Saturday 19 September 2015

Saigyō 5 Tanka translations


on this peak
between the lull of storms
my only companions
are the loneliness of retreat
and the sound of water
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after my death
through the pines
through infinity
no one will mourn these ruins
no one will follow my footsteps
________

through my door
comes no one -
this lonely
mountain village
where i live in desolation  
________

empty cicada husk
this body sighs
in vain -
my love bound
in hopelessness
_______

all alone
in this rocky ravine
far from the town
- where no one can see me
I surrender to grief

(original translations)

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