Issa 一茶 1822 age 60
むだな身も呼び出されけり田植酒
mudana mi mo yobidasare keri taue sake
David’s English
even worthless me
is invited...
rice-planting sake
Issa may be alluding to the fact that he has not participated in the rice planting. Nevertheless, he's invited to partake of the sake.
sakuo haiga
Masajo 真砂女 1969, age 63
夏帯や一途といふは美しく
natsuobi ya ichizu to iu wa utsukushiku
Lee & Emiko’s English
summer kimono sash---
to live with all one’s heart
is beautiful
Seasonal word: summer kimono (summer)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶 1822、age
松の木で穴をふさぐや雲のみね
matsu no ki de ana wo fusagu ya kumo no mine
David’s English
plugging the hole
with a pine tree...
billowing clouds
A haiku of perspective: Issa repairs the rift in the clouds by positioning himself in relation to the pine. http://cat.xula.edu/issa/
Masajo 真砂女 1969, age 63
黴の宿いくとせ恋の宿として
kabi no yado ikutose koi no yado toshite
Lee & Emiko’s English
mildewed rooms---
for how many years these rooms
as our love nest
This apartment house with two rooms and a dining kitchen had been my fort and at the same time a place for ease. When I come here at night and light the room, I feel my body and my mind winding down. It also has a history of being our love nest for a long period of time.
Seasonal word: mildew (summer)
sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶
門垣にほしておく也丸氷
kado kaki ni hoshite oku nari maru ko^ri
David’s English
leaving it to melt
on the wall by the gate...
round ice
This undated haiku recalls one that Issa wrote in 1813: ariake ya tsuki yori maruki sute ko^ri dawn-- round as the moon the tossed-out ice I picture ice that has formed in a water bucket. In the present haiku, Issa sets it on the wall as a kind of (ephemeral)
sakuo haiga
Masajo 真砂女 1969 age 63
恋したや苺一粒口に入れ
koi shita ya ichigo hitotsubu kuchi ni ire
Lee & Emiko’s English
longing for love---
I place a single strawberry
in my mouth
A red and round strawberry reminds me of my first love. After such a long time, it might sound strange to think about first love, but sometimes I have this mischievous temptation to fall into a new love.
Seasonal word: strawberry (summer)
Sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶 1825
雁がねの気どきに並ぶ烏かな
kari ga ne no kidori ni narabu karasu kana
David’s English
wild geese clamoring
and one pretentious
crow
Sakuo haiga
Masajo 真砂女1969 age 63
カーテンの二重に垂るゝ朝寝かな
Ka^ten no nijyu^ni taruru asane kana
Lee & Emiko’s English
window curtains---
a double layer
for sleeping in
Seasonal word: sleeping in (spring)
Issa 一茶 1821
古郷は小意地の悪い時雨哉
furusato wa ko iji no warui shigure kana
David’s English
my home village
in an ugly mood...
the winter rain
Masajo 真砂女1969 age 63
水飲みてふたたびねむり夜半の春
mizu nomite futatabi nemuri yowa no haru
Lee & Emiko’s English
a drink of water
then again to sleep
a night in spring
Seasonal word: a night in spring (spring)
Note: The spring night is somewhat sensual, while the autumn night is solitary or lonely.
Sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶 1818
酒臭し小便くさし菊の花
sake kusashi sho^ben kusashi kiku no hana
David’s English
smelling like sake
smelling like piss
chrysanthemums
Note:http://haikuguy.com/issa/search.php?keywords=smelling+like+sake&year=1818
Sakuo haiga
Issa 一茶 1822 age 60
一面にろくな春也門の雪
ichimen ni rokuna haru nari kado no yuki
David’s English
everywhere I look
a decent spring...
snow at my gate
Note: key word is decent spring.
sakuo haiga
