Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (18)

Ten English Haiku

1

Little One-Inch

sets off down the river

in a soup bowl

一寸法師

川を下る

スープのお椀で

Note: Little One-Inch (一寸法師)

Please check out the following site.

Issun-bōshi – Wikipedia

2

Kamakura Festival

partaking of nabemono 

in snow huts

かまくらのまつり

鍋物を食べる

雪のかまくらの中で

Notes: nabemono (鍋物) and kamakura (かまくら)

nabemono : food served in the pot

kamakura: please check out the following site

Yokote Kamakura Festival (Yokote, Akita Prefecture)

3

flaming sky

before sunset

a flock of flamingos

燃えるような空

日没前

フラミンゴの群れ

4

old stone age

both man and animal

wear animal skins

旧石器時代

人間も動物も

動物の皮を身につける 

5

drifting ice

moving nearer & nearer

no! a white whale  

流氷

どんどん近づいていく

ノー! 白鯨

6

space station

John & David work

on opposite walls

宇宙ステーション

ジョンとデビッドが働く

反対側の壁で 

7

winter dating

the warmth of her kiss

melts snowflakes

冬のデート

彼女のキスの暖かさ

雪片を溶す 

8

winter pond

snowflakes joining

their reflection

     first appeared on Haiku Xpressions

冬の池

雪片がつながる

映った影に

9

one-way ticket

a temporary pilgrimage

towards eternity        

片道切符

つかの間の巡礼

永遠に向かって

Note: Life is a short pilgrimage.

10

street walkers

burst out running

a sudden pour

first appeared on Failed Haiku – a Senryu Journal

通行人

急に走り出した

突然の土砂降りに

― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

A Chinese Haiku 

何处可借宿

风吹樱花漫天舞

老马亦迷途

Where can I find

somewhere to stay the night

The wind blows so stiffly

that cherry blossoms

are fluttering

everywhere in the air

and even my old

experienced horse

loses his way

どこかで見つけることができますか

夜を過ごす場所を

風が強く吹く

あの桜の花々が

舞っている

空中いたるところで

そして私の年老いた

経験豊富な馬でさえ

道に迷う

Note: “Mr. Chen Xiaoou With His Akita Rice”

One thought on “Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (18)

  1. Dear Mr. Hidenori Hiruta Sama: I am so grateful to you for the opportunity of sharing my poems with haiku friends, for your great translation and for your kind help! — Chen Xiaoou

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