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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

the best harvest, this year

1792 30 years old, on his journey to the West.

Issa Original
鎌倉や今はかがしの屋敷守
kamakura ya ima wa kagashi no yashiki mori

David’s English
Kamakura--
these days scarecrows
are the gatekeepers

Daviv’s Comment
Kamakura is one of Japan's ancient capitals, on Sagami Bay southwest of Tokyo.

sakuo Renga
栄華は昔、今年豊作
the prosperity is the past
and the best harvest this year

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