Gone long distance

1795

Issa
蛙鳴き鶏なき東しらみけり

kawazu naki tori naki higashi shirami keri

David’s　English
frogs sing, roosters sing
the east
turns light

sakuo Renku
夜の早立ち朝には遠くへ
yoru no hayadati asa niha touku he

early starting in midnight
gone long distance till dawn

David’s Comment
According to the prescript, Issa set out before dawn with a Buddhist priest, Hôzen, as his traveling companion. He composed this haiku enroute.