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Fay Aoyagi
February 16, 2020
San Francisco, CA
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In January 2009, I started translating tanka from “Gendai Tanka no Kansho 101” (Apreciation of Modern Tanka 101), an anthology written and edited by Ken Kodaka. It took longer than I thought, but I am happy to announce that the mission was completed at last!
Since I do not write tanka and some poets use classic Japanese, I found tanka translation more difficult than haiku translation. From now on (at least for a while), this blog will concentrate on haiku.
I appreciate your support and encouragement in the past 3 years!
Fay Aoyagi
November 30, 2011, San Francisco
三月やサラダに散らすアーモンド 高橋悦男
sangatsu ya sarada ni chirasu aamondo
March—
I sprinkle almond
over the salad
Etsuo Takahashi
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
クレソンやおほかた丸き洋食器 中川和子
kureson ya ôkata maruki yôshokki
watercress—
most of western dishes
have round shapes
Kazuko Nakagawa
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: ‘kureson’ (watercress) is a spring kigo.
無人の列車春の光が素通りす 山口優夢
mujin no ressha haru no hikari ga sudôri su
train with no passengers
the spring light passes
without stopping
Yuumu Yamaguchi
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), May 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
春愁のふたつづつある肘と膝 下坂速穂
shunshû no futatsu zutsu aru hiji to hiza
spring melancholy
everyone with a pair
of elbows and knees
Hayaho Shimosaka
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), May 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
鳥帰るいづこの空もさびしからむに 安住 敦
tori kaeru izukono sora mo sabishikaran ni
birds return to north
though everywhere
the sky will be lonely
Atsushi Azumi
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Atsushi Azumi (1907-1988)
