Frog Haiku (Japanese)

Matsuo Bashō

Matsuo Bashō portrait

1644 to 1694

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

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