Too noisy !

little eaves


David English
little eaves--
"It's smoky! smoky!"
sings the quail

-Issa, 1811
49 years old, he lost his last teeth. Next year he will return to
Kasihabara. He has got the upper class in the haikuist ranking of
Japan.

sakuo Japanese
小庇や　煙い煙いと　鶉鳴く
kobisasi ya kemui kemui to uzura naku

Issa　Original
小庇やけむいけむいとなく鶉
ko-bisashi ya kemui-kemui to naku uzura

David comment
The eaves are most likely on Issa's house. The quail complains about his chimney smoke.

sakuo　remark
Don't cry Pi,, Pi,, so much !