara uke narawasu ya yoru no tsuyu

from babyhood
this lesson is learned...
evening dew

1806

.翌�我���り��ら���露
asu wa ware wa keburi to shirade kusa no tsuyu

not thinking that
tomorrow I'll be smoke...
grassy dew

1806

.今�見よ人�る人も��露
ima ni miyo hito toru hito mo kusa no tsuyu

soon enough
for the murderer too...
dew on the grass

1806

.��露や丘�必��り立
oku tsuyu ya oka wa kanarazu keburi tatsu

dewdrops forming--
on the hill, of course
smoke rising

1806

.��露や武張��門���花
oku tsuyu ya bubatta kado no kusa no hana

dewdrops forming--
widlflowers
at the samurai's gate

1806

.垣越���言�露���り�り
kakigoshi no kogoto ni tsuyu no kakari keri

on my nagging
climbing over the fence...
dewdrops

1806

.門�露雀�声も����り
kado no tsuyu suzume no koe mo sae ni keri

dewy gate--
the sparrow's chirp
sparkles too

1806

.��露先�れ��よ涼��よ
kusa no tsuyu mazu ureshisa yo suzushisa yo

dewdrops on the grass
at first so happy!
so cool!

1806

.白露��ら�笛��隣哉
shira tsuyu to shirade fue fuku tonari kana

unaware
of the silver dewdrops...
my neighbor's flute

1806

.露時雨�頂����り�り
tsuyu shigure buchôzura e kakari keri

dew dripping down--
a scowling Buddha-face
wet with it

1806

.露�玉一�一ッ��郷�り
tsuyu no tama hitotsu hitotsu ni furusato ari

in beads of dew
one by one my home
village

1806

.稲妻やむら雨�����原
inazuma ya murasame iwau kusa no hara

lightning flash--
a rain shower party
for the wild grasses

1806

.��露�馬�涙�秋�山
oku tsuyu wa uma no namida ka aki no yama

is that dew
the horse's tears?
autumn mountain

1806

.踊る夜���れ��も���り
odoru yo ni kakureshi matsu mo oi ni keri

on Bon-dancing night
a hidden pine too...
has grown old

1806

.�やらん����踊れ里�ら�
yari yaran iza-iza odore sato warawa

with a spear
you dance! dance! so well
village child

1806

.涼���七夕雲�ゆ��哉
suzushisa wa tanabata kumo to yûbe kana

such cool air!
Tanabata clouds
and evening

1806

.七夕�一本茄�立り�り
tanabata ni hito moto nasubi tateri keri

Tanabata Night--
a single eggplant
standing up

1806

.彦星�����見ゆる木間哉
hiko-boshi no niko-niko miyuru konoma kana

the Boy Star
beams his smile...
through the trees

1806

.�角力其有明も昔也
kachi sumô sono ariake mo mukashi nari

the sumo champion
and the dawn...
classics

1806

.昔々角力�����家哉
mukashi mukashi sumô ni kachishi fuseya kana

once upon a time
he was the champ...
humble cottage

1806

.夕暮�風����も角力哉
yûgure wa kaze ga fuite mo sumô kana

evening falls--
wind blows too
on the sumo wrestler

1806

.���立�餅��家���り�り
kagashi tatte mochi naki ie wa nakari keri

scarecrows standing--
a house without rice cakes
can't be found

1806

.�苗�������る���哉
matsunae no utsukushiku naru kagashi kana

the pine saplings
looking pretty...
a scarecrow

1806

.我方�����るる���哉
waga hô e mukete shigururu kagashi kana

facing my way
in the cold rain...
a scarecrow

1806

.�田�水����人も淋���
oda no mizu otoshita hito mo sabishii ka

that farmer
draining his rice field...
lonely too?

1806

.�田守も���水を見�り�り
oda mori mo otoshita mizu wo mitari keri

the rice field guard
also watches...
water drains away

1806

.�よ�����夜�りを砧哉
miyoshino no furuki yosai wo kinuta kana

in Yoshino's
ancient night...
someone pounding cloth

1806

.鶯も�ょ����鳴�柚��哉
uguisu mo hyoi to kite naku yumiso kana

a bush warbler too
shows up singing...
yuzumiso in the pot

1806

.�風���時���柚��哉
matsukaze no kikidoki to iu yumiso kana

they call it
wind through the pines...
cooking yumiso

1806

.片丘や��る日を鴫�鳴�
kata oka ya sumi-somuru hi wo shigi no naku

a hill--
snipes call for a day
of life to begin

1806

.���らや袂�下も鴫�立�
kamakura ya tamoto no shita mo shigi no tatsu

Kamakura--
they even fly up sleeves
the snipe

1806

.鴫��や����り�止����
shigi naku ya shiru no keburi no yamanu uchi

a snipe calls--
steam is rising
from my soup

1806

.�田��年寄声���り�り
oda no kari toshiyori-goe wa nakari keri

rice field geese--
not a single voice
sounds old

1806

.�����直�鳴�り�田��
ochitsuku to sugu ni naki keri oda no kari

once they settle down
another clamor...
rice field geese

1806

.風���れ�ら��鳴��り
kaze fuite sore kara kari no naki ni keri

wind is blowing
and so the geese
are honking

1806

.�鳴�直�夜�入る�家哉
kari naite sugu ni yo ni iru ko ie kana

geese honking
hasten the evening...
little house

1806

.夕風や�り�度���鳴
yûkaze ya furimuku tabi ni kari no naku

evening wind--
the geese turn around
honking

1806

.日短��蜻蛉�身�も有��り
hi mijika wa tombo no mi ni mo ari ni keri

the day is short
as is the life
of the dragonfly

1806

.�顔を鳴����り�り�り�
asagao wo naki naku shitari kirigirisu

leaving the morning glory
songless...
a katydid

1806

.�花�����る祭哉
kusabana ni shiru nabe keburu matsuri kana

over wildflowers
soup steam wafts...
autumn festival

1806

.�や��も��咲�る�辺哉
tayasuku mo kiku no sakitaru kawabe kana

chrysanthemums bloom
with ease...
riverbank

1806

.�����庇葺�り��花
hazukashi no hisashi fuki keri kiku no hana

among my pitifully
thatched eaves...
a chrysanthemum

1806

.�顔や�生�秋を咲
asagao ya futatabibae to aki wo saku

born again
morning glories make
autumn bloom

1806

.�顔�咲���れも��り�り
asagao no saki kutabire mo sezari keri

morning glories--
they also aren't tired
of blooming

1806

.�顔や引切��所�咲
asagao ya hikkiri suteshi toko ni saku

morning glories
on the saw scrap heap
bloom

1806

.��露�馬�涙�稲�花
oku tsuyu wa uma no namida ka ine no hana

is that dew
the horse's tears?
rice blossoms

1806

.狗��所迄も紅葉哉
enokoro no nedokoro made mo momiji kana

even where the puppy
sleeps...
red fallen leaves

1806

.�男鹿�枕���る紅葉哉
saoshika no makura ni shitaru momiji kana

a fluffy pillow
for the young buck...
red leaves

1806

.袖寒��も���夕紅葉
sode samuki kawa mo kikoete yû momiji

one sleeve cold
river's rushing sound...
evening's red leaves

1806

.紅葉���茶��を作り�り
momiji shite asa cha no michi wo tsukuri keri

leaves turning red--
making my morning tea
complete

1806

.蔓������られ�槿哉
tsurakusa ni oshitsukerareshi mukuge kana

oppressed by creepers
roses
of Sharon

1806

.花木槿��り���ら�る
hana mukuge karasu shikarite nagara furu

roses of Sharon
despite the scolding crows
survive

1806

.栗���一�一��夜�更る
kuri ochite hitotsu hitotsu ni yo no fukeru

chestnuts dropping
one by one...
the night deepens

1806

.樒桶��日���峯�栗

shikime oke ochinu hi wa nashi mine no kuri

wooden bucket--
but no mountain chestnuts
today

1806

.�栗���度人��れ�り
shibaguri no iku tabi hito ni fumare keri

little chestnuts
how often are you
stepped on!

1806

.�栗や馬��り�������
shibaguri ya uma no bari shite utsukushiki

little chestnuts
pissed on by the horse...
shiny new

1806

.�氷る山を������り�り
kane kôru yama wo ushiro ni netari keri

a frozen bell clangs
on the mountain behind...
still in bed

1806

.大年�����雪����り
ôtoshi ni kagitte yuki no furi ni keri

marking the end
of another year...
snowfall

1806

.梅干�皺�ら��ん��時雨
umeboshi to shiwa kurabesen hatsu shigure

comparing my wrinkles
with the pickled plums...
first winter rain

1806

.����り我������時雨
katatsuburi ware to kite sume hatsu shigure

come in snail
and live with me...
first winter rain

1806

.祭り酒紅葉�����時雨
matsuri sake momiji kazashite hatsu shigure

festival sake
festooned with red leaves...
first winter rain

1806

.切株�茸���る時雨哉
kirikabu no kinoko katamaru shigure kana

mushrooms congregate
on the tree stump...
winter rain

1806

.我�山���る��る�時雨哉
ware to yama to kawaru-gawaru ni shigure kana

on me, on the mountain
we take our turns...
winter rain

1806

.売飯�夕木�ら����り�り
urimeshi ni yû kogarashi no kakari keri

over the vendor's cooked food
evening's
winter wind

1806

.木�ら��袖���り酒強飯
kogarashi no sode ni fuki keri sakakohai

winter wind
blowing in my sleeves...
sake, beans and rice

1806

.木�ら��日���立や待乳山
kogarashi no hinata ni tatsu ya matsuchi yama

in winter wind
basking in the sun...
Mount Matsuchi

1806

.雪�るや我宿��る�翌��り
yuki chiru ya waga yado ni neru wa asu atari

falling snow
we'll sleep at my house
maybe tomorrow

1806

.雪���や��よ�よ門��ん
yuki no kari hayaku ko yo ko yo kado kasan

it's snowing, geese
come quick!
to my gate

1806

.能登殿�矢先���る霰哉
noto dono no yasaki ni kakaru arare kana

pierced by
Lord Noto's arrowhead...
a hailstone

1806

.����皺�����霰哉
hizabushi no shiwa ni hittsuku arare kana

stuck in the wrinkles
of my knees...
hailstones

1806

.散��れ臼�湯気��見られ�り
chiru mizore usu no yuge sae mirare keri

sleet falling
into steam rising...
rice cake tub

1806

.飯�湯��れ���るや�る��れ
meshi no yu no ureshiku naru ya chiru mizore

hot water on rice
and I'm happy...
sleet falling

1806

.�霜や茎�歯�れも去年迄
hatsu shimo ya kuki no hagire mo kyonen made

first frost--
my teeth could crack radishes
up to last year

1806

.��霜��れ���も��むる
kusa no shimo aware kotoshi mo fumi-somuru

frost on grass--
in this year of suffering
I'm off to trample you

1806

.酒呑��家�む���霜夜哉
sake nomanu ie no mukiau shimo yo kana

facing a house
without sake...
night frost

1806

.�����茄�も下る枯�哉
achi kochi ni nasubi mo sagaru kareno kana

here and there
eggplants dangle too...
withered fields

1806

.も�も��愚者も月見る�夜哉
moro-moro no gusha mo tsuki miru jûya kana

all sorts of fools
moon-gaze too...
winter prayers

1806

.�ん�ゃ����ら�給��時雨
konnyaku ni kakarase tamae hatsu shigure

break out
the konjac jelly!
first winter rain

1806

.寒�り�袖�り���寒�哉
kangori ni sode surite sae samusa kana

at midwinter bathing
wringing my sleeves too...
so cold!

1806

.����や喰������寒念�
hazukashi ya kutte nete kiku kan nebutsu

ashamed--
eating then going to bed
I hear the winter prayers

1806

.見���や惣身����寒�水
mite sae ya sômi ni hibiku kan no mizu

just watching it
my whole body shivers...
cold water bathing

1806

.手�茶��切���ゆ��哉
temae cha no kuchikiri ni sae yûbe kana

all the tea at hand
I unseal...
evening time

1806

.炉開��先����ん紅葉哉
ro hiraite mazu wa kazasan momiji kana

first thing smoking
in my winter hearth...
red leaves

1806

.����や煤��場も角田�
katsushika ya susu no suteba mo sumida-gawa

in Katsushika
they dump soot there too...
Sumida River

1806

.節季候�見む�も��角田�
sekizoro no mimuki mose nu ya sumida-gawa

the Twelfth Month singers
don't turn around and look...
Sumida River

1806

.��網代守り���り�り
akatsuki no ajiro mori to katari keri

at dawn
with the wicker fish trap
fisherman, chatting

1806

.�����一番�や����屋
kozakashiki ichiban-dori ya ajiro koya

a bit cheeky
morning's first rooster...
wicker fish trap hut

1806

.麦蒔����下��御寺哉
mugi maite matsu no shita haku o-tera kana

sowing wheat
under the pines...
Buddhist temple

1806

.塵�身も����綿を��り�り
chiri no mi mo kotoshi no wata wo kitari keri

even for this body of dust--
this year's cotton
is worn

1806

.衾音��り��る雀哉
fusuma oto kikishirite kuru suzume kana

hearing the winter quilt
unfold, here comes
sparrow

1806

.馬迄もよ����る�雪車�唄
uma made mo yoi toshitoru ka sori no uta

is the horse also
growing old well?
snow sled song

1806

.��代を雀も唄��り�唄
kimi ga yo wo suzume mo utae sori no uta

"Great Japan!"
join the snow sled song
sparrows

1806

.�����梅も���や冬篭
naka-naka ni ume mo hodashi ya fuyugomori

the plum tree too
utterly shackled...
winter seclusion

1806

.�や�や�誰冬�もる細��り
haya-baya to taga fuyugomoru hoso keburi

early winter seclusion--
whose thin smoke
over there?

1806

.冬篭��夜迄���也
fuyugomori kari wa yoru made kasegu nari

winter seclusion--
the wild geese labor
till evening

1806

.冬三月�もる���も齢哉
fuyu mi tsuki komoru to iu mo yowai kana

for three months
my winter seclusion...
old age

1806

.��������折れ����哉
edazumi no kotoshi wa orenu kobushi kana

white charcoal
not broken his year...
in my fist

1806

.猪�今��跡も見ゆる也
inoshishi no ima neta ato mo miyuru nari

wild boar--
it looks like you just
woke up

1806

.風�や猪��顔�欲���
kaze fuku ya shishi no ne-gao no hoshige naki

wind blows--
the wild boar's sleeping face
so innocent

1806

.我家を����気�むら�鳥
waga ie wo fumi-tsubusu ki ka mura chidori

trampling my house
to pieces, are you?
flock of plovers

1806

.赤々�紅葉を��よ鰒�顔
aka-aka to momiji wo tsuke yo fugu no kao

wrapped in
red, red leaves...
pufferfish face

1806

.梅�咲�門�入り�り鰒売
ume no saku kado ni iri keri fukuto uri

entering a gate
under plum blossoms...
pufferfish vendor

1806

.京入�紅葉葉��よ鰒�顔
kyô iri ni momiji ha tsuke yo fugu no kao

entering Kyoto
wrapped in red leaves...
pufferfish face

1806

.鰒���む���行�や赤�羽
fugu sagete musashino yuku ya aka-gappa

with a pufferfish
crossing Musashi Plain...
red raincoat

1806

.�れ�や茶殻��りも�����
karegusa ya chagara keburi mo natsukashiki

winter hay
and smoke from tea grounds...
sweet nostalgia

1806

.��曲り�ら�鳥��木�葉哉
kaimagari shiranu tori naku konoha kana

bobbing and weaving
a know-nothing bird sings...
fallen leaves

1806

.茶��りも��陰よ�る木�葉
cha keburi mo hotoke no kage yo chiru konoha

tea smoke too
in the Buddha's shadow...
falling leaves

1806

.�る度�鳥�よ���木�葉哉
chiru tabi ni tori no yorokobu konoha kana

at falling time
the birds rejoice...
tree leaves

1806

.見るも見る人����や木�葉�る
miru mo miru hito no ushiro ya konoha chiru

looking again and again
behind him...
leaves falling

1806

.焼����り交��散紅葉

yakimeshi mi nigiri-majieshi chiru momiji

mixed in
with the fried rice...
red leaves

1806

.�����枯仕廻���藪垣
toku-toku to kare shimawanu ka ko yabu kaki

why so slow
withering?
little thicket's hedge

1806

.帰り咲分別も��垣�哉
kaeri-zaku funbetsu mo nai kakine kana

lacking good sense
out-of-season flowers
on the fence

1806

.焼�も����見����り花
yake eda mo misu-misu miete kaeri-bana

on a burnt branch
before my eyes...
out-of-season bloom

1806

.�����鳴�所��よ冬�梅
kôrogi no nakidoko ni se yo fuyu no ume

let this be your
singing place, cricket...
winter plum tree

1807

.元日も��ら�江戸�田舎哉
ganjitsu mo kokora wa edo no inaka kana

even on New Year's Day
around here Edo
is countrified

1807

.亀�身�正月も立日也�り
kame no mi no shôgatsu mo tatsu hi nari keri

for the turtle too
it's the First Month
first day

1807

.��ゆ��神�守らん御代�春
sakayuki ni kami no mamoran miyo no haru

may the gods grant
prosperity!
the emperor's spring

1807

.��春や��り立るも世間む�
hatsu haru ya keburi tateru mo seken muki

spring begins--
I send up my smoke
like everyone else

1807

.我門や芸��鳩も春を鳴
waga kado ya geinashi hato mo haru wo naku

at my gate
the artless pigeon too
sings "It's spring!"

1807

.��り���代����や春�立
keburi sae chiyo no tameshi ya haru no tatsu

even the smoke
rises anciently...
spring begins

1807

.沙汰���春�立�り�屋敷
sata nashi ni haru wa tachi keri kusa yashiki

with no cards or letters
spring has begun...
thatched hut

1807

.春立���より見ゆる��穴
haru tatsu to iu yori miyuru kabe no ana

"Spring's begun"
I say then see
the hole in the wall

1807

.��も��も凧引��る榎哉
kyô mo kyô mo tako hikkakaru enoki kana

today too
the hackberry tree snags
the kite

1807

.猿引�猿����凧
saru hiki wa saru ni motasete ikanobori

the trainer lets
his monkey hold it...
New Year's kite

1807

.機音�竹���れ�凧
hata oto wa take ni kakurete ikanobori

sound of a loom--
hidden in bamboo
a New Year's kite

1807

.正月を��見る梅��り�よ�
shôgatsu wo nete miru ume de arishi yona

New Year's Day--
plum blossom-viewing
from my bed

1807

.�����垣����も���哉
kyô wa tote kaki no ko sumi mo wakana kana

it being today
even in a nook of the hedge
picking herbs

1807

.�よ��や磯�����摘む���
koyorogi ya iso samatage ni tsumu wakana

Koyorogi--
the beach sets a limit
to herb-picking

1807

.�る雪を�り���るや�����
chiru yuki wo arigatagaru ya wakana tsumi

appreciating
the falling snow...
picking herbs

1807

.鶯��訛りも春辺哉
uguisu no azuma namari mo harube kana

the bush warbler sings
with a country twang...
springtime

1807

.�������立�る春日哉
tsui-tsui to kusa ni tachitaru haru hi kana

rising over
the swishing grasses...
spring sun

1807

.春�日や������立安�
haru no hi ya tsui-tsui kusa ni tachi yasuki

spring sun--
over the swishing grasses
gliding up

1807

.浅��銭�れ�出る日永哉
asakusa e zeni kure ni deru hi naga kana

off to Asakusa
with coins to offer...
a long spring day

1807

.岩�亀�断日永���哉
iwa no kame fudan hi naga to omou kana

for the turtle on a rock
the usual...
long spring day

1807

.�ら門���り��明�日永哉
ura kado no hitori de ni aku hi naga kana

the back gate
opens on its own...
a long spring day

1807

.暮��音を���る��屋哉
kure osoki oto wa tatetaru takaya kana

getting dark later--
the sound of building
a hut for hawks

1807

.��人�顔見る日永哉
niwatori no hito no kao miru hi naga kana

the chicken stares
at the man...
a long spring day

1807

.木兎��断日永���哉
mimizuku wa fudan hi naga to omou kana

in the owl's opinion
every day
is long

1807

.春�雪���袂���り�り
haru no yuki semaki tamoto ni sugari keri

spring snow
on my narrow sleeves...
clinging

1807

.春�雪地祭り唄���る哉
haru no yuki chi matsuri uta ni kakaru kana

spring snow sprinkles
the earth god's
festival song

1807

.�郷や餅���込春�雪
furusato ya mochi ni tsukikomu haru no yuki

my home village--
rice cakes soaked
with spring snow

1807

.木�寺�夜を見�行春�雨
mokuboji no yoru wo mi ni yuku haru no ame

going to see
Mokubo Temple's evening...
spring rain

1807

.山里�常正月や春�雨
yama-zato wa jô shôgatsu ya haru no ame

for the mountain village
the usual First Month...
spring rain

1807

.春風��ら��行��田��殻
harukaze ga narashite yuku zo tanishi-gara

the spring breeze
whistles through...
pond snail shells

1807

.春風�箸を掴ん��る�哉
harukaze ni hashi wo tsukande neru ko kana

in spring's breeze
clutching chopsticks...
a sleeping child

1807

.��餅�宵�春風���り
botamochi ni yoi no harukaze fuki ni keri

over sticky rice cakes
the good spring breeze
blows

1807

.��む日や麓�飯���ら��
kasumu hi ya fumoto no meshi no mezurashiki

misty day--
the meal at the mountain's foot
marvelous

1807

.陽炎��ら�ら雨���り�り
kagerô ni sara-sara ame no kakari keri

through heat shimmers
the murmuring
rain

1807

.陽炎や��穴����り�り�
kagerô ya ano ana tashika kirigirisu

heat shimmers--
the katydid must be
in that hole

1807

.鬼島�涅槃�桜咲��り
oni-jima no nehan no sakura saki ni keri

on Devil's Island
on Buddha's Death-Day...
cherry blossoms

1807

.角力�も雛祭����り
sumotori mo hina matsuri ni asobi keri

even the sumo wrestler
has a blast...
Doll Festival

1807

.人一人二人�干����哉
hito hitori futari shioi no kosumi kana

by ones and twos
in little nooks they crouch...
low tide

1807

.深�や桃�中より�干狩
fukagawa ya momo no naka yori shiohi-gari

Fukagawa--
from a peach tree gathering
low tide shells

1807

.茶を��や��ら雀�顔�迄
cha wo koku ya fukura suzume no kao e made

threshing tea--
leaves fly at a fat sparrow's
face too

1807

.����一際蒔る�葉哉
nabezumi ni hito kiwa makeru kusaba kana

sowing seeds to the edge
of the kettle's soot-pile...
herbs

1807

.御僧�其後見����木哉
on sô no sono nochi mienu tsugiki kana

the blessed priest
won't see it in his next life...
grafted tree

1807

.���門���穂を笑�らん
naku karasu kado no tsugiho wo warauran

at my gate
the crow laughs
at the branch I grafted

1807

.�ら猫も妻乞�声����り
nora neko mo tsuma kou koe wa mochi ni keri

even the stray cat
begging
for a wife!

1807

.巣�鳥や人�立�も�を明�
su no tori ya hito ga tatte mo kuchi wo aku

nestling--
even when people come
opening its mouth

1807

.見る���一人���や雀��
miru uchi ni hitori kasegi ya suzume no ko

while I watch
he's off to make a living alone...
baby sparrow

1807

.鶯�呑ん��ら汲�井哉
uguisu ga nonde kara kumu furu i kana

after the bush warbler drinks
water is drawn...
old well

1807

.鶯�人�何�も����
uguisu ga hito wa nan to mo omowanu ka

bush warbler--
what don't you know
about people?

1807

.鶯����訛���り�り
uguisu ni kasai namari wa nakari keri

the bush warbler sings--
no trace of a country
accent

1807

.鶯や摺�木��も梅�花
uguisu ya surikogi kake mo ume no hana

bush warbler sings
a pestle pounds...
plum blossoms

1807

.島々も�法�り�燕哉
shima-jima mo buppô arite tsubame kana

even on the little islands
Buddha's law...
swallows

1807

.巣乙鳥�目を放��や暮�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�乙鳥�声も��也
yama-zato wa tsubame no koe mo iwau nari

mountain village--
even the swallows sing
in celebration

1807

.夕燕我��翌������
yûtsubame ware ni wa asu no ate wa naki

evening swallows--
no hope for tomorrow
for me

1807

.売布を���先より雲雀哉
uri nuno wo sukasu saki yori hibari kana

through a gap
in the cloths for sale...
a skylark

1807

.鳴雲雀��ら咽����也
naku hibari asa kara nodo no kawaku nari

singing since morning
skylark, your throat
is parched

1807

.鳴雲雀��も銭����り
naku hibari o-gusa mo zeni ni nari ni keri

singing lark--
little grasses too
become money

1807

.馬�呑水��れ�る雉哉
uma no nomu mizur ni naretaru kigisu kana

getting used to drinking
the horse's water...
a pheasant

1807

.雉鳴�姥�田麦も��り也
kiji naite uba ga ta mugi mo midori nari

a pheasant crying
the old woman's plot of wheat, too
all green

1807

.雉��や���焼れ��代��
kiji naku ya kinou yakareshi chiyo no matsu

a pheasant cries--
burnt black yesterday
this ancient pine

1807

.雉���や気��るや��春�立
kiji naku ya ki no heru yô ni haru no tatsu

the pheasant's cry
sounds half-hearted...
spring begins

1807

.痩臑����を��る雉哉
yase-zune ni isami wo tsukeru kigisu kana

giving these skinny legs
new life...
a pheasant

1807

.�行��人��行�葉哉
kari itte hito ni areyuku kusaba kana

geese have gone--
the field's grass chafing
people

1807

.立��大��糞を��り�り
tatsu kari ga ôkina hako wo shitari keri

the departing goose
drops an enormous
crap

1807

.藪蕎麦�����匂���る�
yabu soba no toku-toku nioe kaeru kari

smell the thicket's
buckwheat before you go...
departing geese

1807

.行������見るや煤畳
yuku kari ga tsuku-zuku miru ya susu tatami

the traveling geese
check it out thoroughly...
sooty mat

1807

.行�や人�心も���空
yuku kari ya hito no kokoro mo uwa no sora

traveling geese--
the human heart, too
wanders

1807

.����や臼�中より��蛙
asajiu ya usu no naka yori naku kawazu

from a tub
amid tufted grasses...
croaking frog

1807

.影���我���り�蛙哉
kagebôshi ware ni tonari shi kawazu kana

next to my shadow
that
of a frog

1807

.��蛙夜���������り
naku kawazu yo wa akkenaku nari ni keri

frogs croaking
the nights becoming
shorter

1807

.能因�雨も�ら�ら蛙哉
nôin ga ame mo hara-hara kawazu kana

Noin's rain
pitter-patter falls too...
on the frog

1807

.葉隠�年寄声�蛙哉
ha-gakure ni toshiyori koe no kawazu kana

in leafy shade
an old man's voice...
a frog!

1807

.葉隠�椿見�����蛙
ha-gakure no tsubaki mitsumete naku kawazu

in leafy shade
gazing at the camellia...
croaking frog

1807

.む��家�夜を見���れ��蛙
musai ya no yo wo mi ni gozare naku kawazu

"Come see
the crappy house at night!"
croak the frogs

1807

.夕蛙葎�雨��を��
yû kawazu mugura no ame ni oi wo naku

an evening frog
in rainy weeds sings
of old age

1807

.我門����れ蛙鳴��り
waga kado no shiwagare kawazu naki ni keri

at my gate
the hoarse frog
keeps singing

1807

.��り�り馬��れ足��る也
chô ori-ori uma no nure ashi neburu nari

a butterfly on the horse's
wet leg
fast asleep

1807

.藪�蜂�ん世も我��や�る�
yabu no hachi kon'yo mo ware ni ayakaru na

thicket bees
in the next life don't
be like me

1807

.����や馬�見�居る梅�花
asajiu ya uma no mite iru ume no hana

tufted grasses--
the horse gazes
at plum blossoms

1807

.馬���襟�る梅�咲��り
uma no ko no eri suru ume no saki ni keri

for the pony
it's a neck-scratcher...
blooming plum

1807

.藪脇���り咲�り梅�花
yabu waki ni kosori saki keri ume no hana

the thicket's edge
blooming on the sly...
plum trees

1807

.傘���人を�らむや花�陰
kasa de koshi hito wo niramu ya hana no kage

glaring at the newcomer
with his umbrella...
blossom shade

1807

.�����空�覚��花�雲
katsushika no sora to oboete hana no kumo

like the sky
over Katsushika...
clouds of blossoms

1807

.咲花や��を��り�江戸�居
saku hana ya kyô wo kagiri no edo sumai

cherry blossoms--
I've been living in Edo
for this day!

1807

.花�雨���も罪を作り�り
hana no ame kotoshi mo tsumi wo tsukuri keri

rain of cherry blossoms--
this year, too
I've sinned

1807

.花�陰よ�雷���も有
hana no kage yoi kaminari to iu mo ari

cherry blossom shade--
"That was good thunder!"
he says

1807

.花�雲翌�ら江戸��ら�也
hana no kumo asu kara edo ni oranu nari

cherry blossom clouds--
leaving Edo
tomorrow

1807

.花�山�を倒�人も有
hana no yama hotoke wo taosu hito mo ari

blossoming mountain--
even men who've knocked down Buddha
are here

1807

.貧�人花見�春���り�り
bimbônin hana minu haru wa nakari keri

for the poor
there's no spring
without blossoms!

1807

.�雨も����顔や花�陰
furu ame mo shi-sumashi kao ya hana no kage

even in falling rain
satisfied faces...
blossom shade

1807

.����ら犬��や�む桜哉
ushiro kara inu no ayashimu sakura kana

behind me a dog
growls his distrust...
cherry blossoms!

1807

.鉦太鼓敲止�桜哉
kane taiko tataki yamereba sakura kana

bells and big drums
all stop...
cherry blossoms

1807

.桜守り��気���む���
sakura mori hotoke no ki ni wa somukubeshi

cherry blossom guard--
not much
of a Buddhist

1807

.��頼々�や桜咲
tada tanome tada tanome to ya sakura saku

simply trust,
simply trust!
cherry blossoms in bloom

1807

.�畠も���見らるる桜哉
na-batake mo tashi ni miraruru sakura kana

the vegetable patch too
is worth a look...
cherry blossoms

1807

.山��大宮人�薄�哉
yamabuki ni ômiyabito no usugi kana

in yellow roses
a great courtier's
thin kimono

1807

.里���柳掴���り�り
sato no ko ga yanagi tsukande netari keri

the village child
clutching the willow
sound asleep

1807

.���夜�短�����り
kusa uete yo wa mijikaku zo nari ni keri

planting grass--
the nights are growing
shorter

1807

.短夜や���枕も��露
mijika yo ya kesa wa makura mo kusa no tsuyu

short summer night--
this morning on my pillow
dewdrops

1807

.五月雨や����る��家
samidare ya karasu anadoru kusa no ie

June rain--
the crow scorns
my thatched hut

1807

.五月雨や二軒��見る��花
samidare ya ni ken shite miru kusa no hana

June rain--
they watch from two houses
wildflowers

1807

.見直��見直��人��田哉
minaoseba minaoseba hito no aoda kana

looking again
looking again...
someone else's green field

1807

.曙�空色衣����り
akebono no sora iro koromo kae ni keri

the sky colors
of dawn have changed
to summer clothes

1807

.袷�る度���よる��哉
awase kiru tabi ni toshiyoru to omou kana

every time I put on
the summer kimono...
feel old

1807

.此月�扇������り�り
kono tsuki ni ôgi kabutte netari keri

such a moon!
yet he's under his fan
asleep

1807

.�々�昔�闇や時鳥
kawa-gawa wa mukashi no yami ya hototogisu

the rivers have
an ancient darkness...
cuckoo

1807

.時鳥都���見る月よ哉
hototogisu miyako ni shite miru tsuki yo kana

cuckoo--
since you're in Kyoto
look at that moon!

1807

.時鳥���も見る�葎也
hototogisu kotoshi mo miru wa mugura nari

cuckoo--
this year again, nothing
but weeds

1807

.時鳥常���る月よ哉
hototogisu tsune to naritaru tsuki yo kana

the cuckoo's becoming
a regular...
moonlit night

1807

.鶯��を���家哉
uguisu ni oi wo oyobosu kusaya kana

making the bush warbler
reach old age...
my thatched hut

1807

.鶯�����垣も���り
uguisu no ne ni kite kaki mo oi ni keri

my fence where the bush warbler
comes to sleep...
it too is old

1807

.風�よ�よ空��窓を���
kaze soyo-soyo munashiki mado wo tobu hotaru

wind-blown softly
through the open window...
firefly

1807

.手�皺�歩�悪����
te no shiwa ga arumi nikui ka hatsu-botaru

is my wrinkled hand
bad for walking?
first firefly

1807

.鶯�留主を���れ����り
uguisu to rusu wo shite ore katatsuburi

while I'm gone
you and the bush warbler are in charge
my snail

1807

.��葉�々����り�り
wakaba fuku fuku tote netari keri

fresh green leaves
blowing, blowing...
where I lie

1807

.��り見�戸隠見��肌寒�
keburi mie togakushi miete hada samuki

smoke rises
on Mount Togakushi...
skin-chilling air

1807

.越後山背筋��りを冷���
echigo yama sesuji atari wo hiyatsukinu

Echigo mountains--
a chill runs up
my spine

1807

.背筋�ら冷����り越後山
sesuji kara hiyatsuki ni keri echigo yama

a chill runs up
my spine...
Echigo mountains

1807

.冷��や背����り�斑山
hiyatsuku ya sesuji atari no madara yama

autumn chill--
my spine feels
the mottled mountain

1807

.秋�夕親里ら����り�り
aki no yû oya-zato-rashiku nakari keri

autumn evening--
this is nothing like
my home village

1807

.行雲や��ら�秋を��鳴�
yuku kumo ya kaeranu aki wo semi no naku

drifting cloud--
"Autumn is over!"
a cicada sings

1807

.������郷�月�曇り�り
tama ni kita furusato no tsuki wa kumori keri

a glimpse of moon
over my home village...
then clouds

1807

.������郷�月も涙哉
tama-tama no furusato no tsuki mo namida kana

even the moon
over my home village...
brings tears

1807

.月�������薮も祭り也
tsuki sashite chiisaki yabu mo matsuri nari

bright moon--
in a little thicket too
a festival!

1807

.�月�����家も祭り哉
meigetsu ni kamawanu ie mo matsuri kana

not caring about
the harvest moon above...
house party

1807

.山霧や声�����馬糞��
yama-giri ya koe utsukushiki ma-guso-kaki

mountain fog--
the beautiful voice
of the dung-hauler

1807

.里����も���る�迎��
sato no ko no omoshiragaru ka mukae-gane

does it delight
the village child?
bell for the ancestors

1807

.玉棚�必風�����
tama-dana ni kanarazu kaze no fuku to iu

on the ancestors' altar
without fail
a lucky wind blows

1807

.迎���見�����山�雨
mukaebi to mikakete furu ka yama no ame

you saw the bonfires
for the dead?
mountain rain

1807

.��る夜�������れ哉
odoru yo no ogawa wa furuki nagare kana

Bon dancing night--
the little stream flows
more anciently

1807

.��る夜�別�����れ哉
odoru yo wa betsu shite furuki nagare kana

Bon dancing night--
seems especially ancient
this flow...

1807

.間々��風��角力哉
aiai ni matsukaze no fuku sumô kana

now and then
a pine breeze...
sumo wrestler

1807

.�花をよ��居るや�角力
kusabana wo yokete suwaru ya kachi sumô

avoiding the wildflowers
he sits...
sumo champion

1807

.角力�り�も年よる世也�り
sumôtori matsu mo toshiyoru yo nari keri

the sumo wrestler
and the pine
grow old together

1807

.�����紅葉を祭る山�鹿
madoi shite momiji wo matsuru yama no shika

a little party
in the red leaves...
mountain deer

1807

.��罰����夜や��鳴
kuwa no batsu omoitsuku yo ya kari no naku

the hoe's a curse
I'm thinking tonight...
wild geese calling

1807

.窓�蓋���������鳴
mado no futa oroshi sumashite kari no naku

pulling shut
the window covers...
geese honking

1807

.�原���長�赤�ん�
kusabara no sono nagaki aka tombo

in the grassy meadow
how l-o-n-g you are!
red dragonfly

1807

.��所�人���也赤蜻蛉
soba toko to hito wa iu nari aka tombo

people call it
the "Buckwheat Place"
red dragonfly

1807

.�ん���赤��人�追れ�り
tombô no akaki wa hito ni oware keri

the dragonfly's redness--
chased away
by people

1807

.�ん���糸も日々���り
tombô no ito mo nichi-nichi furubi keri

the dragonfly's tail, too
day by day
grows old

1807

.庇�ら引���也��花
hisashi kara hikitsuzuku nari kusa no hana

from the eaves
one by one...
wildflowers

1807

.咲直�咲直��り祭り�
saki naoshi saki naoshi keri matsuri kiku

blooming better
and better!
the festival chrysanthemum

1807

.里犬�尿を���り��花
sato inu no bari wo kake keri kiku no hana

watered by
the village dog...
chrysanthemum

1807

.雪国�大�顔�咲��り
yuki-guni no ôasagao no saki ni keri

snow country's
humongous morning glories
have bloomed!

1807

.�����������咲��り
kitanai to iu mama hagi no saki ni keri

down and dirty
just as is...
bush clover blooms

1807

.咲日�ら足��ら�る��花
saku hi kara ashi ni karamaru hagi no hana

after blooming day
twining 'round my legs...
bush clover

1807

.玉�や���ら�る��花
tamagawa ya kine ni karamaru hagi no hana

Tama River--
entwined around a pestle
blooming bush clover

1807

.痩�や��り��り�散��り
yase hagi ya bukuri-bukuri to chiri ni keri

barren bush clover--
softly, softly its blooms
have scattered

1807

.夕暮や�一本を窓���
yûgure ya hagi ippon wo mado no futa

evening falls--
blooming bush clover
fills the window

1807

.��も嬉�鳴�る稲�哉
ko-garasu mo ureshinaki suru inaho kana

the little crow
also weeps for joy...
ears of rice

1807

�々�塩茶��り�紅葉哉
asa-asa no shiocha susuri ga momiji kana

morning after morning
slurping salted tea...
red leaves

1807

.�男鹿�水鼻拭�紅葉哉
saoshika no mizu-bana nuguu momiji kana

the young buck
wipes his wet nose...
autumn leaves

1807

.近���急�淋��紅葉哉
chikazukeba kyû] ni sabishiki momiji kana

drawing near them
a sudden loneliness...
autumn leaves

1807

.紅葉々や近付程��淋��
momiji-ba ya chikazuku hodo ni ko sabishiki

red leaves--
the closer you get
a bit sad

1807

.乙�も�茶仲間や柿紅葉
otomatsu mo asacha nakama ya kaki momiji

the youngest child
joins us for morning tea...
red persimmon leaves

1807

.渋柿も紅葉���り���
shibugaki mo momiji shi ni keri asanebô

puckery persimmons
also yield red leaves...
late riser

1807

.人先�鷺�音�る氷哉
hito saki ni sagi no oto suru kôri kana

before people do
herons raise a clamor
"Ice!"

1807

.���暮亀���迄釣�るる
toshi no kure kame wa itsu made tsuru saruru

the year ends--
how long will that turtle
hang there?

1807

.牛�汗�ら�木�ら����り
ushi no ase arashi kogarashi fuki ni keri

winter storm, winter wind--
the cow's sweat
blown away

1807

.超���山�木�ら���夜哉
koete kita yama no kogarashi kiku yo kana

winter wind
from off the mountain...
night howling

1807

.木�ら������豚���り�り
kogarashi ni kusu-kusu buta no netari keri

winter wind--
the pig giggles
in his sleep

1807

.心�ら����雪��られ�り
kokoro kara shinano no yuki ni furare keri

from the deep heart
of Shinano
snow is falling

1807

.椎柴や大雪国を贔屓�
shii shiba ya ôyuki-guni wo hiiki-guchi

mallet brushwood--
good words spoken about
our great snow country

1807

.��ら�や����山も夜�雪
ne narau ya shinano no yama mo yoru no yuki

sleeping side by side
Shinano's mountains too...
evening snow

1807

.雪�るや����国�這入�
yuki chiru ya shinano no kuni no hairiguchi

snow falling--
the entrance gate
to Shinano

1807

.雪�日や�郷人も���ら�
yuki no hi ya furusato-bito mo buashirai

snowy day--
people of my village too
unwelcoming

1807

.雪�山見�日��れ�別れ哉
yuki no yama minu hi to nareba wakare kana

mountain of snow--
the day I don't see it
I'll go

1807

.��霜や何を願���り�り�
hatsu shimo ya nani wo negai no kirigirisu

first frost--
what are you praying for
katydid?

1807

.��を忌や時雨所�御�ん�ゃ�
bashôki ya shigure tokoro no o-konnyaku

Basho's Death Day--
where winter rain falls
konjac jelly

1807

.我塚もや��頼む�鉢敲
waga tsuka mo yagate tanomu zo hachi tataki

my grave too
will soon need his prayer...
a monk beats his bowl

1807

.��払藪�雀��所迄
susu harai yabu no suzume no nedoko made

sweeping soot--
even the sparrow's bed
in the thicket

1807

.�����鳩��言や衣�
butsu-butsu to hato no kogoto ya kinu kubari

grumble, grumble
the pigeon nags...
no gift of new clothes

1807

.高砂��や笑�ん���豆
takasago no matsu ya warawan toshi no mame

the pines of Takasago
laughing...
the year's last day

1807

.磯際�拾�拾����木哉
isogiwa ni hiroi-hiorite toshigi kana

gathered up and down
the shore...
firewood for the new year

1807

.��ら��ら紙�仲間�入り��り
utsura-utsura kamiko nakama ni iri ni keri

drowsily nodding off--
circle of friends
in paper robes

1807

.立枯�木������頭巾哉
tachigare no ki ni hazukashiki zukin kana

looking pitiful
in the blighted tree...
a skullcap

1807

.霜�れ���も����桶哉
shimogare no kiku tomo no iu hioke kana

for a chysanthemum
nipped by frost...
wooden brazier

1807

.��も��も��も竹見る�桶哉
kyô mo kyô mo kyô mo take miru hioke kana

today too
bamboo viewing...
wooden brazier

1807

.��り炭��隣��れ���
hakari-zumi onaji tonari no arekashi na

charcoal scale--
please dont be
next door!

1807

.正月��るも�������哉
shôgatsu no kuru mo kamawanu hotabi kana

paying no heed
that spring is coming...
the wood fire

1807

.��ら��昔���る木�葉哉
keburashitemukashi mekasuru konoha kana

through the smoke
a glimpse of olden times...
fallen leaves

1807

.淋���上もり��る木�葉哉
sabishisa no uwamori shitaru konoha kana

this loneliness
and to top it off...
fallen leaves

1807

.地蔵����よるや��木�葉哉
jizô sae toshiyoru yô ni konoha kana

even holy Jizo
is looking older...
fallen leaves

1807

.独り焚�木�葉を���夜�雨
hitori taku konoha wo tsui ni yoru no ame

falling on
my lone bonfire of leaves...
evening rain

1807

.鶯�一葉���る紅葉哉
uguisu ni hito ha kabusaru momiji kana

for the bush warbler
one is a hat...
red leaves

1807

.�����心を剪る����哉
rôsoku no shin wo kiru sae komatsu kana

pruning the wick
of the candle too...
little pine

1807

.翌�り�����目��哉
asu ari to omou karasu no mezashi kana

the crow looks
like he's thinking
"Tomorrow!"

1807

.�里や�����も片��
furusato ya mata aukoto mo kata omoi

meeting you again
my home village...
one-sided love

1807

.湯��り��ん���る庵哉
yu keburi no tsunto kakaru iori kana

hot bath steam
a bit stuck-up...
little hut

1808

.�り��ら��悪る�よ日�始
sari nagara michi no warusa yo hi no hajime

ah well
the road is wretched...
year's first day

1808

.�ら玉���立��る虱哉
aratama no toshi tachikaeru shirami kana

a shiny-new year
has come again...
for my lice

1808

.正月や猫�塚�も梅�花
shôgatsu ya neko no tsuka ni mo ume no hana

First Month--
at the cat's grave too
plum blossoms

1808

.正月や������梅�花
shôgatsu ya mura no kosumi no ume no hana

First Month--
in a nook of the village
plum blossoms!

1808

.�羽織長�正月も���り
furu haori naga no shôgatsu mo sugi ni keri

old coat--
a long First Month
finally ends

1808

.藪並や貧��も花�春
yabu nami ya bimbô-gusa mo hana no haru

stand of trees--
wild daisies also part
of flowering spring

1808

.貧��愛��春�逢��り
bimbô-gusa medetaki haru ni ai ni keri

the wild daisies
celebrating
spring's first day

1808

.春立�猿も袖�見ゆる也
haru tatsu to saru mo sodeguchi miyuru nari

a new spring
and a monkey!
viewed through my cuff

1808

.春立や我家�空も�����
haru tatsu ya waga ya no sora mo natsukashiki

spring's begun--
the sky over my house too
like olden times

1808

.��手�梅�咲�り我�方
ne katte ni ume no saki keri waga ehô

while I slept
the plum tree bloomed!
lucky direction walk

1808

.�れ���梅も頼む�畚���
sore soko no ume mo tanomu zo fugo oroshi

those plum blossoms too
must trust...
lowering the basket

1808

.や�入�顔�も��よ梅�花
yabuiri no kao ni mo tsuke yo ume no hana

on the homecoming servant's
face too...
plum blossoms

1808

.や�入�������る白髪哉
yabuiri no kakushi kanetaru shiraga kana

on the Servants' Holiday
there's no hiding
the white hair

1808

.相場原��日�時���らん
sôba hara ne no hi no toki no matsu naran

Soba Field--
on the first day of Rat
picking a pine tree

1808

.喰��も�隅�春����り
kuitsumi mo ko sumi no haru to nari ni keri

stockpiling rice
for Little New Year's...
little nook of spring

1808

.門��陰���るる我家哉
kadomatsu no kage ni hazururu waga ya kana

out of place
with the New Year's pine...
my house

1808

.��始山�梟笑�らん
kiso hajime yama no fukurô warauran

putting on my
New Year's clothes...
the mountain owl laughs

1808

.��水�よ���人�汲れ�り
wakamizu no yoshi naki hito ni kumare keri

New Year's water--
an unfortunate soul
ladles it

1808

.万歳���も昔��り��り
manzai no kyô mo mukashi ni nari ni keri

begging actors--
the olden times return
today

1808

.��より�今を春辺や夜�雨
toshiyori no ima wo harube ya yoru no ame

now it's a springtime
befitting old men...
evening rain

1808

.長閑��明り��る�ら家哉
nodokasa ni akari sugitaru uraya kana

spring peace--
too much light hits
my back-alley home

1808

.春�日や雪隠�履�新��
haru no hi ya setchin zôri no atarashiki

spring day--
the outhouse sandals
are new

1808

.鶯�咽����る日永哉
uguisu no nodo kawakasuru hi naga kana

the bush warbler's
throat is parched...
a long spring day

1808

.�を��石�凹�や暮��
kusa wo tsuku ishi no kubomi ya kure osoki

grass growing
from a dent in stone...
getting dark later

1808

.隣�ら竹��らるる日永哉
tonari kara take soshiraruru hionaga kana

complaining about
my neighbor's bamboo...
a long spring day

1808

.������上�も日や長�
nobe no kusa chô no ue ni mo hi ya nagaki

even for the meadow
butterflies...
the day is long

1808

.花�り����り長��る日哉
hana chirite gekkuri nagaku naru hi kana

days for blossoms
to scatter...
sadly grow longer

1808

.��や��や�鳩�太り�日�長�
pocha-pocha to hato no futorite hi no nagaki

roly-poly pigeons
growing fatter...
a long spring day

1808

.角田����ら春�暮るる�よ
sumida-gawa doko kara haru wa kururu zo yo

Sumida River
from whence will spring's dusk
come?

1808

.春�夜や一�����竹
haru no yo ya ichi no takara no hifukitake

spring evening--
the bamboo fire-feeding pipe
is a treasure

1808

.��穴幸春�雨夜哉
kabe no ana saiwai haru no amayo kana

hole in the wall--
"blessed" spring's
night rain

1808

.春雨や���ら雀何���
harusame ya kamakura suzume nan to naku

in spring rain
Kamakura's sparrow's...
how they sing!

1808

.�郷や��春雨�祭
furusato ya kusa no harusame kuwa matsuri

home village--
spring rain on the grass
Hoe Festival

1808

.膳先�夜�春風���り
zen saki ni yoru no harukaze fuki ni keri

to my dinner tray
evening's spring breeze
comes wafting

1808

.霞日や大宮人�髪�砂
kasumu hi ya ômiyabito no kami no suna

misty day--
the great courtier
with sand in his hair

1808

.玉�も乞食�笛も����り
tamagoto mo kojiki no fue mo kasumi keri

a precious harp
a beggar's flute
deep in mist

1808

.�下手�笛も�������哉
fuki-beta no fue mo hono-bono kasumi kana

a poorly played flute
faintly, faintly...
spring mist

1808

.陽炎�手�皺�らも立��り
kagerô no te no shiwa kara mo tachi ni keri

heat shimmers rise
even from my hand's
wrinkles!

1808

.陽炎や翌�酒価��柴垣
kagerô ya asu no sakane no ko shiba-gaki

heat shimmers--
tomorrow's sake price
on a little brushwood fence

1808

.陽炎や���鳴�る田��殻
kagerô ya kinou nakitaru tanashi-gara

heat shimmers--
yesterday it sang
pond snail shell

1808

.陽炎や人��れ�虫�殻
kagerô ya hito ni kikareshi mushi no kara

heat shimmers--
someone listening to
a snail shell

1808

.雛�日も���桜���り�り
hina no hi mo rokuna sakura wa nakari keri

by Doll Festival time
not a decent cherry tree
blooming anywhere

1808

.煙���������よ雛顔
kebutai to oboshimesu ka yo hiina kao

do you think
it's too smoky in here?
face of the doll

1808

.������も雀も�干哉
soro-soro to chô mo suzume mo shioi kana

the butterfly and sparrow
creep along with it...
low tide

1808

.麦�葉��干��れ��哉
mugi no ha ni shiohi nagure no karasu kana

some stay behind
in the wheat...
low tide crows

1808

.����も��れ鳴�る茶��哉
uguisu mo ukare naki suru cha tsumi kana

the bush warbler, too
has a merry song...
tea pickers

1808

.鳥を�る鳥�栖も焼れ�り
tori wo toru tori no sumika mo yakare keri

even bird-eating birds
lose their nests
in the burning grass

1808

.��や焼野�煙��る迄
neru chô ya yakeno no kemuri kakaru made

the butterfly sleeps--
until the burning field's smoke
covers it

1808

.畠打や������る梅�花
hata uchi ya kazashi ni shitaru ume no hana

giving shade
for the farmer's plowing...
plum blossoms

1808

.鶯�鳴���り���穂哉
uguisu no naku to bakari ni tsugiho kana

just hearing a bush warbler
is enough...
grafting a branch

1808

.鶯��所��れ���穂哉
uguisu no nedoko ni nare to tsugiho kana

become the bush warbler's
sleeping place...
my grafted tree

1808

.夜�入れ�直����る��穂哉
yo ni ireba naoshitaku naru tsugiho kana

after dark
now I want to fix it...
grafted tree

1808

.梅�����れ出�り�精猫
ume ga ka ni ukare ide keri bushô neko

plum blossom scent
sends him carousing...
lazy cat

1808

.鳥�巣をや�る�もり�夕��
tori no su wo yameru tsumori ka yû no kane

are you planning
to leave your nest, little bird?
evening bell

1808

.鳥�巣��������垣根哉
tori no su ni ategaute oku kakine kana

anchoring
the bird's nest...
the fence

1808

.鳥�巣�作り込れ�桜哉
tori no su ni tsukuri komareshi sakura kana

adding themselves
to the bird's nest...
cherry blossoms

1808

.鶯�亀も鳴��や��哉
uguisu ni kame mo nakitai yôsu kana

bush warbler--
even the turtle wants
to break into song

1808

.鶯�����居ら�雀��
uguisu ni damatte oranu suzume kana

not hushing up
for the bush warbler...
sparrows

1808

.鶯や���も�を明�
uguisu ya futokoro no ko mo kuchi wo aku

bush warbler--
the nursing baby also
opens her mouth

1808

.巣乙鳥や何を��や���ら�り
su tsubame ya nani wo tsubuyaku ko kuragari

nesting swallows
what are you grumbling about?
darkness

1808

.���日を����雲雀鳴��り
namake hi wo sassa to hibari naki ni keri

speeding along
a lazy day, the singing
of a skylark

1808

.雉��や彼梅���涙雨
kiji naku ya kano ume waka no namida ame

a pheasant cries--
the teardrop rain
of Umewaka Day

1808

.尻尾�ら月�出��る雉哉
shippo kara tsuki no dekakaru kigisu kana

its tail points
to the rising moon...
pheasant

1808

.野�雉�隠所�庵哉
no no kiji no kakure-dokoro no iori kana

the field pheasant's
hiding place...
my hut

1808

.木�寺�暮�も雉�鳴��り
mokuboji wa kurete mo kiji no naki ni keri

Mokubo Temple--
even at dusk the pheasant
still crying

1808

.山寺や雪隠も雉���所
yamadera ya setchin mo kiji no naki-dokoro

mountain temple--
in the outhouse too
a pheasant cries

1808

.我門や何を�り��雉�鳴
waga kado ya nani wo torie ni kiji no naku

at my gate
what's your point?
crying pheasant

1808

.�����り残�れ�栖哉
kari ni sae tori-nokosareshi sumika kana

even the wild geese
leave it alone...
my home

1808

.梅�木を鳴���る蛙哉
ume no ki wo naki furushitaru kawazu kana

that croaking at the plum tree
is growing old...
frog

1808

.浦人��飯�上も���哉
urabito no o-meshi no ue mo kawazu kana

even atop
the seaside dweller's rice...
a frog

1808

.�る花を�明�待���哉
chiru hana wo kuchi akete matsu kawazu kana

his mouth open
for the falling blossoms...
a frog

1808

.昼顔�����見ゆる��る哉
hirugao ni ushiro no miyuru kaeru kana

behind blooming
flowers of bindweed...
a frog

1808

.山��蛙も���より���
yama no kane kawazu mo toshi no yorinubeshi

mountain temple bell--
the frog too
must feel old

1808

.我を見����顔�る蛙哉
ware wo mite nigai-gao suru kawazu kana

watching me
with a grumpy face...
a frog

1808

.��棚��も���よ一大事
aka tana ni chô mo kiku ka yo ichi daiji

on the offering shelf
does the butterfly also hear
Buddha's promise?

1808

.仇�野や露�先立���
adashi no ya tsuyu ni sakidatsu kusa no chô

Adashi Field--
preceding the dewdrops
butterflies

1808

.門����ら何������
kado no chô asa kara nani ga sewashinai

gate's butterfly
since dawn, how have you
kept yourself busy?

1808

.酒好���ら��よ角田�
sake suki no chô naraba ko yo sumida-gawa

if you like sake
butterfly, come!
Sumida River

1808

.�飛ん�箸�折るる藪�梅
chô tonde hashi ni oraruru yabu no ume

a flying butterfly
broken by chopsticks...
wild plum

1808

.���一夜���り犬�椀
hatsu chô no hito yo ne ni keri inu no wan

spring's first butterfly
sleeps there all night...
dog's bowl

1808

.��もや����扶食哉
hatsu chô mo yagate karasu no fujiki kana

first butterfly--
before long some crow's
bite

1808

.春��牛�若や�欲も��
haru no chô ushi wa wakayagu yoku mo nashi

spring butterflies--
the cow has no desire
to be young again

1808

.山鳥�����雨や����
yamadori no horo-horo ame ya tobu ko chô

a copper pheasant
coos in the rain...
a flitting butterfly

1808

.白魚�大泥亀も���り
shirauo ni ôdoro-game mo asobi keri

among the whitebait
a big mud turtle
plays too

1808

.白魚����生るる���哉
shirauo no dotto umaruru oboro kana

darting whitebait
suddenly are born...
night haze

1808

.白魚や���も亀�放�るる
shirauo ya kinou mo kame no hanasaruru

whitebait--
yesterday they parted ways
with the turtle

1808

.����我も����袂哉
waka-gusa ni waga mo kaotoshi no tamoto kana

in new grass
even I'm in fashion!
this year's sleeves

1808

.���や我�雀���程
waka-gusa ya ware to suzume to asobu hodo

new grass--
a sparrow and I
just playing

1808

.凡�三百年����
ôyoso ni san-byaku nen no sumire kana

in round numbers
about three hundred years...
violets

1808

.��花���出�咲�りよ��山
na no hana no sashidete saki keri yoshino yama

flowering mustard
barging in, blooms...
Yoshino Hill

1808

.��花�横���咲�庵哉
na no hana no yoko ni nete saku iori kana

mustard flowers bloom
while lying down...
my hut

1808

.��花や雨夜�見�も�山
na no hana ya amayo ni mite mo higashi yama

flowering mustard--
even on a rainy night
Higashi Mountains

1808

.棚���一度も咲��藤�花
tana tsukete ichi do mo sakazu fuji no hana

tied to the trellis
it blooms no more...
wisteria

1808

.有��や楮裂�人�梅�花
arigata ya kazosaku hito no ume no hana

the way things are--
the bark-stripper's plum trees
are in bloom

1808

.梅�香を��り込�る��哉
ume ga ka wo susuri kondaru na-zuyu kana

plum blossom scent--
slurping it in
with the vegetable soup

1808

.梅�����り馴�る筵哉
ume ga ka ni kaburi naretaru mushiro kana

getting used to this blanket
of plum blossom scent...
straw mat

1808

.梅���引�る�り���り�り
ume ga ka ni hikikurumarite netari keri

tucked into folds
of plum blossom scent
I sleep

1808

.梅�り�急���る都哉
ume chirite kyû ni furubiru miyako kana

plum blossoms gone
suddenly Kyoto
looks old

1808

.梟�分別顔や梅�花
fukurô no funbetsu kao ya ume no hana

the owl
has a connoisseur's face...
plum blossoms

1808

.���ら�死����ん花�陰
iza saraba shinigeiko sen hana no kage

"Well then, we'll teach you
how to die..."
blossom shade

1808

.乞食も一曲�る�花�陰
konjiki mo ikkyoku aru ka hana no kage

the beggar too
sings a song?
blossom shade

1808

.咲�花�部張り給��御馬哉
saku hana ni bubari tamawanu o-uma kana

among cherry blossoms
not so soldierly...
Sir Horse

1808

.��花や昔々����
saku hana ya mukashi mukashi donokurai

cherry blossoms--
how long
since olden times?

1808

.�る花を����浴る雀哉
chiru hana wo zabu-zabu abiru suzume kana

splish-splash!
the sparrow takes
a blossom bath

1808

.�る花や鶯も��我も��
chiru hana ya uguisu mo naku ware mo naku

cherry blossoms scatter--
a bush warbler sings
I cry

1808

.花盛り必風邪��やり�り
hana sakari kanarazu kaze no hayari keri

cherry trees in full bloom--
colds, no doubt
are spreading

1808

.花��や目を縫れ�る鳥�鳴
hana saku ya me wo nuwaretaru tori no naku

cherry blossoms--
birds with eyes stitched
shut singing

1808

.花�雨虎�涙も交る��
hana no ame tora ga namida mo majirubeshi

rain of blossoms
and the Tiger's tears...
let them mingle

1808

.���も橋銭��る花見哉
mata shite mo hashisen ka-suru hanami kana

once again
there's a toll on the bridge...
blossom viewing

1808

.山盛�花��雪や犬�椀
yamamori no hana no fubuki ya inu no wan

a cherry blossom
blizzard...
the dog's bowl

1808

.翌�ら��ら����桜哉
asu araba araba to omou sakura kana

tomorrow and tomorrow
will they still be?
cherry blossoms

1808

.大汗�拭�込�る桜哉
ôase ni nugui kondaru sakura kana

polished to a shine
by my sweat...
cherry blossoms

1808

.��主や親�供��山桜
ko bôzu ya oya no tomo shite yama-zakura

the little boy
goes with his father...
mountain cherry blossoms

1808

.米��も唄を�止よ桜�る
komefumi mo uta woba yame yo sakura chiru

even the rice grinders
stop singing...
cherry blossoms scatter

1808

.桜花賎��袖���り�り
sakura hana iyashiki sode ni kakari keri

cherry blossoms--
to my lowly sleeve
they cling

1808

.死下手��も見られん桜花
shinibeta to mata mo miraren sakura-bana

that they die hard
is proven again...
cherry blossoms

1808

.煤臭�笠も桜�咲日哉
susu kusai kasa mo sakura no saku hi kana

a soot-grimed
umbrella-hat too...
on cherry blossom day

1808

.祟り������り��る桜
tatari nasu sugi wa futorite chiru sakura

the cursed cedar
growing fat...
cherry blossoms fall

1808

.�る桜��もむ�や��や�ら��り
chiru sakura kyô mo mucha-kucha kurashi keri

cherry blossoms scatter--
another day
of life's chaos

1808

.花咲�や桜�下�����屋
hana saku ya sakura ga shita no bakuchi koya

under the cherry tree
in bloom
a little gambling shack

1808

.��餅や跡�祭り�桜�る
botamochi ya ato no matsuri ni sakura chiru

sticky rice cakes--
but too late
cherry blossoms fall

1808

.御�も���給�桜哉
mi-hotoke mo kochi muki tamau sakura kana

the Buddha too
looks this way...
cherry blossoms!

1808

.山桜髪��人����るる
yamazakura kami naki hito ni kazasaruru

mountain cherry blossoms--
hair decoration
for a bald man

1808

.山桜��武張��立��り
yamazakura matsu wa buhatte tachi ni keri

mountain cherry blossoms--
the pine trees
stand guard

1808

.桃苗�花を��り数�嫌
momo nae wa hana wo mochi keri juzu-girai

his peach sapling
has blossomed...
though he never prays

1808

.大藪�入り�入り�る桃�花
ôyabu no iri no iri naru momo no hana

the servant returns
and welcoming him home...
peach blossoms

1808

.蚊所�八�山��咲��り
ka-dokoro no yae yamabuki no saki ni keri

in mosquito territory
the double blossom
yellow roses

1808

.山�や培���日����
yamabuki ya tsuchikau kusa wa hi makeshite

yellow rose--
the cultivated grasses
blocking your sun

1808

.山��時鳥待�もり哉
yamabuki wa hototogisu matsu tsumori kana

the yellow rose
wants to hang around...
for the cuckoo

1808

.�柳���る�隅も都哉
ao yagi no kakaru kosumi mo miyako kana

even in little nooks
green willows...
Kyoto

1808

.�〆る門�柳����り
tori shimeru kado no yanagi no aomi keri

killing a chicken--
the willow at the gate
so green

1808

.巣立鳥夜�短���目�見ゆる
su-dachi tori yo no mijikai ga me ni miyuru

a bird leaves the nest
to see for himself...
short summer night

1808

.短夜を継�����蛙哉
mijika yo wo tsugitashite naku kawazu kana

stitching together
the short summer nights...
croaking frogs

1808

.短夜�竹�風癖直り�り
mijika yo ni take no kazakuse naori keri

short summer night--
wind-made flaws in bamboo
mend

1808

.涼風�立����り�茨哉
suzukaze ni tachi-fusagarishi ibara kana

choking off
the cool breeze...
wild roses

1808

.�����水�涼�や蜂�留守
toku-toku to mizu no suzushi ya hachi no rusu

glug-glug goes
cool water...
bees have left their hive

1808

.�所も五月雨風����り
nedokoro mo samidare kaze no fuki ni keri

even where I sleep
the June rain
sends its wind

1808

.夕立��ん�や�も��舞�袖
yûdachi ni tonjaku mo nashi mai no sode

in the cloudburst
paying no heed...
sleeves of the dancers

1808

.�山や目�も�も����露
natsu yama ya me ni moro-moro no kusa no tsuyu

summer mountain--
dewdrops in the grass
all shapes and sizes

1808

.芒�ら�薩�清水�れ�り
susuki kara bosatsu no shimizu nagare keri

from the plume grass
the saint's pure water
flows

1808

.�����折��らるる清水哉
nadeshiko no ori fuseraruru shimizu kana

the blooming pinks
folded over...
pure water

1808

.蜂�巣�����下る清水哉
hachi no su no teku-teku sagaru shimizu kana

the beehive dangles
heavily above...
pure water

1808

.山清水木陰���も別�り
yama shimizu kokage ni sae mo wakare keri

mountain's pure water--
though shaded by trees
it disperses

1808

.山清水守ら�給��哉
yama shimizu mamorase tamau hotoke kana

deigning to guard
the pure water...
a stone Buddha

1808

.�葎祭�風����也
furu mugura matsuri no kaze no todoku nari

old weeds--
the festival's breeze
reaches them

1808

.����ん�や�も����花
kuwanbutsu ni tonjaku mo nashi kusa no hana

paying no heed
to Buddha's birthday...
wildflowers

1808

.藤棚も今日�逢�り花御堂
fujidana mo kyô ni ai keri hanamidô

a wisteria trellis
joins the fray...
Buddha's birthday flowers

1808

.�精者��羽衣��り�り
bushômono semi no hagoromo kitari keri

lazy cicada--
wearing only a light
kimono of wings

1808

.���花���よる団扇哉
natsugiku no hana to toshiyoru uchiwa kana

growing old
with the early chrysanthemum
paper fan

1808

.夕暮�虫を鳴�る団扇哉
yûgure no mushi wo nakasuru uchiwa kana

conducting the choir
of evening's insects...
paper fan

1808

.鶯��所迄も蚊やり哉
uguisu no nedokoro made mo ka yari kana

it reaches
the bush warbler's bed too...
smudge pot smoke

1808

.四五尺�山��よ�蚊やり哉
shi go shaku no yamabuki soyogu kayari kana

a four or five foot
yellow rose trembles...
smudge pot smoke

1808

.柴門や蚊����るる��花
shiba no to ya ka ni ibusaruru kusa no hana

at my humble hut
smoked by mosquito smudge...
wildflowers

1808

.露��や晩�蚊やり���花
tsuyu oku ya ban no kayari no kusa no hana

dewdrops--
evening's smudge pot smoke
over wildflowers

1808

.痩脛や涼��虻�見込�るる
yase-zune ya suzumeba abu ni mikomaruru

thin legs--
while cooling myself appraised
by a horsefly

1808

.���り�����る柱哉
kawahori no sumi-furushitaru hashira kana

the bats' home
getting on in years...
the post

1808

.���りよ行々京�飯時分
kawahori yo yuke-yuke kyô no meshi jibun

get a move on, bat!
it's dinnertime
in Kyoto

1808

.悪酒や此時鳥此木立
waru-zake ya kono hototogisu kono kodachi

drinking cheap sake--
this cuckoo
this grove

1808

.鶯も���よら�や山�酒
uguisu mo toshi no yoranu ya yama no sake

the bush warbler, too
isn't growing old!
mountain sake

1808

.�����花�中より薮蚊哉
utsukushiki hana no naka yori yabu ka kana

from deep inside
the pretty flower...
a mosquito

1808

.門酒を藪蚊も����月
kado-zake wo yabu ka mo iwa e asa no tsuki

drinking at the gate--
mosquito, you too
toast the morning moon!

1808

.蚊�出�空�����夜也�り
ka no idete sora utsukushiki yo nari keri

mosquitos coming out--
such a gorgeous
evening sky

1808

.蚊�声や足を伸����原
ka no koe ya ashi wo nobaseba kusa no hara

whine of mosquitos--
just stretching your foot
toward the grass

1808

.蚊�声や�ら�ら竹も��らるる
ka no koe ya sara-sara take mo soshiraruru

mosquitos whine--
even the rustling bamboo
is slandered

1808

.�れ臑��������藪蚊��
nure-zune ni heta to hittusuku yabu ka kana

on wet shins
they can't stick well...
mosquitos

1808

.時鳥�所��薮蚊哉
hototogisu kiki dokoro tote yabu ka kana

a great spot
to hear the cuckoo...
but mosquitos!

1808

.蠅打�敲�れ玉��哉
hae uchi ni tatakare tamau hotoke kana

swatting a fly
but hitting
the Buddha

1808

.�追や花�������迄
hae ou ya hana nadeshiko ni oyobu made

chasing a fly
all the way
to the blooming pink

1808

.��葉や���り�れ���鳴
kusa no ha ya tappuri nurete semi no naku

blades of grass--
utterly drenched the cicada
sings

1808

.���り涼��衣��り�り
semi bakari suzushiki koromo kitari keri

the only thing
the cicada wears...
cool,light kimono

1808

.投足���も���昼�空
nageashi no semi e mo todoke hiru no sora

for the cicada too
with outstretched legs...
the noon sky

1808

.片里���れ鰹も月よ哉
kata-zato wa okure katsuo mo tsuki yo kana

in one village
late-summer bonito
and bright moon

1808

.昼顔�大��女通り�り
hirugao ni ôkina onna tôri keri

through blooming bindweed
a large woman
makes her way

1808

.昼顔�����虫�鳴��り
hirugao ni koro-koro mushi no naki ni keri

in bindweed
"Cricky! Cricky!" a cricket
sings

1808

.昼顔や赤�も�ら�鬼茄�
hirugao ya akaku mo naranu oni nasubi

blooming bindweed--
as red
as the devil's eggplant

1808

.昼顔や��り���る石�迄
hirugao ya keburi no kakaru ishi ni made

bindweed flowers--
even on the smoke-covered
rocks

1808

.夕顔�長者��れよ一�星
yûgao no chôja ni nare yo hitotsu hoshi

be a Moon Flower
Rich Man...
just one star

1808

.夕顔�花��給�後架神
yûgao no hana medetamae kôka-gami

enjoy the moonflowers
O god
of the outhouse!

1808

.夕顔や�ら�ら雨も��神
yûgao ya hara-hara ame mo fuku no kami

moonflowers--
the pitter-pattering rain
a good luck god

1808

.�や鶯親�連立�
takenoko ya uguisu oya-go tsure-dachite

bamboo shoots--
the bush warbler brings
her children

1808

.瓜む��芒�風���れ�り
uri muite susuki no kaze ni fukare keri

peeling a melon
in the plume grass...
a breeze

1808

.長月や廿�日����花
naga tsuki ya ni jû ku nichi no kiku no hana

Ninth Month--
the 29th day
the chrysanthemum blooms

1808

.秋立や�れ�目���雪�山
aki tatsu ya nereba me ni tsuku yuki no yama

autumn begins--
lying down, looking at
snowy mountains

1808

.今��秋山�雪より�る風�
kesa no aki yama no yuki yori kuru kaze ga

first autumn morning
the mountain snow's wind
arrives

1808

.��寒��寒��出る夜哉
uso samushi uso samushi tote deru yo kana

nippy air
turns even nippier...
nightfall

1808

.��寒�風や����木瓜�花
uso samuki kaze ya boke no mi boke no hana

a nippy wind--
quince fruit
quince blossoms

1808

.��寒�売れ��る�馬哉
uso samuki urarete mairu ko uma kana

nippy air--
the sold pony goes
on a journey

1808

.�家�ら����寒��る夜哉
kusaya kara uso-uso samuku naru yo kana

nippy, nippy air
in the thatched hut...
nightfall

1808

.����や馬も夜寒���事
inanaku ya uma mo yozamu wa onaji koto

the horse neighs--
the night just as cold
for him

1808

.���������る夜寒哉
kakubetsu no matsu to naritaru yozamu kana

a pine tree
like none other...
a cold night

1808

.門�木�階���り�夜寒哉
kado no ki ni hashigo kakarishi yozamu kana

against the tree
by the gate a ladder...
a cold night

1808

.���り�夜寒��り��家哉
gessori to yozamuku narishi ko ie kana

a huge disappointment
nights turning cold...
little house

1808

.�������顔も夜寒哉
koto-gotoku hotoke no kao mo yozamu kana

one and all
faces of the Buddhas
cold tonight

1808

.月出�夜寒�ら�る家も��
tsuki idete yozamu narazaru ie mo nashi

emerging moon--
there's no house
not cold tonight

1808

.何�夜寒関��ら�や人�立�
nan no yozamu seki no urate ya hito no tatsu

such cold nights!
behind the barrier gate
he stands

1808

.�ら�ら�瓢�や��夜寒哉
fura-fura to fukube no yô ni yozamu kana

even the gourd
seems to shiver...
a cold night

1808

.行�を引���られ�夜寒哉
andon wo hittakurarete yozamu kana

my paper lantern
is snatched away...
a cold night

1808

.���むり何を����秋�暮
katasumuri nani wo kasegu zo aki no kure

O snail
how do you make your living?
autumn dusk

1808

.梟�一人��んや秋�暮
fukurô no hitori kigen ya aki no kure

the owl is happy
in his solitude...
autumn dusk

1808

.入月�退�や���山哉
iri tsuki ni shirizoku yôna ko yama kana

with the moon out
it seems to shrink back...
little mountain

1808

.�����月�����ら�ん�
koto-gotoku tsuki wa sasanu zo rakan-tachi

no sight yet
of the rising moon...
holy men

1808

.����や��夜�れ�も軒�月
shinano ji ya iku yo narete mo noki no tsuki

Shinano road--
how many nights now
that moon on the eaves?

1808

.湯��り����りも��月�顔
yu keburi ni fusubori mo senu tsuki no kao

not looking smoky
through hot spring steam...
face of the moon

1808

.��ら��石����る月よ哉
isarai ni ishi atatamaru tsuki yo kana

under my bottom
the stone warms up...
moonlit night

1808

.石��ら�此�月�其女
ishi to naraba kono meigetsu zo sono onna

as if stone--
this harvest moon
that woman

1808

.�月����り立�榎哉
meigetsu ni sukkari tatashi enoki kana

blocking completely
the harvest moon...
hackberry tree

1808

.�月�御覧�通り屑家也
meigetsu no goran no tôri kuzuya nari

lit by the harvest moon
no different...
trashy house

1808

.�月も脇��んむ��家哉
meigetsu mo waki e tsunmuku ko ie kana

the harvest moon too
turns a cold shoulder...
little house

1808

.秋�天�鳥一�����り�
aki no ten ko tori hitotsu no hirogarinu

autumn heavens--
for one little bird
so vast

1808

.秋風�御任�申�浮藻哉
akikaze ni o-makase môsu ukimo kana

trusting its fate
to the autumn wind...
duckweed

1808

.秋風����生�る紅葉哉
akikaze ni kotoshi haetaru momiji kana

in autumn wind
this year's crop...
red leaves

1808

.秋風や軒���れ����玉
akikaze ya noki sae areba miso no tama

autumn wind--
even in the eaves
balls of miso

1808

.秋風や��近�年�程
akikaze ya hotoke ni chikaki toshi no hodo

autumn wind--
death draws closer
with every year

1808

.�����歯を秋風����り
nakenashi no ha wo akikaze no fuki ni keri

through what teeth
I have left
autumn's wind whistles

1808

.��露や����翌�御用心
oku tsuyu ya ono-ono asu no o-yôjin

dewdrops forming--
each by each no worry
till tomorrow

1808

.��露人を見�����るる�
kusa no tsuyu hito wo mikakete koboruru ka

dew on the grass--
are you watching people
as you tumble?

1808

.白露を何��������殿
shira tsuyu wo nani to obosu zo kakashi dono

what do you think
of the silver dew
Mr. Scarecrow?

1808

.白露��花�種を蒔�や�
shira tsuyu ni obana no tane wo makaba ya na

in the silver dew
I'd like to sow seeds
of plume grass

1808

.白露��供���人も有り
shira tsuyu ni bukkyô kashigu hito mo ari

in silver dew
people with offerings...
rice for Buddha

1808

.白露や家を�身������
shira tsuyu ya ie wo motsu mi no hazukashiki

silver dewdrops--
the house's owner
is ashamed

1808

.白露や白露や��腮��
shira tsuyu ya shira tsuyu ya tote ago ni tsue

silvery silvery dewdrops--
I rest my chin
on my cane

1808

.露置��れ��見ゆる蛙哉
tsuyu oite ureshiku miyuru kawazu kana

happily watching
the dewdrops forming...
a frog

1808

.露���立給��る庵哉
tsuyu oke to tachitamaitaru iori kana

please do form
O dewdrops!
says my hut

1808

.毒虫も���一度���露
dokumushi mo itsuka ichi do wa kusa no tsuyu

stinging bug
you too someday, some time...
dewy grass

1808

.乙鳥�����見�る切籠哉
tsubakura no tsuku-zuku mitaru kiriko kana

the swallow's steady
stare...
lantern for the dead

1808

.�法師七夕雨���り�り
arahôshi tanabata ame no kakari keri

warrior monk--
Tanabata night's rain
pouring down

1808

.二布��夕顔棚�星む��
futano shite yûgao-dana no hoshi mukai

watching in an underskirt--
above the moonflower trellis
Tanabata stars

1808

.���暮���暮�り人�顔
kagashi kure kagashi kure keri hito no kao

scarecrows at dusk
darkening...
human faces

1808

.大切�仕廻��置����哉
taisetsu ni shimatte okishi kagashi kana

stored away
with reverence...
the scarecrow

1808

.人�人�������日�暮るる
hito ni hito kagashi ni kagashi hi no kururu

for people
and for scarecrows
the day ends

1808

.�を���鳴も尤も山�雨
saoshika no naku mo mottomo yama no ame

the young buck cries
with good reason...
rain on the mountain

1808

.�男鹿や後�一声細長�
saoshika ya ato no hito koe hosonagaki

young buck--
his last cry
thin and long

1808

.山�鹿���露�顔洗�
yama no shika kohagi no tsuyu ni kao arae

mountain deer
in bush clover dew...
wash your face!

1808

.�よりも先�場�り��哉
kari yori mo saki e ba torishi karasu kana

before the geese
can take their seats...
crows

1808

.���や貧��を一番�
hatsu kari ya bimbô mura wo ichiban ni

autumn's first geese
come first
to the poor town

1808

.行���馴�虫�鳴��り
andon ni ki-nareshi mushi no naki ni keri

my lantern comes--
the insect breaks out
in song

1808

.籠�虫��り��り�鳴馴るる
kago no mushi keburi keburi ni naki naruru

caged insect--
he's learned to sing
in all this smoke

1808

.五六本稲も�よ��虫�籠
go roku hon ine mo soyogite mushi no kago

five or six trembling
rice plants...
my insect cage

1808

.鳴虫������る社哉
naku mushi no chiisaku shitaru yashiro kana

the insects' chorus
makes it smaller...
shrine

1808

.御�も��も虫�鳴�れ�り
mi-hotoke mo shakushi mo mushi ni nakare keri

Buddha and ladles
and everything else...
insect song

1808

.む����野中�宿�虫籠哉
musashino no no naka no yado no mushi ko kana

Musashi Plain--
in its middle at a inn
an insect cage

1808

.夜涼����りを鳴や���虫
yo suzumi no kagiri wo naku ya kago no mushi

singing all
the cool night long...
caged insect

1808

.葉�虫�化��飛�り��月
ha no mushi wa kashite tobi keri asa no tsuki

the caterpillar
transformed flies away...
morning moon

1808

.羽根生���虫����引��る
hane haete namushi wa tobu zo hikigaeru

hey toad
the caterpillar will grow
and fly away!

1808

.�寒も�や�点��ん�哉
asa-zamu mo haya gatten no tombo kana

he, too, quickly learns
how cold the morning is...
dragonfly

1808

.�����巣�����る我白髪
kôrogi no su ni wa itsu naru waga shiraga

when will it become
a cricket's nest?
my white hair

1808

.世�中�よ�よ�������哉
yo no naka no yoshi-yoshi to iu inago kana

"The world is good!
Good!" so say
the locusts

1808

.入相�����も����花
iriai ni tajirogi mo sezu kusa no hana

not shrinking back
from the sunset...
wildflowers

1808

.狼�毛�れ���咲��り
ôkami no kezure no kusa no saki ni keri

in grass where the wolf
shed his fur...
wildflowers

1808

.��花人�上�����る
kusa no hana hito no ue ni wa kane ga naru

wildflowers--
high over people's heads
the bell tolls

1808

.��花よん�����咲��り
kusa no hana yondokoronaku saki ni keri

out of the grasses
the inevitable
wildflowers!

1808

.鳥鳴�貧��も咲��り
tori naite bimbô-gusa mo saki ni keri

birds singing--
wild daisies too
are blooming

1808

.鉄砲�先�立�り女郎花
teppô no saki ni tachitari ominaeshi

in the musket's
line of fire...
a maiden flower

1808

.我�秋蔦�紅葉�時も有
ware ga aki tsuta wa momiji no toki mo ari

my autumn--
time for the ivy
to turn red

1808

.狗�������り��花
enokoro no kazashi ni shitari hagi no hana

decorating the puppy
bush clover
blooms

1808

.�供等�鹿���や��花
kodomora ga shika to asobu ya hagi no hana

children play
with the deer
bush clover blooming

1808

.��花大�犬���り�り
hagi no hana ôkina inu no netari keri

bush clover blooming--
the big dog
sound asleep

1808

.宮��や一�咲��も��花
miyagino ya hitotsu saite mo hagi no hana

Miyagi wilds--
one lone bush clover
in bloom

1808

.宵々���も�ら���花
yoi-yoi ni furuku mo narazu hagi no hana

every evening
not growing old...
blooming bush clover

1808

.片袂����風��れ��り
kata tamoto susuki no kaze ni are ni keri

in one sleeve
the plume grass wind
buffets

1808

.秋��終�敷��一葉哉
aki hae no tsui no shikine no hito ha kana

the autumn fly's
final sleeping spot...
paulownia leaf

1808

.�����ら�ら雨や�一葉
asaguse no bara-bara ame ya kiri hito ha

morning rain
pitter-patters...
a paulownia leaf falls

1808

.狗���り���る一葉��
enokoro no dosari to nemaru hito ha kana

dropping plop!
onto the puppy...
one leaf

1808

.�る一葉葎�痩も��り�り
chiru hito ha mugura wa yase mo sezari keri

one leaf falls--
yet the summer weeds
still are lush

1808

.一日�人�中より一葉哉
ichi nichi no hito no naka yori hito ha kana

after one day
among people...
one leaf left

1808

.む���や��一葉��れや�
muzukashi ya kiri no hito ha no fukare yô

not a pretty sight
the paulownia leaf
wind-blown

1808

.秋風����も��や�瓜
akikaze no fuku to mo nashi ya karasu uri

the autumn wind
isn't blowing...
mountain gourd

1808

.団栗や而���後露時雨
donguri ya shika ushite nochi tsuyu shigure

acorns--
soon to drop down
with the dew

1808

.�����人�����茸哉
zoku-zoku to hito no kamawanu kinoko kana

one by one
not noticed by people...
mushrooms

1808

.念����り�出�る茸哉
nembutsu no korori to detaru kinoko kana

a "Praise Buddha!"
pops to my lips...
mushrooms

1808

.�茸���れ給��和尚哉
matsutake ni kabure tamaishi oshô kana

a matsutake mushroom
on his head...
high priest

1808

.�散や茸�時�誰��る
matsu chiru ya kinoko no toki wa dareka aru

pines shed their needles--
come mushroom-hunting time
who'll be here?

1808

.山�神木�盗人��む也
yama no kami kinoko nusutto ogamu nari

to the mountain's god
the mushroom thief
prays

1808

.����や大三�日�夕木魚
asajiu ya ôtsugomori no yû mokugyo

among the reeds
on the year's last evening...
a wooden drum

1808

.大年�日��立る榎哉
ôtoshi no hinata ni tateru enoki kana

standing
in the dying year's sun...
hackberry tree

1808

.角田�見�居る雪を���り
sumida-gawa mite iru yuki wo sute ni keri

Sumida River--
all the snow in sight
swept away

1808

.雪������追れ�六�里
yuki hisame ushiro owarete rokujû ri

snow and sleet
chasing behind me...
a hundred miles

1808

.妹��も寒念��もや�哉
imo ga ko mo kan nembutsu no moyô kana

my child too
praising Buddha...
winter prayers

1808

.梅見るもむ����夜を寒念�
ume miru mo muzukashiki yo wo kan nebutsu

plum blossom viewing
is difficult tonight...
winter prayers

1808

.��る夜��二も��よれ寒念�
kakaru yo ni fuji mo toshiyore kan nebutsu

as night falls
even Mount Fuji ages...
winter prayers

1808

.死所����桜�寒念�
shinidoko wa doko no sakura zo kan nebutsu

let the place I die
have cherry blossoms...
my winter prayer

1808

.�����我家�もむ�寒念�
futsutsuka-na waga ya e mo muku kan nebutsu

clueless I bow
toward my house...
winter prayers

1808

.梅�木や都�����所
ume no ki ya miyako no susu no sute-dokoro

plum tree--
the dumping ground for
Kyoto's soot

1808

.��竹や馬�首も其�
susutake ya uma no kôbe mo sono tsuide

soot sweeping--
the horse's head
is next

1808

.��竹や先鶯�鳴���
susutake ya mazu uguisu no naku tokoro

soot sweeping--
the first bush warbler's
singing spot

1808

.��掃�長閑�暮る�畠哉
susu haite nodoka ni kururu na hata kana

sweeping soot
the sun sets in peace...
vegetable field

1808

.����や����門�梅�花
susu haki ya kero-kero kado no ume no hana

sweeping soot--
plum blossoms at the gate
indifferent

1808

.木隠や���如��餅を��
kogakure ya amida nyorai no mochi wo tsuku

in the tree's shade
pounding rice cakes
for Amida Buddha

1808

.餅��や都��も皆目覚
mochi tsuki ya miyako no tori mo mina mezamu

pounding rice cakes--
in Kyoto all chickens
are awake

1808

.���隅���よる鴎哉
sumiyoshi no sumi ni toshiyoru kamome kana

in a Sumiyoshi nook
growing a year older...
sea gulls

1808

.関守�憎�れ�鳥鳴��り
sekimori ni nikumare chidori naki ni keri

despised
by the barrier guard...
a plover sings

1808

.拙��鰒���ん人�顔

tsutanashi to fugu wa omowan hito no kao

rather ugly
the pufferfish thinks...
human face

1808

.尋常�枯れ�立�る柳哉
jinjô ni karete tachitaru yanagi kana

withering naturally
where it stands...
willow tree

1808

.���������本�夕�哉
kyô to iu kyô koso hon no yûbe kana

today
exactly like today
in the evening...

1809

.礎や元日���巣��鳥
ishizue ya ganjitsu shima no su nashi tori

cornerstone--
on New Year's morning
a bird without a nest

1809

.元日や我���ら�巣��鳥
ganjitsu ya ware nominaranu su nashi tori

on New Year's Day
I have company
bird without a nest

1809

.元日�曲眠り�る美人哉
ganjitsu ni kyoku nemuri suru bijin kana

on New Year's Day
a balancing act in her sleep...
pretty woman

1809

.正月��る夜�る夜�霞��
shôgatsu ga heru yo heru yo no kasumi kana

less and less First Month
as nights pass by...
mist

1809

.正月�後�祭や春�風
shôgatsu wa ato no matsuri ya haru no kaze

missing the boat
for First Month...
spring breeze

1809

.�笑��ら�買�花�春
asa warai ikura ni kau ka hana no haru

morning's laugh--
how much to buy
the blossoming spring?

1809

.家���身���見る花�春
ie nashi no mi ni natte miru hana no haru

now with homeless eyes
I see it...
blossoming spring

1809

.家���此身も春�逢�日哉
ie nashi no kono mi mo haru ni au hi kana

for this homeless body
of mine, spring's
first day

1809

.薮入�柿�渋�を����り
yabuiri ga kaki no shibusa wo kakushi keri

homecoming servant--
pretending the persimmon
is sweet

1809

.薮入や��育�も�����
yabuiri ya kiri no sodachi mo tsui-tsui to

homecoming servant--
the paulownia tree too
grew up fast

1809

.雑巾������也門��
zôkin no hoshi-dokoro nari kado no matsu

in the mop's
drying place...
my New Year's pine

1809

.生炭団一�一ッ�日永哉
ike tadon hitotsu hitotsu no hi naga kana

making charcoal balls
one by one...
a long spring day

1809

.大鶴�身���も��日永哉
ôtsuru no mijirogi mo senu hi naga kana

the big crane
not stirring a bit...
a long spring day

1809

.暮��暮���や風���
kure ososhi kure ososhi to ya kaze no fuku

it's getting dark later
getting dark later...
whispers the wind

1809

.永�日��明通る�哉
naga no hi ni kuchi ake-tôru karasu kana

in the long spring day
mouth wide, passing by...
a crow

1809

.�����日永����葉哉
hita-hita to hi naga no shio no kusaba kana

swishing in the tide
this long spring day...
grasses

1809

.一����り�も��日永哉
hito mura wa katari to mo senu hi naga kana

no one in the village
says a word...
a long spring day

1809

.細��り����永�日也�り
hoso keburi ikasama nagaki hi nari keri

thin smoke rising--
this spring day
is long indeed!

1809

.春�行夜を梟��言哉
haru no yuku yo wo fukurô no kogoto kana

at spring's last night
the owl
is nagging

1809

.行春���������哉
yuku haru ni sashite kamawanu karasu kana

paying no attention
to the departing spring...
crows

1809

.彼郷�夢�浮橋春�霜
kano sato ga yume no ukihashi haru no shimo

that village's
floating bridge of dreams...
spring frost

1809

.神棚�皆���也春�雨
kami-dana wa mina tsutsuji nari haru no ame

the little shrine
is all azaleas...
spring rain

1809

.��も��も��山見�春�雨
kyô mo kyô mo onaji yama mite haru no ame

today too
looking at the same mountain...
spring rain

1809

.春雨や土��ん�も�土産
harusame ya tsuchi no dango mo tômiyage

spring rain--
mud-dumplings too
gifts from afar

1809

.春雨や人�花より我�薮
harusame ya hito no hana yori waga ko yabu

spring rain--
better than the flowers of others
my little thicket

1809

.春風�夜も�也�山
harukaze no yoru mo fuku nari higashi yama

the spring breeze
blows all evening too...
Higashi Mountains

1809

.春風や�より���犬張�
harukaze ya kusa yori kawaku inu hariko

spring breeze--
drying in the grass
a paper dog

1809

.春風や柱�穴も花�塵
harukaze ya hashira no ana mo hana no chiri

spring wind--
even in the pillar's hole
pollen

1809

.春風や夜���見���山
harukaze ya yo ni shite mitaki higashi yama

spring breeze--
on a night journey to see
Higashi Mountains

1809

.春風や夜も市立�����
harukaze ya yoru mo ichidachi naniwagata

spring breeze--
even at night a market stand
on Naniwa Bay

1809

.愚�を������夕���
orokasa wo matsu ni kazukete yûgasumi

accusing the pine
of foolishness...
evening mist

1809

.窓先や常�る人�薄霞
mado saki ya tsune kuru hito no usu-gasumi

to my window
he comes as usual...
thin mist

1809

.夕風呂���り��り����哉
yûfuro no daburi-daburi to kasumi kana

the evening bath
slish-slosh...
mist

1809

.我笠���逃る��霞
waga kasa zo kari wa nigeru na hatsu-gasumi

it's my umbrella-hat
don't run, geese!
first mist

1809

.陽炎����れ蔓�見事也
kagerô ni nikumare tsuru no migoto kana

in heat shimmers
the vines people loathe...
beautiful

1809

.陽炎や����見���ん�茶屋
kagerô ya kinou wa mienu dango chaya

heat shimmers--
yesterday it wasn't there
tea-and-dumpling shop

1809

.雪��や門�雀��五日
yuki-doke ya kado no suzume no jûgo nichi

snow melting--
for sparrows at the gate
good as a harvest moon!

1809

.雪解や門�雀�御一日
yuki-doke ya kado wa suzume no o-ichi nichi

snow melting--
at the gate the sparrows'
New Year's bash!

1809

.出代�己�一番���
degawari no ono ga ichiban karasu kana

"I'm the first
of the migrating servants!"
a crow

1809

.夕暮�笠も�褄も��茶哉
yûgure no kasa mo kozuma mo koki cha kana

umbrella-hats and kimonos
as evening falls...
threshing tea leaves

1809

.畠打�顔�ら暮る���山
hata uchi no kao kara kururu tsukuba yama

a plowman facing
sunset...
Mount Tsukuba

1809

.有明や家��猫も�を鳴
ariake ya ie nashi neko mo koi wo naku

at dawn
the homeless cat, too
cries for love

1809

.�猫������る垣根哉
koi neko no genji mekasuru kakine kana

the lover cat
dandied up like Genji
at the fence

1809

.穴一�穴�馴�り雀��
ana ichi no ana ni nare keri suzume no ko

settling into
the penny toss hole...
baby sparrow

1809

.五六間�追�り親雀
gorokken karasu oi keri oya suzume

chasing the crow
ten or twelve yards...
mother sparrow

1809

.雀�や人�����鳴�る
suzumego ya hito no kobushi ni naki someru

baby sparrow--
inside someone's fist
his first cry

1809

.巣放れ�顔を見��る雀哉
su hanare no kao wo misetaru suzume kana

fledgling faces
peek out the nest...
sparrows

1809

.鶯������や茶��唄
uguisu no damatte kiku ya cha tsumi uta

the bush warbler
hushes to listen...
tea-picking song

1809

.むら雨を尾���ら��雉哉
murasame wo o de ashiraishi kigisu kana

accompanying the rain
with its tail...
a pheasant

1809

.�立��跡を見�行��哉
kari tatta ato wo mi ni yuku ko matsu kana

seeing off
the departing geese...
little pines

1809

.大切�廿五日や��る�
taisetsu no nijûgo nichi ya kaeru kari

an auspicious
twenty fifth day...
the geese depart

1809

.行�や我湖を��通り
yuku kari ya waga mizuumi wo sugu tôri

traveling geese
my lake is crossed
in no time

1809

.���や此世�望���や��
chô tobu ya kono yo ni nozomi nai yô ni

a butterfly flits
as if wanting nothing
in this world

1809

.��ん���ゆ�竹�出�り�り
chô tonde kawayuki take no detari keri

butterflies flitting--
pretty little bamboo shoots
shooting up

1809

.��花�咲連も��庵哉
na no hana no saki-tsure mo nai iori kana

nothing else blooming
but mustard plants...
my hut

1809

.藤棚や後�明り���花
fuji-dana ya ushiro akari no kusa no hana

wisteria trellis--
behind it, in the light
wildflowers

1809

.梅�香や�も�も春�夜�事
ume ga ka ya somo-somo haru wa yoru no koto

plum blossom scent--
I tell you spring
is a night thing

1809

.�ら猫���るる梅�咲��り
nora neko no ukaruru ume ga saki ni keri

the plum tree
where the stray cat carouses
in bloom

1809

.�郷や�月咲�も梅�花
furusato ya uzuki saite mo ume no hana

my home village--
even in summer
plum trees bloom

1809

.梅��や神酒を備�る御制札
ume ga ka ya omiki wo sonaeru o-seisatsu

plum blossom scent--
the edict board furnished
with sacred sake

1809

.��頼�花��ら�ら��通り
tada tanome hana wa hara-hara ano tôri

simply trust!
cherry blossoms flitting
down

1809

.�る花や��ら��浮れ�り
chiru hana ya hotoke-girai ga ukare keri

cherry blossoms scatter--
bad Buddhists
carousing

1809

.花��や田舎鶯���飴
hana saku ya inaka uguisu inaka ame

cherry blossoms!
country bush warblers
country candy

1809

.一本�桜も��り娑婆�役
ippon wa sakura mochi keri shaba no yaku

one cherry tree
has kept blooming...
the corrupt world

1809

.隠家や�山桜��鰹
kakurega ya oso yamazakura oso katsuo

secluded house--
the cherry blossoms late
the bonito...late

1809

.風所�一本桜咲��り
kazadoko no ippon sakura saki ni keri

a windy place!
but one cherry tree
in bloom

1809

.五�年見れ�も見れ�桜哉
go jû nen miredo mo miredo sakura kana

fifty years
of gazing, gazing...
cherry blossoms

1809

.���隅�����桜哉
sumiyoshi no sumi no kosumi no sakura kana

in a Sumiyoshi nook
blooming
cherry blossoms

1809

.��頼桜������通り
tada tanome sakura bota-bota ano tôri

simply trust!
cherry blossoms fall
pit-a-pat

1809

.�����蛙�目�も桜哉
tsukuzuku to kawazu ga me ni mo sakura kana

even the frog's eyes
can't turn away...
cherry blossoms!

1809

.���程桜咲�る�家哉
nikui hodo sakura sakitaru ko ie kana

green with envy--
blooming cherry trees
little house

1809

.�桜倒るる迄�咲��り
furu-zakura taoruru made to saki ni keri

the old cherry tree
blooming
till it drops

1809

.山桜��や八�八所
yama-zakura saku ya hachi jû hachi-dokoro

mountain cherry blossoms--
in all 88
sacred sites

1809

.苦桃�花���ゃ��ゃ咲��り
niga momo no hana no hocha-hocha saki ni keri

my mean peach tree
nice and chubby
with blossoms

1809

.桃��や先祈るる麦�露
momo saku ya mazu inoruru mugi no tsuyu

peach tree in bloom--
but first a prayer
for the dewy wheat

1809

.�柳や�����穴一�
ao yagi ya jû-zutsu jû no ana ichi ni

green willows--
at ten different holes
gamblers tossing pennies

1809

.観音�心を�よ�柳哉
kannon no kokoro wo soyogu yanagi kana

rustling
in Goddess Kannon's heart...
the willow

1809

.��柳涼む夕�誰�有
sashi yanagi suzushimu yû wa dare ka ari

planting a willow--
someday, in summer
who'll enjoy its cool air?

1809

.�六�門�外�る柳哉
mata roku ga kado no soto naru yanagi kana

again there is splendor
beyond the gate...
willow tree

1809

.今�る�木曽夕立�浅間山
ima kuru wa kisô yudachi ka asama yama

coming now
is it a Kiso cloudburst?
Mount Asama

1809

.夕立���り�森��哉
yûdachi ni sukuri to mori no tomoshi kana

under the cloudburst
standing tall...
lamps in the grove

1809

.夕立��������門も��
yûdachi ni nadeshiko motanu kado mo nashi

in the cloudburst
there's not a gate
without a pink

1809

.夕立�枕元より���哉
yûdachi no makura moto yori susuki kana

extending from my pillow
in the downpour...
plume grass

1809

.夕々夕立雲�目利哉
yûbe yûbe yûdachi kumo no mekiki kana

every evening
"Rain is coming!"
cloud watchers

1809

.宵祭大夕立����り
yoi matsuri ôyûdachi no sugi ni keri

night festival--
the big cloudburst
has passed on

1809

.ｼ風��薩�清水�れ�り
matsukaze ni bosatsu no shimizu nagare keri

in the pine breeze
the saint's pure water
flows

1809

.�籠���������哉
ge-gomori no keshiki ni ueshi ko matsu kana

planted for
my summer retreat's scenery...
little pine

1809

.蟷螂��二�麓���る哉
tôrô ga fuji no fumoto ni kakaru kana

a praying mantis
to the base of Mount Fuji
clings

1809

.�二�����涼����り�り
fuji no kusa sashite suzushiku nakari keri

it's Mount Fuji's grass
but no trace
of cool air

1809

.���程��二�も行�����哉
matagu hodo no fuji e mo ikanu kotoshi kana

no Mount Fuji
I can almost straddle
this year

1809

.�蒲��浅間�煙���也
ayame fuke asama no keburi shizuka nari

let's thatch with irises--
Mount Asama's smoke
looks calm

1809

.乙鳥も�よ��葺�日�逢り�り
tsubakura mo shôbu fuku hi ni aeri keri

swallows return
on the day eaves are thatched
with irises

1809

.我門を山�ら見�る幟哉
waga kado wo yama kara mitaru nobori kana

from the mountain
I see my own gate...
summer banner

1809

.�ら�ら�汗�玉�る稲葉哉
hara-hara to ase no tama chiru ine ha kana

pit-a-pat pearls
of sweat drip down...
rice plants

1809

.鶯�飯時�らん更衣
uguisu no meshi toki naran koromogae

it's the bush warbler's
dinnertime...
I change to a summer robe

1809

.更衣��ら�����るる
koromogae asa kara matsu ni tsukawaruru

new summer robe--
from morning on used
by the pine

1809

.春日野�鹿���るる袷��
kasugano no shika ni kagaruru awase kana

Kasuga Field's deer
sniff it...
my summer kimono

1809

.一日�渋帷�を��り�り
tsuitachi no shibu katabira wo kitari keri

first day of summer
my summer kimono...
rustic

1809

.帷��白�を見れ�角田�
katabira no shiroki wo mireba sumida-gawa

watching the whiteness
of summer kimonos...
Sumida River

1809

.木男�薄帷�を��り�り
ki otoko ga usu katabira wo kitari keri

a boor with the ladies
but he puts one on...
thin summer kimono

1809

.翌も翌も��夕�独蚊屋
asu mo asu mo onaji yûbe ka hitori kaya

tomorrow night and the next
the same?
in my mosquito net, alone

1809

.蚊屋�穴���留りや三ケ�月
kaya no ana kazoe tomari ya mika no tsuki

stopping to count
my mosquito net's holes...
sickle moon

1809

.昼比や蚊屋�中�る��花
hiru-goro ya kaya no naka naru kusa no hana

high noon--
inside the mosquito net
wildflowers blooming

1809

.宵々や団扇�る��む����
yoi-yoi ya uchiwa toru sae mutsukashiki

stroke victim--
even holding a paper fan
an ordeal

1809

.蚊����や���も去り��り
ka ibushi ni yagate hotaru mo sari ni keri

smoking out mosquitos--
soon the fireflies
are gone too

1809

.夕月�正����蚊やり哉
yûzuki no shômen ni oku ka yari kana

veiling the face
of the evening moon...
smudge pot smoke

1809

.�れ�田を誰やら��る夕涼�
ore ga ta wo dare yara soshiru yûsuzumi

they're all slandering
my rice field!
evening cool

1809

.目を���鳥を鳴���門涼
me wo nuite tori wo nakasete kado suzumi

stitching her eyes shut
makes the bird cry...
cool air at the gate

1809

.氷売り芒��りも涼��や
kôri uri susuki bakari mo suzushisa ya

the ice vendor
cools himself...
with just plume grass

1809

.鹿���枕���る���哉
shika no ko no makura ni shitaru tsutsuji kana

a soft pillow
for the fawn...
azalea bush

1809

.��葉�一所�伸�る���哉
hagi no ha to issho ni nobiru kanoko kana

growing up
with the bush clover...
a fawn

1809

.木�寺�夜��見ゆる時鳥
mokuboji wa yoru sae miyuru hototogisu

Mokubo Temple
even at night can be seen...
cuckoo

1809

.時鳥声を����御�木
hototogisu koe wo kaketa ka gobatsuboku

hey cuckoo
did you call out?
logs for the temple

1809

.時鳥田���国�見事也
hototogisu ta no nai kuni no mi-goto nari

cuckoo--
in a province without rice fields
splendid

1809

.時鳥鳴�空��在所哉
hototogisu naku sora mochishi zaisho kana

it has a sky
for singing cuckoos...
farmhouse

1809

.雨三粒�も三ッ四ッ��
ame mi tsubu hotaru mo mitsu yotsu kana

three raindrops
and three or four
fireflies

1809

.�よ�よ�世直�風や���
soyo-soyo to yonaoshi kaze ya tobu hotaru

a softly blowing
world-improving breeze...
fireflies flit

1809

.�������折々�哉
hazukashiki nabe ni ori-ori hotaru kana

into my pitiful kettle
one by one...
fireflies

1809

.��よ一本竹も我夜也
hotaru ko yo ippon take mo waga yo nari

"Come, fireflies!"
a single stalk of bamboo
makes my night

1809

.��や蛙も����を明�
hotarubi ya kawazu mo kau to kuchi wo aku

sparkling fireflies--
even the frog's mouth
gapes

1809

.夕暮や����る薄畳
yûgure ya hotaru ni shimeru usu-datami

evening falls--
dampened by fireflies
my thin tatami mat

1809

.��れ蚊�生所�御花哉
abare ka no umare-dokoro no o-hana kana

the pesky mosquito's
birthplace...
temple flower

1809

.���らや蚊を焦���行当
amabira ya ka wo kogasu hi ni yukiataru

a swallowtail butterfly
flutters in...
mosquito-scorching fire

1809

.�������も�ゆらん
haha koishi koishi to semi mo kikoyuran

do you also miss
your mother?
cicada

1809

.世直��竹よ�藪よ�時雨
yo naoshi no take yo ko yabu yo semi shigure

the world-healing
bamboo! little thicket!
cicada chorus

1809

.�も��も���任������り
tomokaku mo anata makase ka katatsuburi

come what may
won't you trust in the Buddha
snail?

1809

.御��雨���よ����り
mi-hotoke no ame ga furu zo yo katatsuburi

it's Buddha's rain
that's falling!
snail

1809

.夕顔や世直�雨������
yûgao ya yo naoshi ame no saba-saba to

moonflowers--
world-improving rain
so refreshing

1809

.咲��ん一日雀鳴��り
saku botan ichi nichi suzume naki ni keri

the peony has bloomed!
the whole day
sparrows chirping

1809

.猫�鈴��ん�������哉
neko no rin botan no atchi kotchi kana

the cat's bell tinkling
in the peonies
here and there

1809

.我庵や���れ�痩��ん
waga io ya akutare karasu yase botan

at my hut--
rascally crows
emaciated peonies

1809

.�を見�����る�哉
takenoko wo mitsumete gozaru hotoke kana

staring at the shoots
of new bamboo...
Buddha

1809

.瓜��れ�れ�れ�や蜂���
uri ni nare nare nare to ya hachi sawagu

"Grow, grow, grow
melons!"
buzz the bees

1809

.��花����り��る柳哉
u no hana ni dossari kakaru yanagi kana

thick drapes over
the deutzia blossoms...
willow

1809

.��花や蛙葬る明り先
u no hana ya kawazu hômuru akarisaki

deutzia blossoms--
by lantern light
I bury the frog

1809

.��花や二人�二人�好
u no hana ya futari ga futari hotoke-zuki

blooming deutzia--
both of us
Buddha's devotees

1809

.梅�������り露�玉
ume ochite mata ochi ni keri tsuyu no tama

a plum drops
and then another...
beads of dew

1809

.沙汰���実をむ���る野梅哉
sata nashi ni mi wo musubitaru no ume kana

without fanfare
they've borne plums!
trees in the field

1809

.山�院梅�熟��立り�り
yama no in ume wa jukushite tateri keri

mountain mansion--
the plum trees
stand ripening

1809

.有明や空�����蚊�行方
ariake ya sora utsukushiki ka no yukue

moon in the autumn dawn--
to the pretty sky flies
a mosquito

1809

.芥藪�も�月�夜也�り
akuta yabu somo meigetsu no yo nari keri

rubbish dump--
yet still the harvest
moon arrives

1809

.�����今日�月�御山哉
kyô to iu kyô meigetsu no o-yama kana

tonight's so-called
harvest moon...
a mountain

1809

.�月�����り�り貰�餅
meigetsu no sashikakari keri morai mochi

the harvest moon
hangs over it...
rice cake gift

1809

.�月や下戸���る��木�
meigetsu ya geko ga uetaru matsu no ki ni

harvest moon--
in the pine planted
by a nondrinker

1809

.�月や�も�も寒����山
meigetsu ya somo-somo samuki shinano yama

harvest moon--
I tell you it's cold
on Shinano Mountain!

1809

.�月や���居��も人�邪魔
meigetsu ya doko ni otte mo hito no jama

harvest moon--
wherever you are
someone's annoyed

1809

.�月や深�焼���や姫
meigetsu ya fukakusa yaki no kaguya hime

harvest moon--
a Fukakusa ceramic
Princess Kaguya

1809

.秋雨や乳放馬�市�行
aki ame ya chibanare uma no ichi ni yuku

autumn rain--
the weaned pony
goes to market

1809

.����り何を����秋�雨
katatsuburi nani wo kasegu zo aki no ame

O snail
how do you make your living?
autumn rain

1809

.薬呑む馬も�り�り秋�雨
kusuri nomu uma mo ari keri aki no ame

the horse drinks
medicine too...
autumn rain

1809

.�ら��も����秋�雨よ哉
sarashina mo soro-soro aki no ame yo kana

even in Sarashina
one by one...
rainy autumn nights

1809

.�����歯をゆる���秋�風
nakenashi no ha wo yurugashinu aki no kaze

making what teeth
I have left wiggle...
autumn wind

1809

.秋風や剃り���五�髪
akikaze ya sori-sokonaishi isoji kami

autumn wind--
the untrimmed hair
of my fifty years

1809

.秋風や山���れ���より
akikaze ya yama no hazure no tôro yori

autumn wind--
blowing from mountainside
lanterns

1809

.�ら�ゆ�髪も����秋�風
warade yû kami mo medetashi aki no kaze

his hair tied with straw
but joyous...
autumn wind

1809

.白露�価�外����哉
shira tsuyu wa atai no hoka no shôbu kana

silver dewdrops--
and just as precious
irises

1809

.山寺や霧���れ�鉋屑
yamadera ya kiri ni mabureshi kannakuzu

mountain temple--
fog covers up
the wood shavings

1809

.�����消�りも����哉
namanaka ni kiekiri mo senu tôro kana

almost halfway
burned out...
lanterns for the dead

1809

.�り�り�星待人��られ�り
kirigirisu hoshi matsu hito ni torare keri

katydid--
caught by someone
waiting for the stars

1809

.七夕����も����やり哉
tanabata ni todoki mo subeki kayari kana

it'll probably wreck
Tanabata...
smudge pot smoke

1809

.七夕�我奉る蚊やり��
tanabata ni waga tatematsuru kayari kana

instead of Tanabata
all I can see...
smudge pot smoke

1809

.七夕�牛��ら�ん��花
tanabata no ushi ni mairasen hatsu obana

on Tanabata night
he brings his cow...
first plume grass

1809

.七夕�閨������やり��
tanabata no neya ni todoke to kayari kana

shine through to my bedroom
Tanabata stars!
smudge pot smoke

1809

.星待や茶殻を����曲�
hoshi matsu ya chagara wo hokasu chikuma-gawa

awaiting the stars
throwing out tea grounds...
Chikuma River

1809

.�駒�木曽を離るる尾を�り�
arakoma no kiso wo hanaruru o wo furinu

the wild pony
is led away from Kiso...
his tail waving goodbye

1809

.�����声も添��り���水
kôrogi no koe mo soe keri otoshimizu

the cricket's song
is accompaniment...
the rice field drains

1809

.夕��り鳩�人���り�り
yû keburi hato fuku hito ni kakari keri

evening smoke--
on the man playing pigeon flute
it hangs

1809

.�竹�昔々����哉
matsu take wa mukashi mukashi no kinuta kana

for pine and bamboo
it's like olden days...
cloth-pounding

1809

.���野も��や�夜���
morokoshi no yoshino mo kaku ya sayo-ginuta

like in Old China
Yoshino, too, clonks...
evening cloth-pounding

1809

.�も��庵�味噌豆今や引�
na mo aoshi io no misomame imaya hiku

still green--
miso beans at my hut
yanked up at last

1809

.���酒先�葎������
kotoshi sake mazu wa mugura no tsutsuganaki

this year's sake--
first toast:
to the weeds!

1809

.��咲��も�ら�ら神酒哉
soba saite kiku mo hara-hara shinshu kana

buckwheat blooming
chrysanthemums fluttering...
new sake!

1809

.�や空����作り����酒
haya munashi kotoshi tsukuri no kasai-zake

emptied so quickly--
this year's
sake from Kasai

1809

.深��鶉鳴�り���糊
fuku kusa no uzura naki keri baba ga nori

in deep grass
a quail sings...
grandma starches clothes

1809

.浅沢や�顕れ�鴫���
asazawa ya mata arawarete shigi no naku

Asazawa Marsh--
arising yet again
call of a snipe

1809

.鴫�立�程�残��暮れ��り
shigi no tatsu hodo wa nokoshite kure ni keri

a snipe flying
finishes off the day...
dusk

1809

.立鴫�罪��牛��や�哉
tatsu shigi ni tsumi naki ushi no neyô kana

a snipe flies up--
the sinless cow
only wants to sleep

1809

.立鴫�顕れ渡る�葉哉
tatsu shigi no araware wataru kusaba kana

flying snipe--
skimming over crossing
the tall grass

1809

.立鴫�片足上���ん哉
tatsu shigi no kata ashi agete shian kana

the snipe standing
on one leg...
deep in thought

1809

.渡り鳥��組我を追���
watari-dori iku-gumi ware wo oinuku ka

migrating birds--
how many of your flocks
have overtaken me?

1809

.渡り鳥日本�我を見�ら��
watari-dori nihon no ware wo mishiranu ka

migrating birds
haven't you seen me before
in Japan?

1809

.蓑虫や梅�下る��れ�役
minomushi ya ume ni sagaru wa kare ga yaku

bagworm--
hanging in the plum tree
his job

1809

.蓑虫や花�下る己�役
minomushi ya hana ni sagaru wa ono ga yaku

bagworm--
hanging from flowers
his job

1809

.日�ら�や急�明る�湖�方
higurashi ya kyû ni akaruki umi no kata

a cicada chirrs--
suddenly light breaks
toward the lake

1809

.代官�扇�上����哉
daikan no ôgi no ue no inago kana

atop the magistrate's
folding fan...
a locust

1809

.�����柳も���より��り
tobu inago yanagi mo toshi no yori ni keri

flying locusts--
the willow tree too
grows old

1809

.八朔�鱠�逢����哉
hatsusaku no namasu ni aishi inago kana

Eighth Month--
on the raw fish salad
locusts gather

1809

.鼻唄����������ん哉
hana-uta ni dotto inago no kigen kana

locust swarm--
suddenly in a mood
for humming

1809

.山主�����蔦も紅葉哉
yamanushi ni shitashiki tsut mo momiji kana

the mountain lord's
beloved ivy...
also turns red

1809

.���咲����り這入�
kusa hagi no saki fusage keri hairiguchi

grasses and bush clover
clog it with blooms...
doorway

1809

.�咲�や常盤御��尻�迹
hagi saku ya tokiwa gozen ga shiri no ato

bush clover blooming--
the butt print
of Tokiwa Gozen

1809

.��末��や��下���蚊哉
hagi no sue kikyô no shita ni naku ka kana

over the bush clover
under the bell-flowers
mosquitos whisper

1809

.����乱れ������花
michibata e midareguse tsuku hagi no hana

beside the road
wildly disheveled...
bush clover blooms

1809

.墓原や赤�頭���り咲
hakawara ya aka keitô no hitori-zaki

field of graves--
a red cock's comb
blooms alone

1809

.�む���む�����ん�ゅ�花
namuda butsu namu amida butsu manjusake

"Praise Buddha!
All praise to Amida Buddha!"
manjusa flower

1809

.我��稲を見知����り�り
waga ueta ine wo mishitte shitari keri

the rice I planted--
I know it
by sight

1809

.我門�稲四五本�夕哉
waga kado wa ine shi go hon no yûbe kana

four or five rice stalks
at my gate...
evening falls

1809

.鶯�����歩�紅葉哉
uguisu ga saku-saku aruku momiji kana

the bush warbler struts
crunch crunch...
red leaves

1809

.立田姫尿�����紅葉哉
tatsutahime shito kake-tamau momiji kana

autumn's goddess
allows the piddle splashing...
red leaves

1809

.宮鴫�見�居る紅葉拾��り
miya shigi no mite iru momiji hiroi keri

the shrine's snipe
spots a red leaf...
snatches it

1809

.仲�よ�煙三�四�柿紅葉
naka no yoi kemuri mitsu yotsu kaki momiji

everyone on good terms
smoke from three or four pipes...
red persimmon leaves

1809

.��猫も見�居る一葉哉
futokoro no neko mo mite iru hito ha kana

even the suckling
kitten watches...
falling leaf

1809

.赤木槿咲�や一人涼む程
aka mukuge saku ya ichi nin suzumu hodo

red roses of Sharon
enough to cool
a man

1809

.�り�り�栗を��行��哉
kuri-kuri to kuri wo fumi yuku nagare kana

trodding on acorns
big and round...
I wander

1809

.�栗��む���日も��り�り
shibaguri no emu to iu hi mo nakari keri

little chestnuts
it's not yet your day
to burst

1809

.����や門���ら����り
asajiu ya kado no kuchi kara kinoko-gari

a reedy place--
from the gate onward
gathering mushrooms

1809

.虻よ�や必茸�る通り
abu yobu ya kanarazu kinoko aru tôri

the horsefly calls
"Surely the mushrooms
are this way!"

1809

.此方�茸�り�や虻���
kono kata ni kinoko ari to ya abu no tobu

"This way
to the mushrooms!"
the horsefly flies

1809

.�����鼠�穴も���哉
zoku-zoku to nezumi no ana mo kinoko kana

one by one--
even the mouse's hole
has mushrooms

1809

.身�添や��主�寒�迄
mi ni sou ya mae no aruji no samusa made

it suits me--
even the former owner's
winter cold

1809

.��雪や何を願���り�り�
hatsu yuki ya nani wo negai no kirigirisu

first snowfall--
what are you praying for
katydid?

1809

.�郷�袖引�雪����り
furusato no sode hiku yuki ga furi ni keri

my hometown's
sleeve-dragging snow
flitting down

1809

.散紅葉妹������る哉
chiru momiji imo ga konabe ni kakaru kana

red leaves fall--
one in my dear one's
little pan

1809

.此次�我身�上����
kono tsugi wa waga mi no ue ka naku karasu

will I be the next one
you caw over?
crows

1810

.家��も江戸�元日��り�り
ie nashi mo edo no ganjitsu shitari keri

homeless, too
seeing in the new year
in Edo

1810

.牛馬も元日顔�山家哉
ushi uma mo ganjitsu kao no yamaga kana

even cows and horses
with New Year's faces...
mountain home

1810

.�郷や馬も元日���顔
furusato ya uma mo ganjitsu itasu kao

my home village--
even the horse
with a New Year's face

1810

.��身�値��を�るる���春
oi ga mi no nebumi wo saruru kesa no haru

taking stock
of this old body...
spring's first dawn

1810

.大江戸や芸��猿も花�春
ôedo ya geinashi-zaru mo hana no haru

great Edo--
even for a monkey without tricks
spring blossoms

1810

.下京や闇����ら花�春
shimogyô ya kurai uchi kara hana no haru

Shimogyo Town--
in the dark before dawn
spring blossoms

1810

.身一�も��世話也花�春
mi hitotsu mo onaji sewa nari hana no haru

for my lonely life too
help arrives...
spring blossoms

1810

.我庵や��二葉より花�春
waga io ya na no futaba yori hana no haru

my hut--
just two green leaves
my blossoming spring

1810

.門々�下駄�泥より春立�
kado kado no geta no doro yori haru tachinu

muddy clogs
at the gates reveal...
it's spring!

1810

.春立�申�も���上野山
haru tatsu to môsu mo ikaga ueno yama

how do the words
"Spring's begun" strike you?
Ueno Hill

1810

.��ら家も年徳神�御宿哉
abaraya mo toshi tokujin no o-yado kana

even my ramshackle
hut, home
to the New Year's god

1810

.大原や後れ薮入��れ梅
ôhara ya okure yabuiri okure ume

big field--
the late homecoming servant
late plum blossoms

1810

.薮入や墓��風����
yabuiri ya haka no matsukaze ushiro fuku

homecoming servant--
behind the graveyard's pines
the wind

1810

.凧麦も�程�世也�り
ikanobori mugi moka hodo no yo nari keri

a kite flies--
it's practically already
a world of wheat

1810

.朔日や一文凧も江戸�空
tsuitachi ya ichi mon-dako mo edo no sora

New Year's Day--
a one-penny kite, too
in Edo's sky

1810

.舞扇猿�涙���る哉
mai ôgi saru no namida no kakaru kana

the monkey with
a dancer's fan...
a tear rolls down

1810

.�陰や親�る人������
asa kage ya oya aru hito no wakana tsumi

morning shadows--
someone who has parents
picking herbs

1810

.�も世�有る������哉
soregashi mo yo ni arusama no wakana kana

I too
live in this world...
New Year's herbs

1810

.春�日��る�る辷る樒��
haru no hi no tsuru-tsuru suberu shikimi kana

slick and slippery
in the spring day...
sacred branches

1810

.�����日永��る�門��
saa sawage hi naga ni naru zo kado no kari

go ahead, clamor
this long spring day!
geese at my gate

1810

.�より�より�磯田�鶴も日永哉
hyoro-hyoro to iso ta no tsuru mo hi naga kana

trembling in seaside rice...
for the crane too
the day is long

1810

.長�春今尽る也角田�
naga no haru ima tsukiru nari sumida-gawa

the long spring
finally at an end...
Sumida River

1810

.若雀翌��春を���也
waka suzume asu naki haru wo sawagu nari

the young sparrows
clamor at spring's
last day

1810

.行��畠を通る春�雨
andon de hatake wo tôru haru no ame

crossing the field
with a paper lantern...
spring rain

1810

.春雨や魚追逃�浦�犬
harusame ya uo oi-nogasu ura no inu

in spring rain
chasing the elusive fish...
dog on the shore

1810

.春雨や盃見���よ�
harusame ya sakazuki misete kitsune yobu

spring rain--
showing a sake cup
calling foxes

1810

.春雨や少���刀禰�鶴
harusame ya sukoshi furubishi tone no tsuru

in spring rain
a bit bedraggled...
Tone River crane

1810

.鳩�����や春�雨
hato no koi karasu no koi ya haru no ame

pigeons mating
crows mating...
the spring rain falls

1810

.春��風�夜���見�る我家哉
harukaze no yo ni shite mitaru waga ya kana

seeing it
on a spring breeze night...
my house

1810

.春風や残ら�晴�ら�ん�
harukaze ya nokorazu hareshi rakan-tachi

spring breeze--
completely gone now
the holy men

1810

.春風や�や陰作る�����
harukaze ya haya kage tsukuru kakitsubata

in the spring breeze
already casting shadows...
irises

1810

.親�らむ平目も��む一�哉
oya niramu hirame mo kasumu hitotsu kana

father's steady glare
another thing
in the mist

1810

.��む�よ��三本夫婦鶴
kasumu zo yo matsu ga sanbon fûfu-zuru

in spring mist
three pines, two cranes
husband and wife

1810

.此門�霞む���や隅田�鶴
kono kado no kasumu tasoku ya sumida no tsuru

at the gate
so many in the mist!
Sumida River cranes

1810

.柴�戸や��む����隅田鶴
shiba no to ya kasumu tasoku no sumida-zuru

at my hut in the mist
so many legs!
Sumida River cranes

1810

.������������放�鳥
toku kasume toku toku kasume hanachi-dori

hurry into mist
hurry, hurry!
a bird set free

1810

.夕暮れや霞中より無常�
yûgure ya kasumu naka yori mujô-gane

evening falls--
from mist the bell
of life passing

1810

.片隅�����る雪���
kata sumi ni karasu katamaru yukige kana

in one spot
the crows congregate...
snow is melting!

1810

.�起よ雪���る���る�よ
kari oki yo yuki ga tokeru zo tokeru zo yo

the geese awake
"snow is melting!
melting!"

1810

.長々�雪����り大月夜
naga-naga no yuki no toke keri ôtsuki yo

a winter's worth of snow
melting...
a humongous moon

1810

.雪����り�り��る月よ哉
yuki tokete kuri-kuri shitaru tsuki yo kana

snow melting--
tonight a fat round
moon

1810

.雪��や順礼衆も��声
yuki-doke ya junrei shû mo asa no koe

melting snow--
the morning voices
of pilgrims

1810

.雪��や巣鴨辺り���月夜
yuki-doke ya su kamo hotori no usu tsuki yo

snow melting--
where ducks are nesting
soft moonlight

1810

.雪��る��る�鳩�鳴木��
yuki tokeru tokeru to hato no naku ki kana

"Snow's melting! Melting!"
pigeons celebrate
in the tree

1810

.梅�木�何�申��出替り�
ume no ki ni nanika môshite degawarinu

talking things over
in the plum tree...
migrating servants

1810

.����や��夕をよ��雛
oboroge ya onaji yûbe wo yoso no hina

this same hazy night
somewhere else...
the Doll Festival

1810

.乞食�������む雛哉
kojiki ko ga oro-oro ogamu hiina kana

the beggar child prays
with trembling voice...
for a doll

1810

.む��家��給�や��雛哉
musai ya to no tamau yôna hiina kana

looking like she's enduring
my crappy house...
the doll

1810

.�餅を先���り筑波�風
kusamochi wo masu fuki ni keri tsukuba kochi

first one to blow
on the hot herb cakes...
Mount Tsukuba's east wind

1810

.蓬餅���鶯是���
yomogi mochi sono no uguisu kore hoshiki

herb cakes--
the garden's bush warbler
wants this one

1810

.鶯�嘴�先より�干哉
uguisu no hashi no saki yori shioi kana

from the tip
of the bush warbler's beak
the tide rushes out

1810

.雀鳴庭��隅も�干哉
suzume naku niwa no kosumi mo shiohi kana

sparrows chirp
in a garden nook, here too...
low tide

1810

.折���鹿も立添茶��哉
orifushi wa shika mo tachisou cha tsumi kana

now and then deer
move in close...
tea pickers

1810

.幾日やら庵�雀も皆巣立�
ikka yara io no suzume mo mina su tatsu

what day then?
all the hut's sparrows
leave the nest

1810

.鳴よ鳴よ親��雀�����
nake yo nake yo oya nashi suzume otonashiki

sing, sing!
orphan sparrow...
so quiet

1810

.人鬼�鳴��り�り親雀
hito oni ni naki-kakari keri oya suzume

she cries and attacks
the human goblins...
mother sparrow

1810

.人鬼よ��よ�鳴�親雀
hito oni yo oni yo to naku ka oya suzume

"Beware the human goblins!"
is that what you're chirping?
mother sparrow

1810

.む����二親も��雀哉
mutsumajiki futaoya mochishi suzume kana

a happy family--
the sparrow has
both parents!

1810

.夕暮や親��雀何�鳴
yûgure ya oya nashi suzume nanto naku

evening falls--
how the orphan sparrow
cries!

1810

.浅�や家尻��二も鳴雲雀
asakusa ya yajiri no fuji mo naku hibari

Asakusa--
behind the house Mount Fuji
and a singing lark

1810

.��も��も一�雲雀や亦打山
kyô mo kyô mo hitotsu hibari ya matchi yama

today too
a single skylark...
Mount Matchi

1810

.�山を拵����雉哉
ao yama wo koshiraete naku kigisu kana

completing
the green mountain
a pheasant cries

1810

.蟻程�人�暮れ��雉�鳴
ari hodo ni hito wa kureshi zo kiji no naku

looking like ants
people at dusk...
a pheasant cries

1810

.酒桶や雉�声�行���
sake oke ya kigisu no koe no yuki-dokoro

the sake bucket--
where the pheasant
goes to sing

1810

.鳴�雉や尻尾���る角田�
naku kiji ya shippo de naburu sumida-gawa

the crying pheasant
teases it with his tail...
Sumida River

1810

.我庵���り細�を雉�鳴
waga io no keburi hososa wo kiji no naku

my hut's thin
thread of smoke...
a pheasant's cry

1810

.我夕や里�犬��雉���
waga yû ya sato no inu naku kiji no naku

my evening--
a village dog barks
a pheasant cries

1810

.有明や念�好��も行
ariake ya nembutsu suki no kari mo yuku

dawn--
a Buddha-praising goose
flies too

1810

.���ら��ら������ん哉
iza saraba saraba to kari no kigen kana

in a mood for farewell
farewell!
the wild geese

1810

.帰る�我を����物�や�
kaeru kari ware wo kainaki mono to ya wa

to returning geese
what I am...
a worthless nobody

1810

.�行�今錠明る藪�家
kari yuku na ima jô akeru yabu no ie

don't go, geese!
now I'm unlocking
the house in the trees

1810

.念�を����やらん帰る�
nembutsu wo sazukete yaran kaeru kari

wishing them
Buddha's blessing...
departing geese

1810

.正月を正月を�や��蛙
shôgatsu wo shôgatsu wo to ya naku kawazu

"First Month!
we want First Month!"
croaking frogs

1810

.花�ら�舌打��る蛙哉
hanabira ni shitauchi shitaru kawazu kana

on a flower petal
clucking his tongue...
a frog

1810

.藪並や仕様事���鳴蛙
yabu nami ya shô koto nashi ni naku kawazu

stand of trees--
the inevitable croaking
frog

1810

.夕陰や連���れ���蛙
yûkage ya tsure ni hagurete naku kawazu

evening shadows--
separated from his friends
a frog croaks

1810

.入相を�点��やら����
iriai wo gaten shita yara chô no tobu

aware of the sun
setting, the butterfly
flits away

1810

.木曽山や���空も少�間
kiso yama ya chô tobu sora mo sukoshi no ma

Kiso Mountains--
butterflies fill your sky
so briefly!

1810

.��ん�我身も塵����哉
chô tonde waga mi mo chiri no tagui kana

butterfly flitting--
I too am made
of dust

1810

.�����常正月ややも��
tsui-tsui to tsune shôgatsu ya yamome chô

she had a husband
when the year was new...
widow butterfly

1810

.����邪魔�も�ら���り哉
tobu chô no jama ni mo naranu keburi kana

the flitting butterfly
not bothered at all...
smoke

1810

.����や���ら�ら常��ん
hazukashi ya chô wa hira-hira tsune higan

what a shame--
the butterfly flits off
to the Other Shore

1810

.����や三�日���も����
hazukashi ya misoka ga kite mo kusa no chô

shame, shame!
on the month's last day
a meadow butterfly

1810

.蓑虫��れ�終�����
minomushi wa sore de owari ka tobu ko chô

"Hey bagworm
are you ready?" asks
the flitting butterfly

1810

.���や���込れ�馬糞��
hatsu chô ya tsukami komare na ma-guso kaki

first butterfly
don't get caught up!
horse dung raking

1810

.山�や蜂�も馴�夕枕
yama-zumi ya hachi ni mo narete yûmakura

living on the mountain
I'm used to the bees...
evening pillow

1810

.入相や桜����鮎���
iriai ya sakura no sawagu ayu sawagu

sunset--
a ruckus of cherry blossoms
a ruckus of trout

1810

.心��桜�れ�れ鮎�鮎
kokoro shite sakura chire-chire ayu ko ayu

"Be brave, cherry blossoms
and fall!"
the little trout

1810

.笹陰を空頼��る�鮎哉
sasa kage wo soradanomi naru ko ayu kana

the bamboo grass shade
an empty hope...
little trout

1810

.花�散る���急��鮎哉
hana no chiru hyôshi ni isogu ko ayu kana

darting to the rhythm
of blossoms falling...
little trout

1810

.��鮎�西��花���
waka ayu wa nishi e ochi hana wa hingashi e

little trout
swimming west while blossoms
flow east

1810

.蛤�芥を��る月夜��
hamaguri no gomi wo hakasuru tsuki yo kana

letting clams
vomit mud...
a moonlit night

1810

.山��芽出��直�売られ�り
yama no kusa me dasu to sugu ni urare keri

mountain grass--
soon as it sprouts
it's sold

1810

.�々も������よ�雀
kusa-gusa mo wakai uchi zo yo mura suzume

the grasses too
are in their youth...
flock of sparrows

1810

.蒲公英も天窓剃�る���哉
tanpopo mo atama soritaru sekku kana

the dandelions too
have shaved heads...
festival day

1810

.���桜�春�����
usu sumire sakura no haru wa nakinarinu

straggly violets--
the cherry blossom spring
has passed

1810

.�り�り���や生れん���
kirigirisu kyô ya umaren sumire saku

the katydid
born just today...
blooming violets

1810

.���隅���都哉
sumiyoshi no sumi ni sumire no miyako kana

in a Sumiyoshi nook
violets have
their capital

1810

.���れ�妹���咲��り
nikumareshi imo ga sumire wa saki ni keri

his detested wife's
violets...
all have bloomed

1810

.花�椿�春����る�
hana sumire tsubaki no haru wa nakunaru zo

violets blooming--
the camellia spring
has passed

1810

.水上�皆��よ角田�
minakami wa mina sumire ka yo sumida-gawa

do your headwaters horde
all the violets?
Sumida River

1810

.�餅��も�も�よ��哉
kusa mochi to tomo-domo soyogu sumire kana

herb cake herbs
join in the rustling
violets

1810

.��花や袖を苦��る�傾城
na no hana ya sode wo ku ni suru ko keisei

flowering mustard--
the little beauty
worries about her sleeves

1810

.深山木�芽出�も���喰れ�り
miyama-gi no me dashi mo aezu kuware keri

deep mountain trees--
soon as buds appear
they're eaten

1810

.梅を見�梅を蒔�り人�親
ume wo mite ume wo maki keri hito no oya

plum blossom lovers
who planted plum trees...
parents

1810

.梅咲や里�広�る江戸虱
ume saku ya sato ni hirogaru edo-jirami

plum blossoms--
spreading into the countryside
lice of Edo

1810

.幼�や掴々��り梅�花
osanago ya nigi nigi shitari ume no hana

the child
clutches them tightly...
plum blossoms

1810

.人�世や田舎�梅も���るる
hito no yo ya inaka no ume mo ogamaruru

world of man--
even in the country bowing
to plum blossoms!

1810

.斯�活�居るも��議�花�陰
kô ikite iru mo fushigi zo hana no kage

to be alive like this
is a wonder...
cherry blossom shade

1810

.��花�長逗留�此世哉
saku hana ni naga-tôryû no kono yo kana

among cherry blossoms
a long stay
in this world

1810

.��花����り棒��哉
saku hana ni bukkiribô no okina kana

amid cherry blossoms
he speaks bluntly...
old man

1810

.��花や此世�居も今少�
saku hana ya kono yo-zumai mo ima sukoshi

cherry blossoms--
residents of this world
a short time

1810

.��波や花�交る�木履
sazanami ya hana ni majiwaru furu bokuru

ripples on water--
mingling with cherry blossoms
an old clog

1810

.�る花や已���れも下り�
chiru hana ya sude ni onore mo kudarizaka

cherry blossoms scatter--
my life too is heading
downhill

1810

.花�るや已�年も下り�
hana chiru ya sude ga toshi mo kudarizaka

blossoms scatter--
my years too
on a downhill slide

1810

.手�奴足�乗も�花�山
te no yakko ashi no norimono hana no yama

all by itself
without any help...
blossoming mountain

1810

.花咲や欲���よ�片���
hana saku ya yoku no ukiyo no kata sumi ni

cherry blossoms
in a nook in this floating
world of craving

1810

.花�るや称���る寺�犬
hana chiru ya shômyô unaru tera no inu

in falling blossoms
growling to Amida Buddha...
temple dog

1810

.花�雨扇����人も��
hana no ame ôgi kazasanu hito mo nashi

rain of cherry blossoms--
not a face
without a fan

1810

.花�陰我���化�れ�
hana no kage ware wa kitsune ni bakasareshi

cherry blossom shade--
a fox spirit
has enchanted me!

1810

.花�ら�����も出る涙哉
hanabira ga sawatte mo deru namida kana

just touching
the cherry blossom petals
brings tears

1810

.腹中�鬼も出�見よ花�山
fukuchû no oni mo dete mi yo hana no yama

even my inner devil--
come out, look!
blossoming mountain

1810

.夕暮�も��旅也花�山
yûgure wa moto no tabi nari hana no yama

as evening falls
my usual journey...
blossoming mountain

1810

.汚�花�表�立り�り
yogore-bô hana no omote ni tateri keri

a defiled priest--
before the cherry blossoms
he stands

1810

.天�邪鬼�れ��らも��ら哉
ama no jaku fumare nagara mo sakura kana

trampled demons
supporting Buddha's way...
cherry blossoms

1810

.��寺�桜����咲��り
eta tera no sakura maji-maji saki ni keri

at the outcastes' temple
with cool defiance...
cherry blossoms

1810

.狗�供���る桜��
enokoro ga tomo shite mairu sakura kana

the puppy is escort
on the pilgrimage...
cherry blossoms!

1810

.鬼�角���り折るる桜哉
oni no tsuno pokkiri oruru sakura kana

the devil's horns
snap off!
cherry blossoms

1810

.観音��らん��り�桜��
kannon no aran kagiri wa sakura kana

where Goddess Kannon
is found, expect
cherry blossoms!

1810

.咲��ら�罪作ら�る桜哉
saku kara ni tsumi tsukurasuru sakura kana

before blooming
they already seduce...
cherry blossoms

1810

.桜木や��盛も御�元
sakura ki ya onaji sakari mo o-hizamoto

cherry tree--
the same blooming splendor
for Father Emperor

1810

.桜々花も三月三�日哉
sakura sakura hana mo sangatsu misoka kana

cherry blossoms
cherry blossoms
Third Month, 30th day!

1810

.桜花何��足��り���
sakura hana nani ga fusoku de chiri isogu

hey cherry blossoms--
why the rush
to scatter so soon?

1810

.��波や�も��桜咲��り
sazanami ya samonaki sakura saki ni keri

ripples on water--
only so-so
cherry blossoms

1810

.死支度致�致��桜哉
shinijitaku itase itase to sakura kana

"Get ready, get ready
for death!"
cherry blossoms

1810

.上人��薩�見�る桜哉
shônin wa bosatsu to mitaru sakura kana

to saintly eyes
they are bodhisattvas...
cherry blossoms

1810

.散桜肌��汗を���り
chiru sakura hadagi no ase wo fukase keri

cherry blossoms
brush my sweaty underwear...
windblown

1810

.散桜よ����を�埋�よ
chiru sakura yoshi naki kuchi wo furi ume yo

fall, cherry blossoms--
stop up
their foul mouths!

1810

.三�日�三�日��や�る��ら
tsugomori ka tsugomori ka to ya chiru sakura

is today the 30th?
the 30th?
cherry blossoms scatter

1810

.年より�目���桜々哉
toshiyori no me ni sae sakura sakura to

even to these old eyes--
cherry blossoms!
cherry blossoms!

1810

.�ん���西方よりも��ら花
nanno sono saihô yori mo sakura hana

how they bloom
even in the west...
cherry trees

1810

.山桜々も二��日��
yama-zakura sakura mo ni jû ku nichi kana

mountain cherry blossoms
cherry blossoms!
even on the 29th

1810

.山桜中々花�病��
yama-zakura chûchû hana ga yamai kana

mountain cherry trees--
the blossoms quite
sickly

1810

.山桜花を��れ�歯����
yama-zakura hana wo shimireba ha no hoshiki

seeing the mountain
cherry blossoms...
I miss my teeth

1810

.夕桜鬼�涙���る��
yûzakura oni no namida kakarubeshi

evening cherry blossoms--
the devil is moved
to tears

1810

.夕��ら��も昔����り
yûzakura kyô mo mukashi ni nari ni keri

evening cherry blossoms--
today too
like olden times

1810

.よる��や桜���も��る��
yorutoshi ya sakura no saku mo ko urusaki

growing old--
even the cherry blossoms
a bit annoying

1810

.山�や����れ���よ�
yamabuki ya kusa ni kakurete mata soyogu

yellow roses--
hidden in the grass
they rustle

1810

.��夜や��原越る水戸肴
natsu no yo ya iku hara koeru mito-zakana

summer evening--
how many fields crossed
fish from Mito?

1810

.��夜や�ら�ら見�も亦打山
natsu no yo ya ura kara mite mo matchi yama

in the summer night
out the back door too...
Mount Matchi

1810

.明安�闇�����柳哉
ake yasuki yami no kosumi no yanagi kana

summer's early dawn--
in a dark little corner
a willow

1810

.五本������[���]夜��り�
go hon kusa no tsui-tsui tsui to yo wa herinu

five blades of grass
go swish-swish...
nights grow short

1810

.暑�夜�大事大事�葎哉
atsuki yo ni daiji-daiji no mugura kana

the hot night's
great, great thing...
weeds!

1810

.���夜や江戸��隅��ら��
atsuki yo ya edo no kosumi no herazuguchi

hot night--
in an Edo nook
bickering

1810

.大空�見事�暮る暑哉
ôzora no migoto ni kureru atsusa kana

a big sky's
splendiferous sunset...
the heat

1810

.蓬生�命���る暑哉
yomogiu ni inochi kaketaru atsusa kana

a wasteland
of lush green life...
the heat

1810

.立����履詠る暑哉
tatejima no zôri nagameru atsusa kana

I gaze at straw sandals
with stripes...
the heat

1810

.�涼や瘧���る山��
asa suzu ya okori no otsuru yama no matsu

morning coolness--
the mountain pine's
fever drops

1810

.門�夜や涼��空も今少�
kado no yo ya suzushii sora mo ima sukoshi

evening at the gate--
a cool sky
coming soon

1810

.涼風や力一����り�り�
suzukaze ya chikara ippai kirigirisu

a cool breeze--
the katydid
bursting with song

1810

.涼風����任��墓��
suzukaze wa anata makase zo haka no matsu

the cool breeze
a gift from Buddha...
pine by the grave

1810

.涼������夜露哉
suzushisa ni katajikenasa no yo tsuyu kana

in this cool air--
grateful drops
of evening dew

1810

.涼����巾�を�られ�り
suzushisa ni mae-ginchaku wo torare keri

in cool air
my stringed money purse...
stolen

1810

.涼��や今出�行��簾
suzushisa ya ima idete yuku ao sudare

cool air--
now I must leave you
green bamboo blind

1810

.涼��や山�ら見�る大座敷
suzushisa ya yama kara mieru ôzashiki

cool summer air--
viewed from the mountain
a big sitting room

1810

.涼��や闇�隅�る角田�
suzushisa ya yami no sumi naru sumida-gawa

cool air--
a dark little nook
on Sumida River

1810

.月涼���������り�り
tsuki suzushi suzushiki matsu no tateri keri

cool moon
and a cool pine tree
standing

1810

.五月雨や胸����る���山
samidare ya mune ni tsukaeru chichibu yama

June rain--
pressing on my chest
Chichibu mountain

1810

.�����夕立��る柳哉
ikameshiki yûdachi kakaru yanagi kana

with dignity
in the cloudburst drooping...
willow

1810

.�祭や人木隠�夕立�
ko matsuri ya hito kogakurete yûdachisu

little festival--
people in the tree shade
while it pours

1810

.夕市や夕立��る見��履
yûichi ya yûdachi kakaru mise zôri

evening market--
the cloudburst caught
in sandals for sale

1810

.夕立�大��顔咲��り
yûdachi ni ô no asagao saki ni keri

in the cloudburst
an enormous morning glory
has bloomed!

1810

.�山や一人��ん�女郎花
natsu yama ya hitori kigen no ominaeshi

summer mountain--
the maiden flower
happy by herself

1810

.��ら�詠られ�り門清水
tôgarashi nagamerare keri kado shimizu

watched over
by hot peppers...
pure water by the gate

1810

.昔々々�釜�清水哉
mukashi mukashi mukashi no kama ga shimizu kana

in an old, old kettle
from olden times...
pure water

1810

.夕陰や清水を馬�投��る
yûkage ya shimizu wo uma ni nagetsukeru

evening shadows--
he throws pure water
on the horse

1810

.���笛田���������り
keiko fue ta wa kotogotoku aomi keri

flute pratice--
the rice fields one and all
so green!

1810

.乙�や���祭�赤扇
otomatsu ya kotoshi matsuri no aka ôgi

youngest child--
for this year's festival
a red fan

1810

.��曲り雀�浴�る甘茶哉
kaimagari suzume no abiru amacha kana

splashing about
the sparrows bathe...
Buddha's birthday tea

1810

.春日��鹿も立���花御堂
kasuga no no shika mo tachi sô hanamidô

Kasuga Field's deer
also attend...
Buddha amid birthday flowers

1810

.里��や�も交る花御堂
sato no ko ya karasu mo majiru hanamidô

village children
and crows mingle...
Buddha amid birthday flowers

1810

.旅�江戸�御祓���より�
tabikarasu edo no misogi ni toshiyorinu

traveling crow
at Edo's purification...
now you're old

1810

.蟾親��れ��夕祓
hikigaeru oya-go-zure shite yû harai

toad parents
bring their children...
evening purification

1810

.夕祓鴫���り立��り
yû harai shigi jû bakari tachi ni keri

evening's shrine boats--
about ten snipes
stand guard

1810

.茅�輪や始三度���分
chinowa ya hajime san do wa haha no bun

purification hoop--
the first three times
for Mother

1810

.形代�後れ先立角田�
katashiro no okure sakidatsu sumida-gawa

purification dolls lag behind
others in the lead...
Sumida River

1810

.形代や��も�れ�西�方
katashiro ya totemo nagareba nishi no hô

purification dolls--
how wise of them
drifting west

1810

.����や水��る身も�����
katashiro ya mizu ni naru mi mo isogashiki

purification dolls--
setting them on the water
heavy traffic

1810

.夕�ら�我形代を頼む�よ
yûarashi waga katashiro wo tanomu zo yo

night storm--
I rely on my little
purification doll

1810

.�鳴月�山�狩られ�り
kajika naku tsuki no yamagawa karare keri

bullheads sing--
he fishes the moonlit
mountain stream

1810

.��りや鳴����り�り�り�
kawagari ya nakitsuku bakari kirigirisu

night fishing--
the pleading
of a katydid

1810

.鵜匠�����れ�や姫��
u-dakumi ni toshi no tore to ya hime ko matsu

grow old
with the cormorant fisherman
little pine

1810

.鵜匠や鵜を��る��花
u-dakumi ya u wo asobasuru kusa no hana

the cormorant fisherman
tends to his cormorants...
wildflowers

1810

.���������れ��舟哉
utsukushiki kusa no hazure no u-bune kana

beyond the pretty
grasses...
a cormorant boat

1810

.風�よ�よ今始�る鵜舟哉
kaze soyo-soyo ima hajimetaru u-bune kana

wind wafting
it now sets forth...
cormorant boat

1810

.�花��ら�ら見���舟哉
kusabana no chira-chira miete u-bune kana

watching wildflowers
flit and flutter...
cormorant boat

1810

.人��や鵜を��る��花
hito no ko ya u wo asobasuru kusa no hana

the man's child
tends to the cormorant...
wildflowers

1810

.見る人�夜露���る鵜舟哉
miru hito ni yo tsuyu no kakaru u-bune kana

evening dew hangs
on the man who watches...
cormorant boat

1810

.更衣此日も山��藪��
koromogae kono hi mo yama to ko yabu kana

in their new summer robes
today too...
mountain, little thicket

1810

.何を��腹を�ら�ん更衣
nani wo shite hara wo herasan koromogae

doing what I can
to shrink the belly...
new summer robe

1810

.鶯�声��らるる袷��
uguisu ni koe kakeraruru awase kana

the bush warbler
sings to it!
my summer kimono

1810

.四月�二日�旦�袷��
shingatsu no futsuka no asa no awase kana

Fourth Month, second morning
I put on
the summer kimono

1810

.帷����夜露哉
katabira ni katajikenasa no yo tsuyu kana

grateful
for the summer kimono
evening dew

1810

.��よ�よ簾��より�より哉
kusa soyo-soyo sudare no soyori soyori kana

soft-blowing grasses
and soft, soft
green bamboo blind

1810

.�風�������簾哉
fuku kaze no kinou wa aoki sudare kana

green yesterday
in the blowing wind...
bamboo blind

1810

.�ら舟や鷺�三疋蚊屋�番
kara fune ya sagi sambiki kaya no ban

empty boat--
three herons guard
the mosquito net

1810

.梟よ蚊屋��家�沙汰�る�
fukurô yo kaya naki ie to sata suru na

O owl
don't tell the world my house
has no mosquito net!

1810

.暮行や扇����浅間山
kure yuku ya ôgi no hashi no asama yama

evening falls--
on the tip of my fan
Mount Asama

1810

.山��り扇����急�哉
yama keburi ôgi ni kakete isogu kana

smoke from the mountain--
my paper fan
speeds it along

1810

.����や蚊やり��れ�角田�
utsukushi ya ka yari hazure no sumida-gawa

pretty--
beyond the smudge pot smoke
Sumida River

1810

.蚊���を�や��行や夕�
ka ibushi wo hayashite yuku ya yû karasu

rushing into
the smudge pot smoke...
evening crow

1810

.今�入�葉�陰�夕涼
ima ni iru kusaba no kage no yûsuzumi

in grasses' shade
where soon I'll enter...
evening cool

1810

.�ら門や誰も涼��大榎
ura kado ya dare mo suzumana ôenoki

back gate--
under the big hackberry tree
nobody cooling off

1810

.巾��殻��るる夕涼�
kinchaku no kara ga nagaruru yûsuzumi

the empty purse
floats away...
evening cool

1810

.茶���り���田も�り�り
cha no keburi hotoke no oda mo uwari keri

tea smoke--
Buddha's little rice field
is planted too

1810

.��世�夕を鹿�親�哉
kimi ga yo no yûbe wo shika no oyako kana

Great Japan!
an evening of deer
does and fawns

1810

.弓��人�跡�����哉
yumi sageshi hito no ato ou kanoko kana

following behind
the hunter with his bow...
a fawn

1810

.���りをも���や���竹哉
kawahori wo motenasu yôna ko take kana

like it's throwing a party
for the bats...
grove of new bamboo

1810

.人鬼を便り���り羽抜鳥
hito oni wo tayori ni shitari hanuke tori

placing its trust
in human goblins...
molting bird

1810

.��夢を���ん時鳥
akatsuki no yume wo hamenan hototogisu

gobble up
my dawn dream...
cuckoo!

1810

.�々や���何�日�����
asa-asa ya kyô wa nan no hi hototogisu

morning after morning--
what day is it now
cuckoo?

1810

.有様�待申���時鳥
ariyô wa machi môsanu zo hototogisu

he's not the type
to wait around...
cuckoo

1810

.�日程雲も��������
tôka hodo kumo mo furubinu hototogisu

ten cloudy days--
this is getting old
cuckoo!

1810

.�����正月���郭公
nadeshiko no shôgatsu itase hototogisu

it's New Year's
for the blooming pinks...
"Cuckoo!"

1810

.����も���も起よ�����
nadeshiko mo susuki mo oki yo hototogisu

wake up, pinks
and plume grass...
"Cuckoo!"

1810

.�らも���り直�時鳥
nanjira mo toshitori naose hototogisu

you too
should grow old...
cuckoo

1810

.時鳥木を�る����る也
hototogisu ki wo ueru tote shikaru nari

cuckoo--
he even scolds
the tree planter

1810

.時鳥我湖水����り�り
hototogisu waga mizuumi de wa nakari keri

hey cuckoo--
this lake doesn't
belong to me!

1810

.む�����一��よ�����
musashino ni tada hitotsu zo yo hototogisu

in all Musashi Plain
just one...
cuckoo

1810

.用���我�葎�時鳥
yô nashi wa ware to mugura zo hototogisu

useless me
useless weeds...
the cuckoo's opinion

1810

.若�衆��ら�れ給������
wakai shu ni kiraware tamau hototogisu

he's hated
by the young folk...
the dear cuckoo

1810

.我�を待��久�時鳥
ware nanji wo matsu koto hisashi hototogisu

I've waited long
for thee
O cuckoo!

1810

.何事も�む����閑�鳥
nanigoto mo namu amida butsu kankodori

come what may
praise Buddha!
mountain cuckoo

1810

.行々�下手盗人を�や�らん
gyôgyôshi heta nusubito wo hayasuran

cheered on
by a reed warbler
the incompetent thief

1810

.長�日を涼ん��ら�浮巣哉
naga no hi wo suzunde kurasu ukisu kana

cooling off
in the long day...
floating nest

1810

.笠程�花�咲�����
kasa hodo no hana ga saita zo tobu hotaru

a flower big
as an umbrella-hat...
flitting firefly

1810

.手枕や�言���も�る�
temakura ya kogoto iute mo kuru hotaru

an arm for a pillow--
though there's nagging
a firefly guest

1810

.������空呼��り�り
tobu hotaru uwa no sora yobi shitari keri

fireflies flitting--
yet still absentmindedly
calling for them

1810

.人鬼�中������哉
hito oni no naka e sassato hotaru kana

so quickly they join
the human goblins...
fireflies

1810

.梟や�々をよ�や��
fukurô ya hotaru hotaru wo yobu yô ni

the owl
seems to be hooting
for fireflies

1810

.物��大��出�り�り
monomae ni ôkina hotaru detari keri

pre-festival evening--
a huge firefly
comes out

1810

.山��気�喰�やら行��
yamabushi ga ki ni kuwanu yara yuku hotaru

the mountain hermit
doesn't suit their taste...
flitting fireflies

1810

.悪土�国�も見���哉
waru tsuchi no kuni to mo mienu hotaru kana

though a poor-soiled
province...
such fireflies!

1810

.翌も翌も翌も太山�藪蚊哉
asu mo asu mo asu mo miyama to yabu ka kana

tomorrow, tomorrow
and tomorrow...
Mount Mi's mosquitos

1810

.��れ��蚊をや�を手�ら哉
oi nureba tada ka wo yaku wo tegara kana

in old age
mosquito-burning
the only great feat

1810

.�鳴るや蚊�国��よ�よ�よ�
kane naru ya ka no kuni ni ko yo ko yo to

the bell clangs
"Come to mosquito country!
Come! Come!"

1810

.蚊柱や凡�五尺���花
ka-bashira ya oyoso go shaku no kiku no hana

swarm of mosquitos--
a five foot tall
chrysanthemum

1810

.��柳見��れ�蚊�出�り�り
sashi yanagi mite oreba ka no detari keri

just seeing
a willow being planted...
mosquitos come out

1810

.夕々蚊��れ�る桜��
yûbe yûbe ka ni sumaretaru sakura kana

evening after evening
alive with mosquitos...
cherry tree

1810

.山人や袂�中���声
yamaudo ya tamoto no naka no semi no koe

mountain hermit--
deep in his sleeve
singing, a cicada

1810

.�雨や�����り�����り
asa ame ya sude ni tonari no katatsuburi

morning rain--
look! next to me
a snail

1810

.�れ�り�����よ����り
sore nari ni jôbutsu toge yo katatsuburi

just as you are
become Buddha!
snail

1810

.陶�笹も�よ�よ�魚哉
suemono no sasa mo soyo-soyo katsuo kana

the potted bamboo
rustles, rustles...
bonito!

1810

.����山時鳥��魚
tada tanome yama hototogisu hatsu-gatsuo

simply trust
mountain cuckoo!
summer's first bonito

1810

.旅人�雨�る花�咲��り
tabibito ni ame furu hana no saki ni keri

for a traveler
rainmaking flowers
have bloomed

1810

.���屋��る昼顔�咲��り
tôfu ya ga kuru hirugao ga saki ni keri

when the tofu vendor
comes by, bindweed
blooms

1810

.生�居る��り�我����花
ikite iru bakari zo ware to heshi no hana

just being alive
I
and the poppy

1810

.�����麦�咲����ん哉
hiro-biro to mugi ni saki sô botan kana

a vast wheat field
dotted with blooming
peonies

1810

.��葉��葉蓮�虻��喰れ�る
uki ha uki ha hasu no abu ni zo kuwarekeru

floating leaves, floating leaves
lotus blossom horseflies
feed

1810

.馬喰�虻�逃行蓮�花
uma kuishi abu ga nigeyuku hasu no hana

after biting the horse
the horsefly hides out...
lotus blossoms

1810

.花盛蓮�虻蚊�喰れ�り
hana-zakari hasu no abuka ni kuware keri

lotuses at their peak
horseflies and mosquitos
feast

1810

.���ら�念��々ゆり�花
kyô kara no nebutsu kiki kiki yuri no hana

from today on
hear my "Praise Buddha!"
lilies

1810

.��ゆり��む������やる也
saku yuri ni namu amida bu no hayaru nari

amid blooming lilies
many, many prayers
to Amida Buddha

1810

.�ん�ん�ゆり�咲�り鳴雲雀
shin-shin to yuri no saki keri naku hibari

quietly the lilies
have bloomed...
a skylark sings

1810

.�る牛�ゆり�心������
neru ushi wa yuri no kokoro ni kanaubeshi

the cow sleeps--
the lilies must
have happy hearts

1810

.ゆり咲��り��り��夕哉
yuri saite torishimari naki yûbe kana

lilies blooming
sanctioned by no one...
evening

1810

.ゆり咲や大骨折��雲雀鳴�
yuri saku ya ôhone otte hibari naku

lilies blooming!
giving his all to his song
the skylark

1810

.鶯や��世�隅も麦�秋
uguisu ya ukiyo no sumi mo mugi no aki

bush warbler--
in a floating world nook
ripened wheat

1810

.麦秋��隅�咲��何�花
mugi aki no kosumi ni saku wa nan no hana

blooming in a nook
of ripened wheat...
what's that flower?

1810

.��出���よ���竹今���
sei dashite soyoge waka take ima no uchi

with all your might
wiggle young bamboo
while you can!

1810

.�よ��よ��よ���竹今���
soyoge soyoge soyoge waka take ima no uchi

wiggle wiggle
wiggle young bamboo
while you can!

1810

.��竹や是も若�二三日
waka take ya kore mo wakaki wa ni san nichi

young bamboo--
just two or three days
of youth

1810

.竹�����竹���や�よ��
takenoko to iu takenoko no yamiyo kana

for bamboo shoots
a dark night
for bamboo shoots

1810

.竹������られ�り��花
takenoko ni hedaterare keri kusa no hana

living apart
from the bamboo shoots...
wildflowers

1810

.竹���兄よ弟よ��
takenoko no ani yo ototo yo toshiyorinu

bamboo shoots--
big brothers, little brothers
growing up

1810

.竹��や痩山�も夜�花
takenoko ya yase yamabuki mo yoru no hana

bamboo shoots--
scraggly yellow roses, too
grew overnight

1810

.夜々�門も�分�哉
yoru-yoru wa kado mo takenoko bugen kana

night after night
the gate's bamboo shoots
rise in the world

1810

.旦夕����りも�����哉
asa yû ni fusubori mo senu wakaba kana

morning and night
yet still not smoldered...
fresh green leaves

1810

.桑�木や旦々����葉
kuwa no ki ya ashita ashita no hatsu wakaba

mulberry tree--
tomorrow, tomorrow
your new leaves

1810

.下や�や��や��る��咲
shitayami ya hagi no yônaru kusa no saku

deep tree shade--
some bush clover-like grass
in bloom

1810

.堅�������花�在所哉
kata-dôfu ana u no hana no zaisho kana

hard tofu--
amid deutzia blossoms
a farmhouse

1810

.�郷やよるも障るも茨�花
furusato ya yoru mo sawaru mo bara no hana

the closer I get
to my village, the more pain...
wild roses

1810

.芦�舟���も���も夜寒也
ashi ni fune ika ni mo ika ni mo yozamu nari

boat in the reeds--
truly, truly
a cold night

1810

.�柱や己�夜寒���神
ko-bashira ya ono ga yozamu no fuku no kami

little post--
on a cold night
my good luck god

1810

.�郷や是も夜寒�如�様
furusato ya kore mo yozamu no nyorai sama

my home village--
Lord Buddha
in the cold night

1810

.赤���履も見ゆる秋�夕
aka himo no zôri mo miyuru aki no yû

red-laced straw sandals
pass by too...
autumn evening

1810

.赤���履も見ゆる秋�暮
aka himo no zôri mo miyuru aki no kure

red-laced straw sandals
pass by too...
autumn dusk

1810

.争�や夜長����角田�
arasoi ya yonaga no sumi no sumida-gawa

bickering in the long night
in a nook
of Sumida River

1810

.��ら骨��ら�長�夜也�り
abarabone abara ni nagaki yo nari keri

to my rib cage bones
O the night
is long!

1810

.行秋を�らり�大�男哉
yuku aki wo burari to dai no otoko kana

autumn's end--
a big man strolls
along

1810

.行秋や���御釈迦�京�空
yuku aki ya sude ni o-shaka wa kyô no sora

autumn ends--
already the Buddha
fills Kyoto's sky

1810

.�月を������る赤�哉
meigetsu wo nigi-nigishitaru akago kana

trying and trying
to grasp the harvest moon--
toddler

1810

.�月�御顔����茶���り
meigetsu no o-kao ade kana cha no keburi

aimed at the face
of the harvest moon...
tea smoke

1810

.�月や������も�����
meigetsu ya kyô wa anata mo isogashiki

harvest moon--
tonight even you
are busy!

1810

.�月や旅根性�����
meigetsu ya tabi konjô no hagi susuki

harvest moon on a journey--
bush clover
and plume grass

1810

.�月����るる�舟��
meigetsu ya shio ni nagaruru kobune kana

the harvest moon
drifts with the tide...
a little boat

1810

.夕暮や鬼�出���秋�雲
yûgure ya oni no desôna aki no kumo

evening falls--
like demons emerging
autumn clouds

1810

.秋�雨���角力通り�り
aki no ame chiisaki sumô tôri keri

autumn rain--
a little sumo wrestler
passes

1810

.秋風���行�多田�楽師哉
akikaze no fuki-yuku tada no gakushi kana

the autumn wind
blows him along...
Tada the musician

1810

.秋風�藪�ら例���り哉
akikaze no yabu kara rei no keburi kana

on autumn wind
from the thicket...
the usual smoke

1810

.秋風や�れも昔�美少年
akikaze ya are mo mukashi no bishonen

autumn wind--
he was good-looking too
in olden times

1810

.秋風や腹�上�る�り�り�
akikaze ya hara no ue naru kirigirisu

autumn wind--
landing on my belly
a katydid

1810

.御供衆�泳�中より秋�風
o-tomoshu no oyogu naka yori aki no kaze

from the midst
of swimming servants...
autumn wind

1810

.�原や����殻�秋�風
kusahara ya tôfu no kara ni aki no kaze

grassy field--
over tofu dregs
the autumn wind

1810

.誰���星やら�る秋�風
daredono no hoshi yara ochiru aki no kaze

from which star
did you tumble?
autumn wind

1810

.�露や��大���りを��
asa tsuyu ya chô wa ôkina nari wo shite

morning dew--
the gigantic shape
of a butterfly

1810

.��葉や雨���れ�秋�露
kusa no ha ya ame ni magirenu aki no tsuyu

blades of grass--
lost among the raindrops
autumn dew

1810

.白露を���是�る俗行者
shira tsuyu wo ika ni kore naru zoku gyôja

here for as long
as the silver dewdrops...
mountain ascetic

1810

.白露��よ�よ例���り哉
shira tsuyu ni soyo-soyo rei no keburi kana

over silver dewdrops
the usual smoke...
wafting

1810

.白露�����並��哉
shira tsuyu ni tsubu tsubu narabu hotoke kana

silver dewdrops
drop by drop leading...
to Buddha

1810

.白露�何やら祈る隣哉
shira tsuyu ni nan yara inoru tonari kana

in silver dewdrops
what is he praying for?
my neighbor

1810

.白露�鉢を��出�羅漢哉
shira tsuyu ni hachi wo sashidasu rakan kana

in silver dewdrops
holding out his bowl...
holy man

1810

.白露���れ込�る我家哉
shira tsuyu ni magire kondaru waga ya kana

in the silver dewdrops
vanishing...
my house

1810

.白露や後生大事�鳴�雀
shira tsuyu ya goshô daiji ni naku suzume

silver dewdrops--
a sparrow sings
of next-life enlightenment

1810

.白露�廉より������
shira tsuyu wa yasuyori dono no takara kana

silver dewdrops--
the treasures
or Sir Yasuyori!

1810

.涼������夜露哉
suzushisa ni katajikenasa no yo tsuyu kana

grateful
for the cool, cool air...
evening dew

1810

.露�るや後生大事�鳴雀
tsuyu chiru ya goshô daiji ni naku suzume

dewdrops scatter--
the sparrow sings
of next-life enlightenment

1810

.露々��れ���る柱哉
tsuyu tsuyu ni nagaresô naru hashira kana

in dewdrops dewdrops
like it's drifting...
the pillar

1810

.露�世�世話や�給�御舟哉
tsuyu no yo to sewayaki tamau o-fune kana

the dewdrop world's
great helper...
his boat of prayer

1810

.露�世�露�中���ん��哉
tsuyu no yo no tsuyu no naka nite kenka kana

amid dewdrops
of this dewdrop world
a quarrel

1810

.露��り��り�鳩�念�哉
tsuyu horori horori to hato no nebutsu kana

amid weeping dewdrops
pigeons coo
"Praise Buddha!"

1810

.露見�も酒�呑るる���哉
tsuyu mite mo sake wa nomaruru kotoshi kana

even viewing dewdrops
an occasion for sake...
this year

1810

.���顔露������りも�よ
hiki no kao tsuyu no keshiki ni nari mo se yo

face of a toad--
adopt the mood
of dewdrops!

1810

.欲�るや夜�田�露��露
yokubaru ya yoru no ta no tsuyu kusa no tsuyu

coveting--
dewdrops on evening's rice field
dewdrops on grass

1810

.我門��も�也露�玉
waga kado no takara mono nari tsuyu no tama

a treasure at my gate
pearls
of dew

1810

.誰���若���や星迎
taredono no waka matsu-sama ya hoshi mukae

someone's young pine
enjoys it too...
Tanabata stars

1810

.迎��る露�も鳴��り
mukae-gane ochiru tsuyu ni mo nari ni keri

bell for the ancestors--
in falling dewdrops
it rings

1810

.我���も�����枕
waga hotoke kyô mo izuku no kusamakura

my ancestors--
today too they wander
to points unknown

1810

.迎��を�も���り��供哉
mukaebi wo omoshirogarishi kodomo kana

delighted by bonfires
for the dead...
children

1810

.�原��よ�よ赤���哉
kusabara ni soyo-soyo akai tôro kana

in the grassy meadow
flickering red...
lantern for the dead

1810

.下手祭妹��������り
heta matsuri imo ga susuki wa are ni keri

a clumsy festival!
my love wrecks her chopsticks
of plume grass

1810

.�顔を一垣咲�角力哉
asagao wo hito kaki sakasu sumô kana

morning glories
make the fence bloom...
sumo wrestling

1810

.角力�りや是���女郎花
sumotori ya kore wa nanji ga ominaeshi

sumo wrestler--
for you this maiden
flower

1810

.立����も�も御代�月夜也
tatsu kagashi somo-somo miyo no tsuki yo nari

a scarecrow stands--
now the age
of moonlit nights!

1810

.��ら�ら寒��る�よ���殿
dochira kara samuku naru zo yo kagashi dono

where did this cold
come from...
Mr. Scarecrow?

1810

.笛��山�����御礼哉
fue fuite yama no kagashi no orei kana

flute melody--
thanking the mountain
scarecrow

1810

.��代や牛���笛�夜砧
kimi ga yo ya ushikai ga fue sayo-ginuta

Great Japan!
a cowherd's flute
and evening cloth-pounding

1810

.�猫�片顔見ゆる�夜砧
koi neko no kata-gao miyuru sayo-ginuta

the lover cat
watches with one eye...
evening cloth-pounding

1810

.直������諷����哉
sugu soko no waka matsu utau kinuta kana

singing with
the young pine nearby...
pounding cloth

1810

.�����一花咲��夜���
nadeshiko no ichi-bana sakinu sayo-ginuta

one pink
has bloomed...
evening cloth-pounding

1810

.故郷や寺�砧も夜�雨
furusato ya tera no kinuta mo yoru no ame

home village--
pounding cloth at the temple
and evening rain

1810

.故郷や��砧�よ�り様
furusato ya haha no kinuta no yowari sama

home village--
mother's cloth-pounding
faintly heard

1810

.��や我身�秋も��通り
furu matsu ya waga mi no aki mo ano tôri

old pine--
my own life's autumn
is like that

1810

.��や我身�秋�目�見ゆる
furu matsu ya waga mi no aki ga me ni miyuru

old pine--
my own life's autumn
fills my eyes

1810

.�ら�や���三本�夫婦
ura-guchi ya susuki sanbon kari fûfu

back door--
three spears of plume grass
and Mr. and Mrs. Goose

1810

.大橋や鑓も����跡��
ôhashi ya yarimochi dono no ato no kari

big bridge--
the hunter is followed
by a goose

1810

.暮行や����り����ら
kure yuku ya kari to keburi to hizagashira

evening falls--
wild geese, smoke
and my bended knees

1810

.出る月�門田���行儀哉
deru tsuki ni kado ta no kari no gyôgi kana

the moon's out!
in the gate's rice field
polite geese

1810

.赤蜻蛉�れも夕�好�ややら
aka tombô kare mo yûbe ga suki ja yara

the red dragonfly
savors the evening too...
doesn't he?

1810

.夕�や�葉�末�赤蜻蛉
yû shio ya kusaba no sue no aka tombo

evening tide--
on the grass blade's tip
a red dragonfly

1810

.�������や����若��士
kôrogi no naku ya koro-koro wakai doshi

crickets sing
"Cricky! Cricky!"
two young lovers

1810

.枯々�野辺���る���哉
kare-gare no nobe ni koi suru inago kana

making love
in the withered fields...
locusts

1810

.庵�夜や棚���る�り�り�
io no yo ya tana sagashi suru kirigirisu

night in the hut--
a katydid forages
for food

1810

.�り�り����歩�や庵�棚
kirigirisu sagashi aruku ya io no tana

a katydid walking
searching...
my hut's shelf

1810

.大切���も��む�り�り�り�
taisetsu no botamochi fumu nari kirigirisu

trampling the god's
sticky rice cake...
katydid

1810

.��餅を���鳴や�り�り�
botamochi wo fumaete naku ya kirigirisu

stomping and singing
on sticky rice cake...
katydid!

1810

.夕�や塵���り��り�り�
yû shio ya chiri ni sugarite kirigirisu

at evening tide
clinging to flotsam...
a katydid

1810

.�花や��も��るも秋�風
kusabana ya iu mo kataru mo aki no kaze

wildflowers--
all we say or speak about
is autumn wind

1810

.����よ鳴���ら���花
fukurô ya nakeba ikura no kusa no hana

when the owl hoots
how many are left?
wildflowers

1810

.雷�焦�給��女郎花
kaminari no kogashi tamainu ominaeshi

singed by a bolt
of lightning...
maiden flowers

1810

.よ�よ��我も����女郎花
yoro-yoro wa ware mo makenu zo ominaeshi

you can't beat me
in trembling!
maiden flower

1810

.有明や親も�人�稲�花
ariake ya oya motsu hito no ine no hana

dawn--
the rice blossoms of a man
with parents

1810

.四五本�稲も�よ�よ穂�出�
shi go hon no ine mo soyo-soyo ho ni idenu

four or five rice plants
rustle still...
ears left behind

1810

.茶��りや丘穂�露を��頼む
cha keburi ya okabo no tsuyu wo tada tanomu

tea smoke--
the upland rice
trusts in the dew

1810

.�月�大事���稲�花
meigetsu no ôgoto to shite ine no hana

a great thing
under the harvest moon...
rice blossoms!

1810

.夕月や大々���稲�花
yûzuki ya dai-dai to shite ine no hana

evening moon--
and reaching to the sky
rice blossoms!

1810

.三ケ月�御若�顔や�一葉
mikazuki no o-wakai kao ya kiri hito ha

the young face
of the sickle moon...
a paulownia leaf falls

1810

.柿を見�柿を蒔�り人�親
kaki wo mite kaki wo maki keri hito no oya

looking at persimmons--
someone's parents
planted seeds

1810

.山姫�袖より�る木�実哉
yama hime no sode yori ochiru ko no mi kana

spilling from the sleeve
of a mountain goddess...
cherries

1810

.��栗や����見��茶呑橋
ochi kuri ya kinou wa mienu chanomi-bashi

chestnuts dropping--
a tea-drinking bridge
not there yesterday

1810

.�月�中��日�霰哉
jûgatsu no naka no tôka no arare kana

Tenth Month
on the tenth day...
hail

1810

.�月や������む御綿売
jûgatsu ya hono-bono kasumu o-wata uri

first winter month--
dimly in the mist
selling temple cotton

1810

.む���や今月�入る寒�入る
mutsukashi ya ima tsuki ga iru kan ga iru

unpleasant tonight--
full moon coming
cold weather coming

1810

.��暮�薪一把も栄耀哉
toshi kurete takigi ichi wa mo eyô kana

the year ending--
one bundle of firewood
a luxury

1810

.�ら����ら�ら暮る���哉
wara no hi no mera-mera kururu kotoshi kana

straw fire--
this year goes up
in smoke

1810

.鶯�親�跡追��時雨
uguisu ga oya no ato ou hatsu shigure

the bush warbler follows
his mother...
first winter rain

1810

.必や湯屋休����時雨
kanarazu ya yuya yasumite hatsu shigure

without fail
the bathhouse, closed...
first winter rain

1810

.�時雨俳諧�布�世也�り
hatsu shigure haikai rufu no yo nari keri

first winter rain--
the world drowns
in haiku

1810

.��るるや苦�御顔���
shigururu ya nigai o-kao no hotoke-tachi

in winter rain
how they scowl...
the Buddhas

1810

.誰�����れ�����哉
taga tame ni shigurete owasu hotoke kana

enduring the winter rain
for whom?
stone Buddha

1810

.�筵����時雨�明り哉
nemushiro ni satto shigure no akari kana

on my sleeping mat
the winter rain suddenly
gives off light!

1810

.蕗�葉�酒飯�るむ時雨哉
fuki no ha ni sakameshi kurumu shigure kana

wrapping dinner
in butterbur leaves...
winter rain

1810

.�犬�������り�夜時雨
mata inu ni ketsumazuki keri sayo shigure

tripping over the dog
again...
night of winter rain

1810

.山里�槌�ら��も時雨�り
yama-zato wa tsuchi narashite mo shigure keri

in the mountain village
the clonk of a hammer...
winter rain

1810

.鶯�婆々�木�ら����り
uguisu to baba no kogarashi fuki ni keri

bush warbler and granny's
winter wind...
blowing hard

1810

.��も��も�木�ら���屑哉
kyô mo kyô mo tada kogarashi no na kuzu kana

today too
the winter wind has strewn about
the vegetables

1810

.木�ら��大事大事�月よ哉
kogarashi ni daiji daiji no tsuki yo kana

in the winter wind
a great thing, the great
moon!

1810

.木�ら�や雀も�����るる
kogarashi ya suzume mo kuchi ni tsukawaruru

winter wind--
a topic of conversation
for sparrows too

1810

.木�ら�や����る�山
kogarashi ya hitai ni sawaru higashi yama

in winter wind
my forehead throbs...
Higashi Mountains

1810

.��雪を�������夕哉
hatsu yuki wo imaimashii to yûbe kana

the first snowfall
becomes a nuisance...
evening

1810

.��雪���や腹�虫�鳴
hatsu yuki ga furu to ya hara no mushi ga naku

first snowfall--
the worms in my belly
sing

1810

.��雪や�夷�る門乞食
hatsu yuki ya asaebisu suru kado kojiki

first snowfall--
early morning at my gate
a beggar

1810

.��雪や犬��里�屑拾�
hatsu yuki ya inu naki sato no kuzu hiroi

first snowfall--
for a dog-less village
the garbage remover

1810

.��雪や�れ�世��る人�事
hatsu yuki ya sore wa yo ni aru hito no koto

first snowfall--
a big deal for people
in the world

1810

.�雪や���声浅�寺
hatsu yuki ya tori no asa-goe sensôji

first snowfall--
the rooster's morning crow
at Senso Temple

1810

.��雪や��方より湧清水
hatsu yuki ya hotoke no hô yori waku shimizu

first snowfall--
from Buddha's direction
pure water gushes

1810

.�雪や������む御��
hatsu yuki ya hono-bono kasumu o-shikidai

first snowfall--
the temple walkway
misty dim

1810

.��雪や雪や���も歯��哉
hatsu yuki ya yuki ya to iu mo ha nashi kana

"First snowfall, snowfall!"
he says
without teeth

1810

.む���や�雪見ゆる���山
mutsukashi ya hatsu yuki miyuru shinano yama

watching first snowfall
in a rotten mood...
Shinano Mountain

1810

.���雪我�便も売られ�り
kesa no yuki waga shôben mo urare keri

morning snow--
my piss is also
for sale

1810

.雪�るや七�顔�夜��売り
yuki chiru ya shichi jû kao no yo soba uri

as snow falls
a seventy year-old face...
evening soba shop

1810

.雪�るや鳥も����女郎花
yuki chiru ya tori mo kamawanu ominaeshi

snow falling--
bird and maiden flower
don't care

1810

.雪�るや夜�戸を��秘蔵猫
yuki chiru ya yo no to wo kaku hozô neko

snow falls--
scratching my door at night
cherished cat

1810

.�ら����ら�ら雪��り��り
wara no hi no hera-hera yuki wa furi ni keri

a sudden flare
like a straw fire...
snow is falling

1810

.玉霰瓦�鬼も泣や��
tama arare kawara no oni mo naku yô ni

hailstones--
even the gargoyle demon
seems to cry

1810

.玉霰夜���月�帰る�り
tama arare yotaka wa tsuki ni kaerumeri

hailstones--
the nightjar returns
to the moon

1810

.散霰鳩�因果を��る様
chiru arare hato ga inga wo kataru-yô

hailstones falling--
the pigeons hear
their fate

1810

.�や�や�霰を侘る雀哉
wayaku ya to arare wo waburu suzume kana

in a tizzy
worried by hailstones...
the sparrow

1810

.���日や鳩も数�����時雨
kyô no hi ya hato mo juzu kakete hatsu shigure

today even the pigeon
coos a prayer...
first winter rain

1810

.念入れ���れよ藪も�塚
nen irete shigure yo yabu mo okina tsuka

winter rain falling
on the thicket...
on the Old Man's grave

1810

.�ら��や是�御好���時雨
baratsuku ya kore wa okonomi no hatsu shigure

big fat drops
his favorite kind...
first winter rain

1810

.�����煤���む��打山
hoka-hoka to susu ga kasumu zo matchi yama

click-clack
in a soot-sweeping mist...
Mount Matchi

1810

.都鳥�れ��煤を��り�り
miyakodori sore sae susu wo kaburi keri

sea gull--
even you
are covered in soot

1810

.��候や�れ�れ���梅�花
sekizoro ya sore-sore soko no ume no hana

Twelfth Month singers
look! over there!
plum blossoms

1810

.焦紙�人���る�女郎花
koge kamiko hito ni kataruna ominaeshi

don't tell anyone
about my singed paper robe!
maiden flower

1810

.加茂�を二番越��紙�哉
kamo-gawa wo ni ban koesazu kamiko kana

not crossing
Kamo River twice!
paper robe

1810

.朔日�拇出る足袋�候
tsuitachi no oyayubi izuru tabi de soro

on winter's first day
big toes emerge...
toe socks

1810

.�����寒宿��る衾哉
kôrogi no kanshuku to suru fusuma kana

the cricket's
winter residence...
my quilt

1810

.隣々����歩��桶哉
tonari tonari kakaete aruku hioke kana

two neighbors walk along
toting it...
a wooden brazier

1810

.念�を申�込ん�る�桶哉
nenbutsu wo môshi kondaru hioke kana

reciting a "Praise Buddha!"
for you...
wooden brazier

1810

.�れ��や�ら�御山����炭
ureshisa ya shiranu o-yama no kunugi-zumi

what joy!
sawtooth oak charcoal
from a mountain

1810

.�も��や隣も�����り炭
omoshiro ya tonari mo onaji hakari-zumi

funny--
my neighbor's charcoal scale
looks like mine

1810

.誰��や����るる��り炭
taredono ya kiku ni kakururu okori sumi

someone's charcoal fire
hidden...
by the chrysanthemum

1810

.��り炭先���笑�也
hakari-zumi mazu ko-dakara ga warau nari

the charcoal scale's
first purpose a treasured
child's laughter

1810

.炭𥧄�空��隅も��世哉
sumigama no sora no kosumi mo ukiyo kana

a slice of sky
over the charcoal kiln...
floating world

1810

.埋��作り���る法師哉
uzumibi ni tsukuri-tsuketaru hôshi kana

staying glued
to the banked fire...
a priest

1810

.埋��餅を��むる�哉
uzumibi no mochi wo nagamuru karasu kana

eyeing the rice cake
on the banked fire...
crow

1810

.埋�や貧�神�渋���
uzumibi ya bimbô-gami no shibu uchiwa

banked fire--
the god of the poor's
poor fan

1810

.埋�を������り盗�栗
uzumibi wo hanetobashi keri nusumi kuri

tossing 'em on
the banked fire...
stolen chestnuts

1810

.埋��天窓張り��る��る哉
uzumibi no atama hari-kokuru kiseru kana

rapping on
the banked fire's head...
my pipe

1810

.埋�や��る�天窓�り��り
usumibi ya kiseru de atama hari-kokuri

banked fire--
with my pipe rapping
its head

1810

.埋�や白湯も�ん�ん夜�雨
uzumibi ya sayu mo chin-chin yoru no ame

banked fire--
hot water burbles too
evening rain

1810

.茎漬�氷��りを歯切哉
kukizuke no kôri kogori wo hagiri kana

frozen pickle water--
my teeth
crackle

1810

.�々��人���豆哉
asa-asa ni hanninmae no natto kana

morning after morning
just a half portion...
natto

1810

.有明や�豆腹を都迄
ariake ya nattô hara wo miyako made

dawn--
for a bellyful of natto
a trip to Kyoto

1810

.有明や紅葉����鰒�
ariake ya momiji fuki-orosu fukuto-jiru

at dawn red leaves
blowing down...
pufferfish soup

1810

.梟や我�ら先�飯買�
fukurô ya ware kara saki e meshi kai ni

O owl--
let me shop for food
first!

1810

.鶯や黄色�声�親をよ�
uguisu ya kiirona koe de oya wo yobu

bush warbler--
with a shrill voice
calling mother

1810

.笹鳴も手�����垣根哉
sasa naki mo temochi-busata no kakine kana

birdsong in bamboo grass--
too shy
for the fence

1810

.�夜�鳥人�三�日を鳴��り
sayo chidori hito wa misoka wo naki ni keri

evening plovers--
bills are due
people are crying

1810

.其や�����ん�よ��鳥
sono yô ni asa kigen ka yo kawa chidori

you call that
your morning mood?
river plover

1810

.袂�も飛入��り�鳥哉
tamoto he mo tobi-iru bakari chidori kana

even flying
into my sleeve...
a plover

1810

.�����常正月や池�鴨
uka-uka to tsune shôgatsu ya ike no kamo

without thought
a new year begins as usual...
pond of ducks

1810

.鴨鳴�や寒�新田五介�
kamo naku ya samusa shinden gokai mura

ducks quacking--
a cold new rice field
at Gokai

1810

.人�ら��性�る���哉
hito naraba hotokeshô naru namako kana

if they were people
they'd be Buddhas!
sea slugs

1810

.尋常�枯�仕廻�野�哉
jinjô ni karete shimainu nogiku kana

following custom
all have withered...
wild chamomile

1810

.����や鷺�番�る土大根
katsushika ya sagi ga ban suru tsuchi daikon

Katsushika--
a heron guards the radish
in the mud

1810

.�る木�葉渡世念�通り�り
chiru kinoha tosei nembutsu tôri keri

leaves falling--
a prayer-chanting monk
passes by

1810

.�原����見よ�や�る木�葉
yoshiwara no ushiro mi yo to ya chiru konoha

behind Yoshiwara
look!
leaves are falling

1810

.鶯�山����る��葉哉
uguisu no yama to nashitaru ochiba kana

forming a mountain
for the bush warbler...
fallen leaves

1810

.霜�れや勧化法度�藪�宿
shimogare ya kange hatto no yabu no yado

killing frost--
"No Begging Allowed"
at the thicket's inn

1810

.�����大慈大悲���り花
ikasama ni daiji daihi no kaeri-bana

mercy and compassion
a hoax...
out-of-season blooms

1810

.�木や��る迄も���り花
rôboku ya nomeru made mo to kaeri-bana

old tree--
till it crashes down
out-of-season blooms

1810

.月花や抑是�俗行者
tsuki hana ya somo-somo kore wa zokugyôja

moon! blossoms!
secular devotees
adore you

1811

.例�通り梅�元日����り
rei no tôri ume no ganjitsu itashi keri

a classic New Year's
Day spent...
with plum blossoms

1811

.正月�町��る�や雪��る
shôgatsu no machi ni suru to ya yuki ga furu

spring's first month
in the town...
snow falling

1811

.正月や外��程�御月夜
shôgatsu ya soto ha kahodo no on-tsuki yo

First Month--
such a night
of bright moon!

1811

.正月や奴�髭������
shôgatsu ya yakko ni hige no nasasô ni

First Month--
on the servant no sign
of a beard

1811

.今��春四��やも�是も花
kesa no haru shi jû ku ja mono kore mo hana

first spring morning
my 49th year
of blossoms

1811

.��程や���霞も春�や��
kesa hodo ya chisai kasumi mo haru ja tote

this morning
just a tiny bit of mist...
it's springtime!

1811

.我春も上々�よ梅�花
waga haru mo jôjôkichi yo ume no hana

my spring
is lucky, lucky!
plum blossoms

1811

.春立や夢�見�����原
haru tatsu ya yume ni mite sae ko matsu-bara

spring's begun--
I even dream about
the grove of young pines

1811

.��穴や我�空も�����
kabe no ana ya waga hatsuzora mo utsukushiki

hole in the wall
pretty
my year's first sky

1811

.�空���出����首哉
hatsuzora e sashidasu shishi no kashira kana

to the year's first sky
the lion puppet
rears his head

1811

.�空を拵���る��り哉
hatsuzora wo koshiraete iru keburi kana

it's forming
the New Year's sky...
smoke

1811

.�空��らん��らん茶���り
hatsuzora ni naran to suran cha no keburi

so that the year's
first sky might come to be...
tea smoke

1811

.�空�色も���り人�顔
hatsu-zora no iro mo same keri hito no kao

the color of the year's
first sky fades--
people's faces

1811

.�空���れ��も寒���
hatsu-zora no hazure no mura mo samui-gena

village at the edge
of the year's first sky...
must be cold

1811

.�空�������を庵哉
hatsu-zora no hanabanashisa wo iori kana

under the brilliance
of the year's first sky...
a hut

1811

.�空�もや��立る��り哉
hatsu-zora no moyô ni tateru keburi kana

rising into
the year's first sky...
smoke

1811

.�空や���り�ら茶���り
hatsu-zora ya habakari nagara cha no keburi

year's first sky--
please allow
my tea smoke!

1811

.�空や��色�直�むる
hatsu-zora ya heri no iro no sugu samuru

year's first sky--
at the edges its color
is faded

1811

.蓬莱��無�無���童哉
hôrai ni nammu nammu to iu warabe kana

to the eternal
youth ornament the child
prays

1811

.蓬莱�夜�明込�角田�
hôrai ni yo ga akekome zo sumida-gawa

day breaks
over the eternal youth ornament...
Sumida River

1811

.蓬莱�下�ら出�る旭��
hôrai no shita kara detaru asahi kana

from under the eternal
youth ornament rising...
sun

1811

.蓬莱や�三文�御代��
hôrai ya tada san mon no miyo no matsu

my eternal youth ornament--
just three cents
of emperor's pine

1811

.蓬莱や先昌陸�御代��
hôrai ya mazu shôriku ga miyo no matsu

eternal youth ornament's
first landmark...
imperial pine

1811

.正夢や春早々�貧�神
masayume ya haru haya-baya no bimbô-gami

my dream came true--
about the god of the poor
this early spring

1811

.今様�凧上り�り乞食�屋
ima yô no tako agari keri kojiki koya

a trendy kite soars--
below
a beggar's hut

1811

.今様�凧�上り�山家哉
ima yô no tako no agarishi yamaga kana

a trendy kite soars
a mountain home
below

1811

.里�ん����ん��凧上り�り
sato shin to shite zun-zu to tako nobori keri

in a silent village
one by one...
rising kites

1811

.辻���凧も上����り�り
tsujiutai tako mo nobotte itari keri

the street singer's
kite also...
rising and rising

1811

.人�親凧を跨��通り�り
hito no oya tako wo mataide tôri keri

someone's parent
steps over a kite
in passing

1811

.大声や二�日����御万歳
ôgoe ya hatsuka sugite no o-manzai

loud voices--
over twenty days now
of begging actors

1811

.万歳や馬�尻�も一�
manzai ya uma no shiri e mo hito iwai

begging actors--
even the horse's rump
gets a song

1811

.万��や門�居�ら�鳩雀
manzai ya kado ni inarabu hato suzume

begging actors at the gate--
pigeons and sparrows
in a row

1811

.万��や��梅����
manzai ya nare ga ume wa dono kurai

begging actors--
how many plum blossoms
have you?

1811

.万��や麦�も一����
manzai ya mugi ni mo hitotsu iwai sute

begging actors--
even the wheat field
gets a song

1811

.��舞や大�明�梅�花
shishimai ya ôkuchi akete ume no hana

the lion puppet
opens wide...
plum blossoms

1811

.����も行�や�����
damatte mo yukanu ya kesa no oso karasu

not shutting up
New Year morning's late riser...
the crow

1811

.二月や天神様�梅�花
kisaragi ya tenjin-zama no ume no hana

Second Month--
the heavenly gods'
plum blossoms!

1811

.月���一文橋�春辺哉
tsuki sashite ichi mon hashi no harube kana

moon shining
on a one-penny bridge...
springtime

1811

.長閑�や酒打��る亦打山
nodokeshi ya sake uchi-kakeru matchi yama

spring peace--
smash goes the sake bottle
on Mount Matchi

1811

.鳩鳴や大事�春����る�
hato naku ya daiji no haru ga nakunaru to

a pigeon coos--
"That great thing, spring
has passed!"

1811

.ゆ�ゆ��春�行�よ����
yusa-yusa to haru ga yuku zo yo nobe no kusa

swish-swish
spring is departing...
field of grass

1811

.鳥�もよ����居�も春�行
tori domo yo damatte ite mo haru wa yuku

hey birds!
even if you shut up
spring would go

1811

.野大根�����春�雨
no daikon karasu no kagashi haru no ame

warding off crows
in the radish field...
spring rain

1811

.��葉�鹿��れ�り春�雨
hagi no ha ni shika no kure keri haru no ame

in bush clover
a deer are gone...
spring rain

1811

.春雨�大欠�る美人哉
harusame ni ôakubi suru bijin kana

in the spring rain
a big yawn...
pretty woman

1811

.春雨や�島も金�咲�や��
harusame ya o-jima mo kane no saku yô ni

spring rain--
a little island too
blooms gold

1811

.春雨や是�我家�夜��
harusame ya kore wa waga ya no yoru no matsu

spring rain--
here's my house's
evening pine

1811

.春雨や�������犬�家
harusame ya tsutsuji de fukishi inu no ie

spring rain--
a doghouse thatched
with azaleas

1811

.春雨や貧�樽�梅�花
harusame ya bimbô-daru no ume no hana

spring rain--
in an old keg
a plum tree blooms

1811

.人���法��経や春�雨
hito no iu hôhokekyô ya haru no ame

someone recites
the Lotus Sutra...
spring rain falls

1811

.春風や�下り�角力�
harukaze ya azuma kudari no sumôtori

spring breeze--
going down to the east
a sumo wrestler

1811

.春風や牛�引�れ�善光寺
harukaze ya ushi ni hikarete zenkôji

spring breeze--
a cow leads the way
to Zenkô Temple

1811

.彼�桃��れ�よ�よ春���
kano momo ga nagare ki yo ki yo harugasumi

O peach
come float to me!
spring mist

1811

.死������ら����哉
shini kane to kiku sae nora no kasumi kana

a death bell too
can be heard...
misty field

1811

.���間����直�や山�家
chito no ma ni kasumi naosu ya yama no ie

so quickly
the mist is mended...
mountain home

1811

.�郷や下手念�も春���
furusato ya heta nembutsu mo harugasumi

my home village--
a poor "Praise Buddha!" too
in spring mist

1811

.湖を風呂�����夕���
mizuumi wo furo ni wakashite yûgasumi

the lake steams
like a hot bath...
evening mist

1811

.陽炎や�����物見塚
kagerô ya dôkan dono no monomi tsuka

heat shimmers--
Lord Dokan's
lookout mound

1811

.���日や庵���も餅���
kyô no hi ya io no ko kusa mo mochi ni tsuku

today
my hut's little herbs too
become cakes

1811

.妹��や����干��先�
imo ga ko ya kyô no shiohi no ko sendatsu

my child--
today's low tide
little guide

1811

.深�や五尺�庭も�干狩
fukagawa ya go shaku no niwa mo shiohi-gari

Fukagawa--
even in a five-foot garden
low tide shell-gathering

1811

.�む����む�������茶哉
namu amida namu amida tote koki cha kana

"Praise Amida!
Praise Amida!"
threshing tea leaves

1811

.二番茶���交られ����哉
ni ban cha ni koki mazerareshi tsutsuji kana

mixed in
with the second tea harvest
azaleas

1811

.田を打��弥々空�浅黄哉
ta wo utte iyo-iyo sora no asagi kana

plowing the rice field--
the sky a deeper and deeper
blue

1811

.畠打や手洟を��る梅�花
hata uchi ya tebana wo nejiru ume no hana

plowing the field
wiping snot
on plum blossoms

1811

.真直�人����る�����
massugu ni hito no sashitaru shikimi kana

he grafts the branch
perfectly straight...
sacred branches

1811

.赤馬�鼻����り雀��
aka uma no hana de fuki keri suzume no ko

blown by the red
horse's nose...
baby sparrow

1811

.大勢���疲�り雀哉
ôzei no ko ni tsukaretari suzume kana

children crowded 'round
wear her out...
mother sparrow

1811

.晴天�産声上る雀��
seiten ni ubugoe ageru suzume kana

rising to the blue sky
baby sparrow's
first cry

1811

.夕暮�や雀������鳴
yûgure to ya suzume no mamako matsu ni naku

evening falls--
a stepchild sparrow
cries in the pine

1811

.鶯�足を��也梅�花
uguisu no ashi wo fuku nari ume no hana

the bush warbler
wipes his feet...
on plum blossoms

1811

.鶯��む�顔�る垣根哉
uguisu no kemui kao suru kakine kana

the bush warbler
makes a face in the smoke...
fence sitting

1811

.鶯�鳴��り�り��り釜
uguisu n naite ori keri hitori kama

a bush warbler
is singing...
in the kettle

1811

.鶯�法��経を信濃哉
uguisu no hôhokekyô wo shinnô kana

listening to the bush warbler's
Lotus Sutra...
Shinano

1811

.鶯や仕�奉る梅�花
uguisu ya tsukae-matsuru ume no hana

a bush warbler--
and made to order
plum blossoms

1811

.��山も今������鳴��り
oku yama mo ima wa uguisu to naki ni keri

in deep mountains too
now the bush warbler
sings!

1811

.���酒���鶯鳴��り
kasai sake kasai uguisu naki ni keri

drinking country sake--
a country bush warbler
singing

1811

.����鶯鳴�や�梅�
kuwa no e ni uguisu naku koume mura

on the hoe's handle
a bush warbler sings...
Little-Plum village

1811

.信濃�る鶯も法��経哉
shinano naru uguisu mo hohokekyô kana

even the bush warbler
of Shinano sings it...
Lotus Sutra

1811

.三日月や��り�梅������
mikazuki ya fuwari to ume ni uguisu ga

sickle moon--
through plum blossoms softly
the bush warbler

1811

.有明や鶯�鳴�綸�鳴る
ariake ya uguisu ga naku rin ga naru

daybreak--
a bush warbler sings
a bell rings

1811

.�社や尾を引����夕雉
ko yashiro ya o wo hikkakete yû kigisu

at a little shrine
dragging his tail...
evening pheasant

1811

.祠�ら頭出��鳴���哉
hokora kara kao dashite naku kigisu kana

poking his head
out the little shrine
crying pheasant

1811

.三月や三�日��り�帰る�
sangetsu ya misoka ni narite kaeru kari

Third Month--
come the 30th day
the geese depart

1811

.浅��や歩���ら���蛙
asajiu ya aruki nagara ni naku kawazu

in tufted grasses
croaking while walking...
a frog

1811

.象潟や桜を浴���蛙
kisagata ya sakura wo abite naku kawazu

Kisa Lagoon--
bathing in cherry blossoms
croaking frog

1811

.我庵や蛙�手�ら�を鳴�
waga io ya kawazu shote kara oi wo naku

frogs at my hut
from the beginning have sung
"We grow old!"

1811

.���や��������履�
chô tobu ya shinano no oku no zôri michi

butterflies flit--
deep in Shinano
tracks of sandals

1811

.む���や生れ��ら�����
mutsumaji ya umare kawaraba nobe no chô

such sweet harmony
to be reborn
a meadow butterfly!

1811

.世�中や���ら�も�����
yo no naka ya chô no kurashi mo isogashiki

this world--
the butterfly also toils
busily

1811

.��る�も花見虱�よ��山
utsuru tomo hanami-jirami zo yoshino yama

though infested with lice
blossom viewing...
Yoshino Hill

1811

.上人�西�藤波�よ�也
shônin no nishi no fujinami soyogu nari

the holy man's
westward waves of wisteria
rustling

1811

.上人�西�藤波今や��
shônin no nishi no fujinami ima ya saku

the holy man's
westward waves of wisteria
fresh-bloomed

1811

.鳶��る餅屋�藤�咲��り
tobi no iru mochiya ga fuji wa saki ni keri

black kite--
the rice cake dealer's wisteria
in bloom

1811

.藤��や���三�日�両大師
fuji saku ya sude ni misoka no ryôdaishi

wisteria in bloom
on the 30th day...
Ryodaishi Temple

1811

.鶯�親�仕�る梅�花
uguisu no oyako tsukaeru ume no hana

for the bush warbler
parents and children...
plum blossoms!

1811

.梅咲�や一日������山
ume saku ya tsuitachi goro no tsukuba yama

plum blossoms--
a new year begins
on Mount Tsukuba

1811

.大空���れ�梅�在所哉
ôzora no hazure wa ume no zaisho kana

at the edge
of the big sky...
plum blossom farmhouse

1811

.����や大�明�梅�花
kamashishi ya ôkuchi akete ume no hana

the antelope's
mouth opens wide...
plum blossoms

1811

.黒土も団���る�梅�花
kuro tsuchi mo dango ni naru zo ume no hana

making dumplings
from black mud...
plum blossoms

1811

.黒土や�履��らも梅�花
kuro tsuchi ya zôri no ura mo ume no hana

black mud--
stuck to my straw sandals, too
plum blossoms

1811

.米�や臼�腰���梅�花
kome tsuki ya usu ni koshikakete ume no hana

the rice husker sits
on his rice cake tub...
plum blossoms

1811

.三尺も麓��れ�梅�花
san jaku mo fumoto to areba ume no hana

for every three feet
of mountain's foot...
plum blossoms!

1811

.三方�銭五六文梅�花
sanbô no zeni go roku mon ume no hana

on the offering stand
five or six pennies...
plum blossoms

1811

.�り�ん�猿狙�三疋梅�花
chirimen no saru ga sanbiki ume no hana

cloth monkeys
three in all...
plum blossoms

1811

.�郷や犬�番�る梅�花
furusato ya inu no ban suru ume no hana

my home village--
a dog stands guard
over plum blossoms

1811

.物売を梅�らよ�や下屋敷
monouri wo ume kara yobu ya shimoyashiki

from plum blossoms
he calls to the peddlar...
country villa

1811

.梅咲�打切棒��家哉
ume saite bukkirabô no ko ie kana

plum tree blooming--
my blunt and plain
little house

1811

.�殻�家根��茶屋や梅�花
kaigara de yane fuku chaya ya ume no hana

the teahouse
is roofed with shells...
plum blossoms

1811

.��花���り�嗅�ｔ��哉
saku hana ni keburi no nioi tabako kana

amid cherry blossoms
the smell of smoke...
pipes

1811

.如�輪�御花�陰��言哉
nyoirin wa o-hana no kage no negoto kana

holy Nyoirin
in cherry blossom shade...
sleep talk

1811

.花咲�祖師�ゆる��肴哉
hana saite soshi no yurushi no sakana kana

cherry blossoms--
with the Founder's blessing
eating fish

1811

.花��や桜所�俗�主
hana saku ya sakura tokoro no zoku bôzu

spring blossoms--
in the cherry grove
a worldly priest

1811

.花�木����隠るる倅哉
hana no ki ni satto kakururu segare kana

in blossoming trees
suddenly he's hidden...
my son

1811

.花�日も精進も�や山�犬
hana no hi mo shôjin mono ya yama no inu

on cherry blossom day
fasting too...
wild dog

1811

.売も��札を張られ�桜哉
urimono no fuda wo harareshi sakura kana

someone has slapped on
a price tag...
cherry tree

1811

.大桜�ら�買人���り�り
ôsakura sara ni kaite wa nakari keri

the big cherry blossoms--
no buyers
at all

1811

.�ら�ら�下駄を�ら��桜哉
kara-kara to geta wo narashite sakura kana

click-clack
go the wooden clogs...
cherry blossoms!

1811

.桜見�歩�間も�言哉
sakura mite aruku aida mo kogoto kana

even while walking
through cherry blossoms...
nagging!

1811

.下々�生れ�夜も��ら哉
shimojimo ni umarete yoru mo sakura kana

born poor
viewing them even at night...
cherry-blossoms

1811

.誰も居����座敷�桜哉
dare mo inu ushiro sashiki no sakura kana

a rear sitting room
no one enters...
cherry blossoms

1811

.花守や夜���山桜
hana mori ya yoru wa nanji ga yama-zakura

flower guard
at night they're yours...
mountain cherry blossoms

1811

.����喰��る桜哉
futokoro no ko ga kuitagaru sakura kana

the baby at her breast
wants to eat...
cherry blossoms

1811

.家根を��人�立�り夕桜
yane wo haku hito no tachi keri yûzakura

the roof sweeper
stands still...
evening cherry blossoms

1811

.山桜咲や附�り��事
yama-zakura saku ya tsuketari butsu no koto

soon as the mountain
cherry trees bloom...
Buddhist whatnots are attached

1811

.山��ら����空も三�日哉
yama-zakura sonata no sora mo misoka kana

mountain cherry blossoms--
for you too
an end-of-month sky

1811

.山桜�れ�上�も三�日有
yama-zakura sore ga ue ni mo misoka ari

mountain cherry blossoms--
over you too
an end-of-month sky

1811

.夕桜蟻も�所����り
yûzakura ari mo nedoko wa mochi ni keri

evening cherry blossoms--
the ants also
have a place to sleep

1811

.����むり���るる桜哉
tsukiai wa muri ni ukaruru sakura kana

the whole gang
forced to merriment...
cherry blossoms

1811

.麦��も��ゃ��ゃ肥�桃�花
mugi nado mo hocha-hocha koete momo no hana

wheat and all
fattening nicely...
peach blossoms

1811

.山�を��出�顔�垣�哉
yamabuki wo sashidashi kao no kakine kana

a yellow rose
offered as a gift...
by the fence

1811

.�鴨�������よ門柳
kari kamo no zûzûshisa yo kado yanagi

the geese and ducks
are brazen...
willow at the gate

1811

.��り��ん�����柳哉
kerorikan to shite kari to yanagi kana

keeping their cool--
the wild goose
the willow

1811

.下��一����る柳��
shimôsa e hito suji kakaru yanagi kana

one strand dangles
toward Shimosa...
willow tree

1811

.柳��柳����念�哉
yanagi sashi yanagi sashite wa nebutsu kana

with each willow tree
he plants
"Praise Buddha!"

1811

.楽々�家鴨�留主�柳哉
raku-raku to ahiru no rusu no yanagi kana

the ducks have gone--
peace and quiet
of the willow

1811

.夜���る峠も下り月夜哉
yo no tsumaru tôge mo sagari tsuki yo kana

on a short summer night
setting on the mountain pass...
moon

1811

.涼風も�任��此身��
suzukaze mo hotoke makase no kono mi kana

cool breeze
you, too, surrender to Buddha
this life!

1811

.涼風や鼠��ら��隅迄
suzukaze ya nezumi no shiranu kosumi made

cool breeze--
reaching even nooks
the mouse doesn't know!

1811

.涼���一本�も���哉
suzushisa ni ippon kusa mo tanomi kana

on the cool air
one blade of grass also
relies

1811

.涼����ら�ら地�巡り哉
suzushisa ni bura-bura jigoku meguri kana

in summer cool
ambling down my road
to hell

1811

.涼��や門も夜�り��在世
suzushisa ya kado no yosari wa butsu zaise

cool air--
evening brings to my gate
the age of Buddha

1811

.涼��や�見����神�蛇
suzushisa ya matsu mite owasu kami no hebi

cool air--
admiring the pine
the shrine's snake

1811

.涼���雲�作り��哉
suzushisa wa kumo no tsukurishi hotoke kana

cool air--
the shape of the cloud
is Buddha

1811

.��世も我世も涼�今少�
semi no yo mo waga yo mo suzushi ima sukoshi

the cicadas' world
and my world of cool air...
coming soon

1811

.夕立�打任��り����二
yûdachi ni uchi makasetari sedo no fuji

trusting the cloudburst
to water it...
back door Fuji

1811

.夕立や���刈�女郎花
yûdachi ya susuki karigaya ominaeshi

rainstorm--
plume grass, reeds,
maiden flowers

1811

.夕立や辻�乞食�鉢��
yûdachi ya tsuji no kojiki ga hachi no matsu

rainstorm--
a crossroads beggar
with a potted pine

1811

.心�ら鬼�も見ゆる雲�峰
kokoro kara oni to mo miyuru kumo no mine

I swear
I see a demon...
billowing clouds

1811

.�����門����よ雲�峰
chisai no wa kado ni hoshisa yo kumo no mine

I'd like that little one
for my gate...
billowing clouds

1811

.�����皆正��雲�峰
chiisai no wa mina shômen zo kumo no mine

the little ones
are all to the front...
billowing clouds

1811

.よ�風や中�����雲�峰
yoi kaze ya naka de chiisai kumo no mine

a good wind!
in it, a tiny
mountain of cloud

1811

.柴門や天�任��田��む
shiba no to ya tentô makase no ta no aomu

my humble hut--
trusting in the sun
rice field greening

1811

.御�や���島�も御誕生
mi-hotoke ya ezo ga shima e mo o-tanjô

Buddha--
all the way to Hokkaido
your birthday party!

1811

.乙鳥��を祈るや�社
tsubakurame machi wo inoru ya kawa yashiro

the swallows too
pray for the town...
river shrine

1811

.��巣�引��る雀哉
ayame-gusa su ni hiki-tagaru suzume kana

trying to yank
the thatch of irises for its nest...
sparrow

1811

.��様����を�や�る湯��哉
wakasama ga shôbu wo shaburu yudono kana

the young folk
lick the iris leaves...
bath time

1811

.今�り��や帷�����
ima-zori no chigo ya katabira utsukushiki

the toddler's head fresh-shaved
his summer kimono
pretty

1811

.雨笠も日笠も���任�哉
ama-gasa mo higasa mo anata makase kana

umbrella-hats
sun hats...
trust in Buddha!

1811

.八�間柳を去�日傘哉
hachi ku ken yanagi wo sarite higasa kana

fifty, sixty feet away--
the willow
the parasols

1811

.����や猫�逃込む�や���
katsushika ya neko no nigekomu kaya no uchi

Katsushika--
the cat seeks shelter
in the mosquito net

1811

.白扇���貰���人���
shiro ôgi doko de morauta to hito no iu

a white fan--
"Who gave it to you?"
they ask

1811

.門涼爺�乙鳥�行儀也
kado suzumi jiji ga tsubame no gyôgi nari

cooling at the gate--
the old man's swallows
behaving

1811

.月様も��られ給�夕涼
tsuki sama mo soshirare tamau yûsuzumi

even Mr. Moon
is slandered!
evening cool

1811

.月��も��られ給�夕涼
tsuki sae mo soshirare tamau yûsuzumi

even the moon
is slandered...
evening cool

1811

.�る田や��も�ら�ら帰る�
ueru ta ya kyô mo hara-hara kaeru kari

rice planting--
today too, traveling geese
flutter down

1811

.誰��や�る廻水���花
taredono ya furumaimizu no kusa no hana

somebody giving
roadside drinking water...
to wildflowers

1811

.親鹿や片��立�何���
oya shika ya katahiza tatate nanika iu

mother deer
kneeling on one knee...
what's she saying?

1811

.浅�や上野泊り������
asakusa ya ueno-domari no hototogisu

Asakusa--
the cuckoo stays close by
in Ueno

1811

.���らや�乗�通る時鳥
asakura ya nanorite tôru hototogisu

Asakura--
introducing himself in passing
a cuckoo

1811

.���乗れ��御��時鳥
iza na nore matsu no gozen zo hototogisu

announce yourself
to Lord Pine...
cuckoo!

1811

.���や山時鳥�����
eta mura ya yama hototogisu hototogisu

outcaste village--
instead of a cuckoo
a mountain cuckoo

1811

.�ん�夜���も���時鳥
konna yo wa kara ni mo aro ka hototogisu

is night
like this in China?
cuckoo

1811

.時鳥�も京�嫌���
hototogisu nanji mo kyô wa kirai shina

oh cuckoo
you also hate Kyoto
don't you?

1811

.時鳥橋�乞食も�れ�り
hototogisu hashi no kojiki mo kikare keri

a cuckoo--
the bridge beggar
listens too

1811

.鶯も愚�返る�よ����る
uguisu mo gu ni kaeru ka yo damatteru

are you a fool, too
bush warbler?
singing no more

1811

.尼��������る�哉
amagimi no shikimi ni sugaru hotaru kana

clinging to the grave
of the lady-turned-nun...
firefly

1811

.熊��長刀��る�哉
kumasaka ga naginata ni chiru hotaru kana

scattered by
Kumasaka's halberd...
fireflies

1811

.��り�や橋�乞食もよ��
ko arite ya hashi no kojiki mo yobu hotaru

they have kids--
bridge beggars too
calling fireflies

1811

.��柳���夜����り
sashi yanagi hotaru tobu yo to nari ni keri

a night of fireflies
has arrived...
the willow I planted

1811

.念����らよ�る�哉
nembutsu no kuchi kara yobaru hotaru kana

the mouth that
praised Amida Buddha
calling fireflies

1811

.茨藪��る����れ���
bara yabu ni naru koto nakare tobu hotaru

don't turn into
a thorn bush!
flitting firefly

1811

.夕�れ���花����哉
yû sareba hotaru no hana no kasai kana

evening falls--
in Kasai Village
fireflies and flowers

1811

.庵�蚊���れ���も喰れ�り
io no ka ni aware kotoshi mo kuware keri

hut's mosquitos
in this year of suffering...
feasting

1811

.夕空や蚊�鳴出�������
yûzora ya ka ga nakidashite utsukushiki

evening sky--
the whine of mosquitos
pretty

1811

.世�中�よ���ら�鳴�藪蚊
yo no naka wa yosugi ni kerashi naku yabu ka

in this world
they linger too long...
whining mosquitos

1811

.盃�蚤�よ��よ�よ��よ
sakazuki ni nomi oyogu zoyo oyogu zoyo

in a sake cup
a flea
swimming! swimming!

1811

.蚤�似�虫�やれやれ�便�よ
nomi ni nita mushi no yare-yare fubinsa yo

a bug resembling
a flea tsk-tsk...
pitiful

1811

.山里や��ん�借り�蚤莚
yama-zato ya ogande karishi nomi mushiro

mountain village--
begging I borrow
a flea-infested mat

1811

.��切�声を上�り���
kyô-giri no koe wo age keri natsu no semi

raising their chirr
on their last day...
summer cicadas

1811

.���や鷺���立寺座敷
semi naku ya sagi no tsuttatsu tera zashiki

cicadas chirr
herons stand at attention...
temple sitting room

1811

.露�世�露を鳴也���
tsuyu no yo no tsuyu wo naku nari natsu no semi

in a dewdrop world
singing of dewdrops...
summer cicada

1811

.夕顔�夜も�������り�
yûgao no yoru mo saba-saba nakunarinu

a refreshing evening
for the moonflowers
dies away

1811

.夕顔や�も��国�笛を��
yûgao ya samonaki kuni ni fue wo fuku

moonflowers--
in this so-so land
a flute plays

1811

.�������隅も���哉
sumiyoshi no sumi no ko sumi mo shôbu kana

in a Sumiyoshi nook
here too
blooming irises

1811

.番町や谷底見れ�瓜�花
banchô ya tani soko mireba uri no hana

Bancho Town--
deep in the valley
melon blossoms

1811

.夕陰や鳩�見��る冷�瓜
yûkage ya hato no mite iru hiyashi uri

evening shadows--
a pigeon watches
the melon cool

1811

.��花�垣根��雪�ら�ら�
u no hana no kakine ni fubuki hara-hara to

a blizzard
of deutzia blossoms
on the fence

1811

.����ら大寒�寒夜寒哉
ushiro kara ôsamu kosamu yozamu kana

behind me--
big cold, little cold
night cold

1811

.���ん�����見れ�夜寒哉
saboten no same hada mireba yozamu kana

just looking at the shark skin
of a cactus...
the night turns cold

1811

.������上��夜寒哉
maji-maji to ryôjôkun no yozamu kana

without a blink
a mouse walks in...
a cold night

1811

.象潟や田中�島も秋�暮
kisagata ya tanaka no shima mo aki no kure

Kisa Lagoon--
on an island in a rice field, too
autumn dusk

1811

.島々や�々�秋�暮
shima-jima ya omoi-omoi no aki no kure

every little island
in its own way...
autumn dusk

1811

.�����人�生れ�秋�暮
naka-naka ni hito to umarete aki no kure

quite remarkable
being born human...
autumn dusk

1811

.�島や一�����秋�暮
matsushima ya hito kobushi-zutsu aki no kure

little pine islands
fist after fist...
autumn dusk

1811

.�原や���り��ら秋�暮
yoshiwara ya saa sari nagara aki no kure

this is Yoshiwara
and yet...
autumn dusk

1811

.秋�夜や窓��穴�笛を�
aki no yo ya mado no ko ana ga fue wo fuku

autumn evening--
wind in the window's little hole
plays flute

1811

.秋�夜や�よ���穴�笛を�
aki no yo ya shôji no ana ga fue wo fuku

autumn evening--
the hole in the paper door
blows flute

1811

.�も���夜永�門�四隅哉
omoshiroki yonaga no kado no shikaku kana

delightful, the view
from the gate in the long night...
all four directions

1811

.秋行や沢庵番�����ら
aki yuku ya takuan ban no ushiro kara

autumn departs
trailing the pickled radish
vendor

1811

.赤�月是�誰��や��も�
akai tsuki kore wa tare no ja kodomotachi

which of you owns
that red moon
children?

1811

.婆々���酒呑�行�月よ哉
baba dono ga sake nomi ni yuku tsuki yo kana

granny walks along
drinking sake...
a moonlit night

1811

.�月や女��ら�居酒呑�
meigetsu ya onna datera no izaka nomi

harvest moon--
unbefitting a woman
a tavern drinker

1811

.�月や門�ら直����山
meigetsu ya kado kara sugu ni shinano yama

harvest moon--
from my gate then up
Shinano Mountain

1811

.�月や暮�先�ら角田�
meigetsu ya kurenu saki kara sumida-gawa

just a tip remains
of the harvest moon...
Sumida River

1811

.�月や高観音�御��元
meigetsu ya taka kannon no o-hizamoto

harvest moon--
at the divine knees
of Kannon

1811

.�月や薮蚊�ら��角田�
meigetsu ya yabu ka darake no sumida-gawa

harvest moon--
Sumida River thick
with mosquitos

1811

.牛���旅�立也秋�雨
ushi no ko ga tabi ni tatsu nari aki no ame

the calf begins
his journey...
autumn rain

1811

.秋風�何��暮�島��
akikaze ni nan shite kurasu shima no tomo

in autumn wind
how's life over there?
partner island

1811

.秋風や門田�鷺も夕顔
akikaze ya kado ta no sagi mo yûbe kao

autumn wind--
the rice field heron's face
darkens too

1811

.秋風や����む�よ入�
akikaze ya kabe no hemamushi yo nyûdô

autumn wind--
graffiti on a wall
the monk Hemamushiyo

1811

.秋風や皮を剥れ��ん��木
akikaze ya kawa wo hagareshi kanba no ki

autumn wind
stripping the birch tree's
bark

1811

.秋風や�苗���人�顔
akikaze ya matsunae uete hito no kao

autumn wind--
the face of the man
who planted pines

1811

.牛���旅�立�也秋�風
ushi no ko no tabi ni tatsu nari aki no kaze

the calf begins
his journey...
autumn wind

1811

.���ん�鮫���れ�秋�風
saboten no same hada mireba aki no kaze

just looking at the shark skin
of a cactus...
autumn wind

1811

.月�ら�ら野分�月�暑哉
tsuki chira-chira nowaki no tsuki no atsusa kana

dazzling moon
over the autumn gale...
nice and hot

1811

.生���月��ら�ら野分哉
nama atsui tsuki ga chira-chira nowaki kana

the toasty warm moon
dazzling bright
over the autumn gale

1811

.蚤�跡二人�るる野分哉
nomi no ato futari fukaruru nowaki kana

blowing two people
after their fleas...
autumn gale

1811

.��露��り会も��念�哉
oku tsuyu no hariai mo naki nembutsu kana

the forming dewdrops
don't struggle...
"Praise Buddha!"

1811

.御地蔵や何��給�露��れ
o-jizô ya nanika notamau tsuyu shigure

holy Jizo
is proclaiming something...
dew dripping down

1811

.����や��れ給�竹�露
katsushika ya ogamare tamau take no tsuyu

Katsushika--
the dew on bamboo too
gets a prayer

1811

.門�露雀����仕舞�り
kado no tsuyu suzume ga namete shimai keri

dew at the gate--
the sparrow licks it
clean

1811

.��鷺���も露を見るや��
kui no sagi ikanimo tsuyu wo miru yô ni

heron on a post
gazing down, it seems
at dewdrops

1811

.��程や目出度員���露
kesa hodo ya medetaki kazu ni kusa no tsuyu

this morning
an auspicious number...
dewdrops in grass

1811

.��り��露�り�無我�在所哉
keburi shite tsuyu furite muga-na zaisho kana

dew turns to steam
trickling down selflessly...
farmhouse

1811

.白露������込む�哉
shira tsuyu ni zabu to fumi-komu karasu kana

into the silver dew
splashing struts
the crow

1811

.露見�も活��居るる�所哉
tsuyu mite mo ikite oraruru jûsho kana

watching dewdrops
shows what life is...
my home

1811

.世�中�少�よ���玉�露
yo no naka wa sukoshi yo sugite tama no tsuyu

passing briefly
through this world...
dewdrop pearls

1811

.柴�戸や手足洗�も��露
shiba no to ya teashi arau mo kusa no tsuyu

my humble hut--
washing arms and legs
in dewy grass

1811

.��霧�引�ら�り�垣�哉
usu-giri no hikikaramarishi kakine kana

the thin fog
in a tangle...
hedgerow

1811

.�り�や��り�消������
okuribi ya batari to keshite natsukashiki

bonfires for the dead
sputter and die...
a flood of memories

1811

.真直�人����る樒��
shinchoku ni hito no sashitaru shikimi kana

placed perfectly straight
by people...
branches on graves

1811

.木�股�人�罪��辻角力
ki no mata no hito wa tsuminashi tsuji sumô

the man in the tree
can't be blamed...
outdoor sumo match

1811

.梟�や�り眠る�大角力
fukurô wa yahari nemuru zo ôsumô

the owl sleeps
nevertheless...
sumo wrestling

1811

.夕暮を�ら�点����哉
yûgure wo sora gatten no kagashi kana

not caring
that evening falls...
the scarecrow

1811

.梟�高��笑�砧��
fukurô ga takami de warau kinuta kana

the owl high above
laughs to the beat...
pounding cloth

1811

.��曲り��鳴�り鹿�角
kaimagari semi ga naki keri shika no tsuno

suddenly alighting
a cicada starts his song...
buck's antler

1811

.�を��や角��候��鳴
saoshika ya tsuno ni matazoro semi no naku

young buck--
on his antler again
the cicada sings

1811

.我庵も二�足�むや迷�鹿
waga io mo ni no ashi fumu ya mayoi shika

hesitating
at my hut
the stray deer

1811

.�庇や�む��む����鶉
ko-bisashi ya kemui-kemui to naku uzura

little eaves--
"It's smoky! smoky!"
sings the quail

1811

.大沢や返ら�鴫を鴫�鳴�
ôsawa ya kaeranu shigi wo shigi no naku

big marsh--
calling to returning snipes
snipes

1811

.���りや���鴫�陰法師
ko keburi ya sate mata shigi no kagebôshi

little smoke rises--
once again a snipe's
silhouette

1811

.鴫���人�立��も夕哉
shigi-gatachi hito ga tatte mo yûbe kana

snipe-like a man
rises from tall grass...
evening

1811

.鴫立や人�����人�顔
shigi tatsu ya hito no ushiro no hito no kao

a snipe flies up--
behind one man
another man's face

1811

.立鴫�����る�哉
tatsu shigi to sashimukaitaru hotoke kana

the rising snipe
face to face...
with Buddha

1811

.門����ら鳴�も米���
kado no kari ikura naite mo kome wa naki

geese at my gate
cry all you like...
no rice

1811

.��首長���見る門�哉
kari no kubi nagaku shite miru kado-guchi kana

stretching her neck
the goose peeks in
my gate

1811

.田��や里�人数���も�る
ta no kari ya sato no ninzu wa kyô moeru

rice field geese--
the village's population
surges

1811

.����人�����通り�り
hatsu kari ga hito ni hako shite tôri keri

autumn's first geese
crapping on people
as they go

1811

.���や������る庵�畠
hatsu kari ya ate ni shite kuru io no hata

autumn's first geese
hitting the mark...
field by my hut

1811

.���や�������人�追�
hatsu kari ya susuki wa maneku hito wa ou

autumn's first geese--
plume grass beckons
people chase

1811

.髭�����やる���れ�田��
hige dono ga ojaru zo damare oda no kari

Mr. Long-Beard's coming
hush up!
rice field geese

1811

.二親����別れ��田��
futa oya ni doko de wakareshi oda no kari

where did you
leave your parents?
rice field goose

1811

.����������行柱哉
kôrogi ga ugokashite yuku hashira kana

the cricket moves
to a new post...
on the post

1811

.象��を鳴����り�り�り�
kisagata wo naku-nakushi keri kirigirisu

crying and crying
at Kisa Lagoon...
the katydid

1811

.�り�り���鳴出��鹿�角
kirigirisu futo nakidashinu shika no tsuno

the katydid
breaks out into song...
on the deer's antler

1811

.����や籠��破る�り�り�
natsukashi ya kago kami yaburu kirigirisu

like one long ago--
the katydid rips
its paper cage

1811

.石�誰�������花
ishi-botoke tare ga motaseshi kusa no hana

stone Buddha--
who gave you wildflowers
to hold?

1811

.����や�む廿日月��花
katsushika ya namu hatsuka-zuki kusa no hana

Katsushika--
praise the twentieth-day moon
wildflowers!

1811

.����や�や�中�ら��花
katsushika ya kaya no naka kara kiku no hana

Katsushika--
growing in a mosquito net
a chrysanthemum

1811

.���や我�等��似�隠者
kiku saku ya ware ni hitoshiki nise inja

blooming chrysanthemum
like me
a pseudo-hermit

1811

.�ん��������るや��花
tombô no hako shite iru ya kiku no hana

the dragonfly
takes a crap...
chrysanthemum

1811

.我庵��顔�花�長者哉
waga io wa asagao no hana no chôja kana

my hut
with its morning glories
a palace

1811

.一日も���も���女郎花
tsuitachi mo misoka mo nai ka ominaeshi

on the month's first day
last day, no vacation?
maiden flowers

1811

.墓原や一人��り�女郎花
hakawara ya hitori kuneri no ominaeshi

graveyard--
all alone a maiden flower
twisting

1811

.�����黙礼��り��花
saoshika no mokurei shitari hagi no hana

the young buck
silently bows...
blooming bush clover

1811

.�ら猫も宿�定る��花
nora neko mo yado to sadamuru hagi no hana

the stray cat also
picks this inn...
bush clover blooming

1811

.山里や昔����猫��
yama-zato ya mukashi katagi no neko to hagi

mountain village--
an old-style cat
and bush clover

1811

.露�世を押������花
tsuyu no yo wo oshiai heshiai hagi no hana

pushing and shoving
into this dewdrop world...
bush clover in bloom

1811

.�稲や薙倒�れ�花�咲
ao ine ya nagitaosarete hana no saku

green rice field--
razed to the ground
still blooming

1811

.豊年を招�出��る���哉
hônen wo maneki dashitaru susuki kana

waving in
a fruitful year...
plume grass

1811

大寺や片々戸�る夕紅葉
ôtera ya kata-kata tozasu yû momiji

the big temple's doors
slamming shut...
evening's red leaves

1811

.紅葉��人を�����哉
momiji taku hito wo jiro-jiro hotoke kana

staring at the man
burning leaves...
stone Buddha

1811

紅葉�や爺���折�����
momiji-ba ya jiji wa heshiori ko wa hirou

red leaves--
an old man crushes them
a child collects them

1811

.夕紅葉芋田楽�冷��よ
yû momiji imodengaku no tsumetasa yo

evening's red leaves--
cooling off
the grilled yams

1811

.咲仕廻忘れ�居る�花木槿
saki shimai wasurete iru ka hana mukuge

have you forgotten
blooming season's over?
roses of Sharon

1811

.生残り生残り�る寒�哉
ikinokori ikinokoritaru samusa kana

surviving
and surviving...
how cold it is!

1811

.�点��居�も寒��貧���
gaten shite ite mo samui zo mazushi zo

all according to plan, yet
I'm cold!
poor!

1811

.闇�り�畳�上も氷哉
kuragari no tatami no ue mo kôri kana

in darkness
even on the tatami mat...
ice

1811

.��も�江戸�氷�甘���
kodomo tachi edo no kôri wa amaigena

children--
Edo's ice tastes sweet
I bet!

1811

.��戸や���穴�ら春��る
kusa no to ya dochi no ana kara haru ga kuru

my hut--
from which hole
will spring come?

1811

.�鴨よ�������留る�ら
kari kamo yo nake-nake toshi ga tomaru nara

geese and ducks
sing! sing!
stop the year from ending

1811

.寒月や喰�����鬼瓦
kangetsu ya kui tsuki sôna onigawara

like he's biting
the cold moon...
gargoyle

1811

.�柴や秤���る��時雨
ao shiba ya hakari ni kakaru hatsu shigure

green brushwood
weighed in the scales...
first winter rain

1811

.此時雨������や鳴�
kono shigure naze osoi to ya naku karasu

"Why's this winter
rain so late?"
the crow caws

1811

.時雨���札�るる俵哉
shigure shite nafuda fukaruru tawara kana

its name tag blowing
in the winter rain...
bag of rice

1811

.木�ら������腹����哉
kogarashi ni shiku-shiku hara no guai kana

in winter wind
a churning, churning
in my belly

1811

.木�ら�や是���二日月
kogarashi ya kore wa hotoke no futsuka tsuki

winter wind--
and there's the Buddha's
two-day moon

1811

.木�ら�や�代�八�代�大榎
kogarashi ya chiyo ni yachiyo no ôenoki

winter wind--
for thousands of generations
the big hackberry

1811

.��雪��ら��ら���腹�虫
hatsu yuki ya guwara-guwara sawagu hara no mushi

first snowfall--
the worms in my gut
raise a ruckus

1811

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