Frog Haiku (Japanese)
Matsuo Bashō
1644 to 1694
Track 1
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One frog, one jump
Then in a moment, life leaps in
Centuries of silence it keeps
The cycle of life complete
A moment sublime
Old pond / A frog leaps in / Sound of water,
Water's voice, briefly awoken
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
(Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto)
(Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto)
Of change and constants, young and old
A frog leaps in
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
One frog, one jump
(Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto)
Old pond
One ripple in time
Old pond waits, for the next surprise
In that sound, a truth unfolds
Old pond sits still, memories deep
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
A moment sublime
In the span of a heartbeat
A splash that breaks the quiet's reign
A simple act, profound and neat
Nature's poetry unspoken
Where stillness and motion harmonize
Old pond, new sound
Sound of water
Past and present meet
Old pond, new sound
One ripple in time
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