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Monday, August 18, 2008

lovely

一茶 1814年
愛想やのべの草さへ若盛り
aiso^ ya nobe no kusa sae waka-zakari

David’s English
lovely--
even the meadow grasses
hit their peak young

by Issa, 1814
Aiso^ or aiso denotes; amiability, affability. These English equivalents sound too cold for this context; I hope that "lovely" expresses Issa's warm and tender feeling toward the young grasses.
http://cat.xula.edu/issa/

sakuo haiga
1814, Age 52
Fourth Month, Issa marries with Kiku.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Lovely works for me...picture perfect!