泥道を出れば卯の花なかりけり
doro michi wo dereba u [no] hana nakari keri
David's English
leaving the muddy road
and the blooming deutzia
behind
by Issa, 1822
In Shinji Ogawa's interpretation, Issa has left the muddy road (a good thing) but has left behind the blooming deutzia (a bad thing).
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sakuo renku
あるのは空と雲ばかり
aruno ha sora to kumo bakari
only existing
sky and cloud
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