Five English Haiku
(1)
starless night
the crescent moon guides us
through the wilderness
星なき夜
三日月が導く
荒野を行く私たちを
(2)
bureau de change
the English traveler gets
back more notes
両替所
イギリスの旅行者が受け取る
より多くの紙幣を
(3)
tiny tea party
in a tiny cottage
an old couple
First published on Haiku Foundation
小さなコテージでの
ささやかなお茶会
老夫婦
(4)
rope skipping
the whole world moves
up and down
First published on Haiku Foundation
縄跳び
世界全体が
上下に動く
(5)
lotus pond
the croaking of an
invisible frog
蓮の池
姿の見えない蛙の鳴き声
Two Japanese Haiga
森に猿頭を下げる狩人に
おおだこでこどもがそらにうかんでる
Two Chinese Haiku
鸥鹭闲游戏
农夫渔翁忙活计
无酒人也醉
some gulls and herons
are frolicking in the air
while the peasants and
fishermen busy with their
work, I feel intoxicated
(by this picturesque view)
without drinking wine.
This haiku is inspired by a poem written by Zhang Yanghao, a Chinese poet of Yuan Dynasty.
カモメやサギが
空で戯れ、
農夫や漁師たちが仕事に精を出す中、
私は酒を飲まずとも
（この絵画のような光景に）
陶酔感を覚える。
数杯添泪酒
西风吹拂送秋花
友人行天涯
while the
west wind
wafts over the
chrysanthemums
I drink a few glasses
of wine mingled with
tears with my best friend
who is setting off for lands
beyond the horizon
This haiku is inspired by a poem written by Li Zhiyuan, a Chinese poet of Yuan Dynasty.
西風が
菊の花の上を吹き渡る中、
地平線の彼方へと旅立つ親友と共に、
涙の混じったワインを
何杯か飲み干す。
－Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
Chen Xiaoou’s Brief Bio
Chen Xiaoou is a haiku lover and poet living in Kunming, China. His haiku poems appeared over 320 times on international journals, including USA’s Haiku Foundation, UK’s Japan Society, Australia’s Haiku Xpressions and Japan’s Asahi Shimbun. Four of Xiaoou’s poems were selected as The Haiku of the Week on Japan Society. Most importantly, he feels proud that he has had the opportunities of sharing his English haiku, Chinese Haiku and simple Japanese haiga with haiku lovers 57 times on Akita International Haiku Network, totally over 600 pieces.
Xiaoou is the only haiku poet from China who writes for Akita International Haiku Network, Australian Haiku Society and Canada’s Daily Haiga ever since the establishment of these organizations.
Moreover Xiaoou has given 15 lectures on haiku, three of which were at universities in his city. In his lectures he provided an introduction to the history of haiku and shared his experience of writing this short verse. These offered his friends and the audience a chance to encounter and help them understand the charm of the art of haiku which originated in Japan and has spread to most parts of the world.
Chen Xiaoou is a member of World Haiku Association, which is headquartered in Japan.
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