song less

Issa　一茶　1806　age 44

朝顔を 鳴なく したり きりぎりす

asagao wo naki naku shitari kirigirisu

David’s English

leaving the morning-glory
song less...
a katydid

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Shinji Ogawa paraphrases, "The katydid made the morning-glory unable to sing." He speculates, "Issa may be saying that the katydid sang so well, this made the morning-glory silent." http://cat.xula.edu/issa/

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