10.3 “Reciting Frog” / ...kaeru chirps...
kaeru chirps briefly
for autumn; then she burrows
deep in the creek mud
©JP/dh
furuike ya kawazu tobikamu mizu no do
the old pond:
a frog jumps in, -
the sound of the water
© Basho (Tr. R.H.Blyth)
te wo tsuite uta moshiaguru kawaza kana
placing his hands on the ground,
the frog respectfully recites
his poem
© Sokan (Tr. R.H. Blyth)
danro kounotori no sakebi no maede kaeru no kareno seishitsunitaishite
against his nature,
a frog in front of the fireplace -
the cry of a stork
© Yozakura
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