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My study of Japanese has me able to mostly understand this poem now, which is a lovely surprise as it's one of my favorites:

hatsuaki ya umi mo aota no hitomidori
Mar 03, 2022 11:58AM
Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary

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Punk
Punk is on page 294 of 468
even in Kyoto--
I long for Kyoto
a hototogisu

Of Bashō's poem, Shūson says: "The first Kyoto in the poem is the real city; the second is the city that lives yet in ancient poetry and fiction."

The hototogisu is a bird known for its song and, in Japan, associated with the coming of the summer months as well as mourning, longing, and melancholy.
Apr 03, 2022 09:44AM
Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary


Punk
Punk is on page 144 of 468
Shiki being a jerk.
Jan 31, 2022 09:35AM
Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary


Punk
Punk is on page 17 of 468
I'm so happy I bought a copy of this. It has an index of the haiku. Do you know...how rare that is.
Sep 17, 2021 12:40PM
Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary


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