Masajo 真砂女 1961年 55歳
同じ空の下に住む雪つもるかな
onaji sora no sitani sumu yuki tsumoru kana
Lee & Emiko’s English
under the same sky
your life and my life…
snow piles on snow
Seasonal word; snow ( winter )
Note: Masajo moved to live in Tokyo, and her lover was in a
sanatorium in suburb of Tokyo. Masajo looked up in the sky and
thought they were living under the same sky now. Snow was falling
and was covering the ground. She wondered if his place also
covered with snow.
sakuo haiga
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
.
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/
Masajo 真砂女 1961 age 55
洗髪乾かぬ雪となりにけり
araigami kawakanu yuki to nari ni keri
Lee & Emiko’s English
shampooed hair
remaining damp
it becomes snowy
Seasonal word: snow ( winter)
Issa 一茶 1819 Age ５７
親よぶや凧上ながら小順礼
oya yobu [ya] tako age nagara ko junrei
David’s English
calling his parents
while his kite rises!
little pilgrim
Masajo 真砂女1961 Age 55
野分中波にのまれてしまひたき
nowake naka nami ni nomarete shimaitaki
Lee & Emiko’s English
autumn gale---
to be sallowed by a wave
is my wish
Seasonal word: autumn gale (autumn)
Masajo 真砂女1961 Age 55
人恋し青き木の実を掌にぬくめ
hito koishi aoki konomi wo te ni nukume
Lee & Emiko’s English
longing for him
I warm a green acorn
in my hand
Seasonal word: acorn (autumn)
Issa 一茶 1810 age 48
幼子や掴々したり梅の花
osanago ya nigi nigi shitari ume no hana
David’s English
the child
clutches them tightly...
plum blossoms
Issa suggests that the love of Nature's beauty is part of the human soul, not taught or learned. He also reveals, in this haiku, a connection and affinity between innocent child and fresh spring blossoms. We see in this clutching child a future poet.
sakuo renga
