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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Suddenly ! suddenly !

heat shimmers


David English
heat shimmers--yesterday's unseentea-and-dumpling shop

-Issa, 1809
47 years old, living Edo. On April going back to Shinano Province, where he was keeping to get acquaintance of haiku.

sakuo Japanese
陽炎や昨日なかった御茶屋哉
kagerou ya kinou nakattuta otyaya kana

Issa Original
陽炎やきのふは見えぬだんご茶屋
kagerou ya kinou wa mienu dango chaya


sakuo image
Main theme is "Suddenly" spring. Suddenly heat up of the ground cause heat shimmers. The shop master has Suddenly set up the shop for selling dango to the people who will suddenly gather to see the cherry blossom.

Issa site

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