Sunday, February 20, 2011

Teardrops od Dew - Issa

He grieves for his recently deceased father--

"While I remain alive,
On me as on the grass
Fall teardrops of dew."

Ikinokoru
Ware ni kakaru ya
Kusa no tsuyu

Excerpt from Chichi no Shuen Nikki

Trans: Robert N. Huey



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