朝笑いくらに買か花の春
asa warai ikura ni kau ka hana no haru
David’s English
morning's laugh--
"How much do they cost,
spring's blossoms?"
.
The answer, of course, is "Nothing!" A silly, yet profound, question. The opening phrase, "morning's laugh" (asa warai) might be taken to mean, "morning's joke" or "first joke of the morning."
http://cat.xula.edu/issa/
sakuo haiga
2 comments:
i'm thinking also that there are also many trees blooming; nature sharing her blossoms freely and that Issa is also laughing at the paradox of people buy flowers at this time
much love
gillena
Nice! very nice phrase!
Gillena san.
You are a real poem as well as a philosopher.
Thank you so much!
sakuo.
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