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Category: Japanese

“Final Journey” by Matsuo Bashō

admin July 16, 2013 September 18, 2014Japanese, Translations 0

Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the winter of 1694, just four days before his death. At the time, despite his illness, he had embarked on another trek across the Japanese countryside. Ill on a journey— Through desolate fields my dreams Aimlessly wander. —Translated by David Bowles, July…

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“Octopus Traps” by Matsuo Bashō

David Bowles July 15, 2013 April 5, 2021Japanese, Translations 0

Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the summer of 1688 and later published it in Backpack Notes. The “octopus traps” are jars that would be lowered into the water by fishermen in the afternoon and then raised the next morning. The creatures that had slipped inside what appeared…

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“Lightning” by Matsuo Bashō

David Bowles July 15, 2013 September 18, 2014Japanese, Poetry, Translations 0

Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the fall of 1694, just months before his death. A jag of lightning— Then, flitting toward the darkness, A night heron’s scream. —Translated by David Bowles, July 2013 Original Japanese inazuma ya yami no kata yuku goi no koe

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“This Road” by Matsuo Bashō

David Bowles July 15, 2013 September 18, 2014Japanese, Translations 0

Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku during the fall of 1694, not long before his death. Alone on this road, Not a single passerby— Autumn night descends. —Translated by David Bowles, July 2013 Original Japanese kono michi ya yuku hito nashi ni aki no kure

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“Summer Grass” by Matsuo Bashō

David Bowles July 15, 2013 April 5, 2021Japanese, Translations 0

The following haiku is from Bashō’s famous haibun (blended prose-verse travelogue) Narrow Road to the Deep North, which describes his 1689 journey into the less populated wilderness of northern Japan in search of famous utamakaru or sites that inspired great poetry. At one point he visits the ruins of the…

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“Stillness” by Matsuo Bashō

David Bowles July 15, 2013 September 18, 2014Japanese, Translations 0

The following haiku is from Bashō’s famous haibun (blended prose-verse travelogue) Narrow Road to the Deep North, which describes his 1689 journey into the less populated wilderness of northern Japan in search of famous utamakaru or sites that inspired great poetry. At one point he visits a mountain temple high…

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