David English
little chestnuts it's not yet your day to burst
-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
芝栗やはじけたる日は無かりけり
sibakuri ya hajike taru hi ha nakari keri
Issa Original
芝栗のえむといふ日もなかりけり
shibaguri no emu to iu hi mo nakari keri
Dictionary
[emu] is not used in present time, [umu] is more popularto exprees[mature]
sakuo Remark
Issa has seen a young chestnut that fell premature.And he felt pity for it.
Issa site
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