Tenmansai Tairo ni aishi hito mo ari Tenman Festival - some people come to meet poet Tairo Yosa Buson Haiku Poet Yoshiwake Tairo 吉分大魯 (1730 - 1778)...
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lbolenyc
Mar 11, 2012 9:31 pm
According to Blyth, Tairo, "who died in 1778, was a pupil of Buson, originally a samurai, but later a haikai teacher." Here are some of his haiku translated by...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 12, 2012 2:46 am
Thanks so much for checking about Tairo. Here is what I could make of it so far He seems to have been quite an unpopular fellow in haikai circles . . . ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 12, 2012 4:32 am
clear fall weather-- with burdens they cross Mount Hakone akibiyori oute koeru ya hakone yama by Issa, 1818 Or: "with a burden he crosses..." Mount Hakone is...
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lbolenyc
Mar 12, 2012 9:40 am
Another of Issa's Hakone haiku: kasa sashite hakone kosu nari haru no ame Umbrellas at the ready, We crossed the Hakone passes In the spring rain. Issa, Tr....
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 12, 2012 9:42 pm
Thanks a lot, Larry ... kasa sashite Hakone kosu nari haru no ame Umbrellas at the ready, We crossed the Hakone passes In the spring rain. Tr. Mackenzie under...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 13, 2012 1:56 am
Zama matsuri furuki Senba o omou nari Zama festival - I am reminded of the old Senba anonymous source : www.jlogos.com More about this festival and the...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 20, 2012 4:43 am
yuki-doke ya ootehirogeshi tachi enoki snow has melted-- plenty of elbow room for the nettle tree Issa tr. David Lanoue More about this tree and its kigo enoki...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 20, 2012 6:11 am
Here are some Haiku by Issa using the verb meguri He uses two different Chinese characters for the verb Anyway check it out here for the Kanji versions ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 20, 2012 6:14 am
pounding cloth at night-- the cat that can't stand it happy-go-lucky sayo-ginuta mikanete neko no ukare keri .小夜砧かね猫のかれり by...
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lbolenyc
Mar 20, 2012 4:25 pm
I don't mean to step on anyone's toes, but this: pounding cloth at night-- the cat that can't stand it happy-go-lucky doesn't make much sense, at least in...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Mar 20, 2012 9:41 pm
Thanks for your thoughts, Larry . sayo-ginuta mikanete neko no ukare keri ... I like this a lot. "Would a man living by himself also have pounded cloth, or...
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Zhanna Rader
zhannarader
Mar 21, 2012 3:46 pm
Larry, you version of translation reads well. Zhanna P. Rader _________________ I don't mean to step on anyone's toes, but this: pounding cloth at night-- the...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Apr 17, 2012 7:52 am
goma su ... "sesame vinegar" made with with soy sauce, ground sesame and sugar and used as a kind of salad dressing. ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Apr 21, 2012 2:25 am
... . Written at the home of Fukuroya Seizaemon 袋屋清左衛門邸 in Nakano town. Now a rich merchant for soy sauce and miso paste. Issa, at age 60,...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Apr 28, 2012 9:39 am
It took me some time, sorry Larry san! Here is her life and work http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.jp/2012/04/tada-chimako.html Gabi ... snip...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Apr 29, 2012 2:03 am
goorokuwan 合鹿椀（ごうろくわん）Goroku laquer bowl from Yanagida village Ishikawa, Noto peninsula The second Chinese character is for deer (shika...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 12, 2012 5:47 am
gogatsu nobori tatsu ie ie no mukoo ni umi carp streamers of May stand in front of each house and behind them the sea Hagiwara Sakutaro (tr. Gabi Greve) ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 14, 2012 4:24 am
ajisai ya nerihei nagaki Kokubunji hydrangeas - the long stone-mud-wall of temple Kokubunji anonymous source :...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 14, 2012 4:27 am
higurashi ya nookyoochoo no yamazumi ni evening cicada - the stamp books pile up like a mountain Ishizaki Soobin (tr. Gabi Greve) more about the stamp books...
kawa-baori mise ni yuku nari toshi no ichi showing off his long leather jacket at the New Year's market Kobayashi Issa (Tr. Christopher Drake) Read more about...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 19, 2012 1:15 am
shishi ga kite kuuki o taberu haru no tooge a wild boar came and ate the air - mountain pass in spring Kanako Tohta (Tr. Gabi Greve) ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 22, 2012 5:07 am
susamaji ya sugina bakari no oka hitotsu how overwhelming ! a whole hill full of field horsetail . Masaoka Shiki (tr. Gabi Greve) More about this plant, kigo...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 25, 2012 2:23 am
iku sa ki sa Nakasendoo wa kita oroshi coming and going - along the Nakasendo blows a cold northern wind . Mitsuhashi Toshio (Tr. Gabi Greve) . More about the...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 26, 2012 7:42 am
Today I compiled a few haiku by Matsuo Basho, when he traveled the Nakasendo road. They are good examples of combining place names, personal names and kigo to ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
May 29, 2012 2:01 am
itadori ya toorai sugite mochi ni tsuki knotweed - past its prime right for pounding mochi Kobayashi Issa (Tr. Gabi Greve) Japanese knotweed and its kigo ... ...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Jun 1, 2012 5:39 am
kesa chirishi Kaii no ochiba ya Tago no Ura this morning they fell, the autumn leaves from Kaii province - Tago no Ura Matsuo Basho (tr. Gabi Greve) Stone...
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Greve Gabi
gabigreve2000
Jun 2, 2012 2:31 am
haru nare ya na mo naki yama no usugasumi it is becoming spring - on a mountain without a name there is light mist Matsuo Basho (Tr. Gabi Greve) Basho at Mount...
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lbolenyc
Jun 3, 2012 7:13 pm
Here is Hitomaro's waka, which is viewed as being an inspiration for Basho's haiku: Hisakata no / ama no Kaguyama / kono ybe / kasumi tanabiku / haru tatsu...
