A Great Submission of Haiku and Tanka by Eduard Schmidt-Zorner in Ireland
On October 16, 2018, such a nice e-mail arrived at the Akita International Haiku Network from Mr. Eduard Schmidt-Zorner in Ireland.
It was a great submission of haiku and tanka with his bio and photos.
BIO
Eduard Schmidt-Zorner is an artist and translator of poetry.
He is writing haibun and haiku in four languages: English, French, Spanish and German and holds workshops on Japanese and Chinese style poetry.
He is a member of four writer groups in Ireland. He lives in County Kerry, Ireland, since more than 25 years and is a proud Irish citizen.
He was published in 26 anthologies, literary journals and broadsheets in UK, Ireland and USA.
Writes also under his pen name: Eadbhard McGowan
Here are 10 haiku and 3 tanka with the Japanese translations.
small branch of knowledge
bird – singing a song on it
darkness falls softly
知識の小枝
そこで歌を歌っている小鳥
暗闇が静かに降りる
in it the voice
of a cuckoo – herald of spring
counting the years
その中にカッコウの声 ―
春の使者
年月を数えている
drifting clouds
brittle seams of a worn heart
dissolve
漂っている雲
疲れ切った心の固い縫い目
ほどける
homey abode
the kettle sings in the frost
cold its voice
英国人の住まい
湯沸かしが霜の中で歌う
冷たいその声
dreams fading away
behind the door bubbles tea
morning page opens
夢が消えていく
玄関の裏側でお茶を泡立てる
朝のページが開く
whitethorn petals like snow
memories gone with the wind
I see you next year?
雪のようなサンザシの花びら
思い出が風と共に去った
来年はあなたを見れる？
look at the kind moon,
round like a crisp healthy bread
promising deep sleep
優しい月を見てごらん、
カリカリした健康的なパンのように丸い
深い眠りを約束している
herons are startled
storm stirred the calm water
fish takes quick refuge
鷺がびっくりしている
嵐が穏やかな水面を揺り動かした
魚は素早く逃避する
lights extinguish
windows darken, close their eyes
moon wakes up
明かりが消える
窓が暗くなり、目を閉じる
月が目を覚ます
paper flags wave in the autumn wind
whispering words and sprinkle letters
words fall to the ground
紙の旗が秋風に翻る
ささやきの言葉とちりばめられた手紙
言葉が地面に落ちる
a few twinkling stars
on a clear autumn night sky
calendar sheets and leaves fall
seven big yellow pumpkins
make season change joyful
数個のきらきら輝く星
澄んだ秋の夜空に
カレンダーの紙布と葉が落ちる
7個の大きな黄色いカボチャ
季節の変化を楽しくする
last harvest of fruits
country in slowdown mode
blanket of hoar frost
vintners fill barrels and crates
provision for winter months
果物の最後の収穫
のんびりとした雰囲気の田舎
白く覆った霜のブランケット
ワイン醸造業者は樽と木枠を満たす
冬月間の用意
leaves knock at window
storm rattles at barn gates
let’s prepare for storm and snow
farmer is counting his bails
the warm steam from his cow’s mouth
葉がドアをノックする
嵐が納屋の入り口でガタガタ鳴る
嵐と雪に備えよう
農夫は枠を数えている
牛の口から出ている温かい蒸気
Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
