Haiku
| -UncategorizedWe took up haiku in class today, just for fun. I wrote a lot. =) Then
just for kicks, I translated them to English and coerced the
translations into haiku form as well.
| ¹ÈÃÂÂÕ ¹ß¤ë | ¤â¤ß¤¸ ¤Õ¤ë | The autumn leaves fall |
| ²» ʹ¤³¤¨¤Ê¤¤ | ¤ª¤È ¤Â¤³¤¨¤Ê¤¤ | Not a sound is heard at all |
| Åß ¤¬ ÃÂÂè¤ë | ¤Õ¤æ ¤¬ ¤¯¤ë | Winter is coming |
| Ä» ¤¬ µã¤¯ | ¤È¤ê ¤¬ ¤Ê¤¯ | The bird is crying |
| ºù ¸«¤Ê¤¤¤Ç | ¤µ¤¯¤é ¤ß¤Ê¤¤¤Ç | It can’t see cherry blossoms |
| ð ¤Ë »à¤Ì | ¤Þ¤¨ ¤Ë ¤·¤Ì | Dying before then |
| Æü ¤Î ²«¿§ | ¤Ò ¤Î ¤Â¤¤¤à| Sun-yellow color |
| ¶õ ¤«¤é ¹ß¤Ã¤¿ | ¤½¤é ¤«¤é ¤Õ¤Ã¤¿ | Falling from the sky above |
| ÊÆ Æþ¤ì¤ë | ¤³¤á ¤¤¤ì¤ë | Goes into the rice |
| zÌÚ ¤¿¤ª¤ì¤ë | ¤ ¤¿¤ª¤ì¤ë | If a tree tumbles |
| ¤À¤ì¤« ʹ¤«¤Ê¤¤ | ¤À¤ì¤« ¤Â¤«¤Ê¤¤ | And no one hears it falling |
| ²» ¤¬ ¤¹¤ë? | ¤ª¤È¤¬¤¹¤ë? | Does it make a sound? |
| Éٻλ³ ¤à| ¤Õ¤¸¤µ¤ó ¤à| Fuji-mountain is |
| ÃѤº¤«¤·¤½¤¦ ¤À | ¤Ã¤º¤«¤·¤½¤¦ ¤À | A bit embarassed, it seems |
| ÆÞ ³Ã¤±¤ë | ¤¯¤â ¤«¤±¤ë | Wearing cloud clover |
| Åß ¤Î ǯ | ¤Õ¤æ ¤Î ¤È¤· | The years of winter |
| ³Û ¤Ë ¿¤¤ Àþ | ¤Ò¤¿¤¤ ¤ª¤ª¤¤ ¤»¤ó | With many lines on forehead |
| ¿´ ²Æ | ¤³¤³¤à¤Ê¤Ä | In the heart, spring |
| ¿ý µã¤¯ | ¤¹¤º¤á ¤Ê¤¯ | The bird is crying |
| »Ò¶¡ Ä·¤Ã¤ì¤ë | ¤³¤É¤â ¤È¤Ã¤ì¤ë | Children can now fly away |
| Îø¤·¤¤ ¤Ê | ¤³¤¤¤·¤¤ ¤Ê | It misses them so |
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