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'''Matsuo Basho''' ([[Japanese]]: 松尾 芭蕉) (1644–1694) was a renowned [[Japanese]] [[poet]] of [[haiku]]. His best-known poem is the "frog haiku": | '''Matsuo Basho''' ([[Japanese]]: 松尾 芭蕉) (1644–1694) was a renowned [[Japanese]] [[poet]] of [[haiku]]. His best-known poem is the "frog haiku": | ||
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| − | Into the ancient pond<br /> | + | |- |
| + | ! Japanese | ||
| + | ! English | ||
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| + | |古池や<br /> | ||
| + | 蛙飛びこむ<br /> | ||
| + | 水の音<br /> | ||
| + | | Into the ancient pond<br /> | ||
A frog jumps<br /> | A frog jumps<br /> | ||
Water’s sound!<ref>Translation by D. T. Suzuki: http://www.bopsecrets.org/gateway/passages/basho-frog.htm</ref> | Water’s sound!<ref>Translation by D. T. Suzuki: http://www.bopsecrets.org/gateway/passages/basho-frog.htm</ref> | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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| + | ===External links=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.uoregon.edu/~kohl/basho/life.html "Basho's Life"] | ||
| + | *[http://www.bopsecrets.org/gateway/passages/basho-frog.htm 30 English translations of the "frog haiku"] | ||
[[Category:Poets]] | [[Category:Poets]] | ||
Revision as of 22:07, October 29, 2009
Matsuo Basho (Japanese: 松尾 芭蕉) (1644–1694) was a renowned Japanese poet of haiku. His best-known poem is the "frog haiku":
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 古池や 蛙飛びこむ |
Into the ancient pond A frog jumps |
References
- ↑ Translation by D. T. Suzuki: http://www.bopsecrets.org/gateway/passages/basho-frog.htm