Old pond, The! A frog plunged
The old pond! A frog plunged —
The sound of the water!
The sound of the water!
Violets
Coming along the mountain road I find
Something endearing about violets.
Something endearing about violets.
Uttering only
Uttering only
" Oh! Oh! Oh! " I roam over
Yoshino's hills ablow.
" Oh! Oh! Oh! " I roam over
Yoshino's hills ablow.
At lovely Yoshino
At lovely Yoshino
The mountain cherries here and there
Have begun to show.
The mountain cherries here and there
Have begun to show.
For all men
For all men
'Tis the seed of siesta —
The autumn moon.
'Tis the seed of siesta —
The autumn moon.
I thought I saw the fallen leaves
I thought I saw the fallen leaves
Returning to their branches;
Alas, butterflies were they.
Returning to their branches;
Alas, butterflies were they.
The Hat you loved, the damask trimmed reed-hat
The hat you loved, the damask trimmed reed-hat
Has fallen, fallen!
Into Kamo River, into the middle of the river.
And while I searched and while I sought
Day dawned, day dawned.
Oh, the rustling, rustling of that autumn night by the pools!
Has fallen, fallen!
Into Kamo River, into the middle of the river.
And while I searched and while I sought
Day dawned, day dawned.
Oh, the rustling, rustling of that autumn night by the pools!
How fast the Mogami River
How fast the Mogami River
Washes away the hot summer!
Washes away the hot summer!
Poem Before Death
Lying ill on a journey,
Ah, my dreams
Run about the ruin of fields!
Ah, my dreams
Run about the ruin of fields!
The Beans at its feet are stolen
The beans at its feet are stolen,
Yet quite unaware — the scarecrow.
Yet quite unaware — the scarecrow.