1. The ten disciples of Basho
1) Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)
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The full moon of autumn;
On the tatami,
The shadow
of the pine-tree.
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The little rain frog
Rides on a banana tree
As it softly sways.
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Nightingale's body
hanging upside down
first song
of the new year.
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2) Hattori Ransetsu(1654-1707)
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No letter,
No message,-
Five rice dumplings
in bamboo leaves.
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Beads of dew!
Walk about
on the blades of grass,
And enjoy yourselves!
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3) Tachibana Hokushi( ? -1718)
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4) Kawai Sora (1649-1710)
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The stars in the lake;
Yet again pattrs down
The cold winter rain.
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All night long
Listening to the autumn wind
Of the mountain at the back.
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5) Mukai Kyorai(1651-1704)
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6) Sugiyama Sanpooh(1647-1732)
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Stones and trees
Gazzling the eyes,^
Oh, the heat!
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Walking through
Fields by the river,
A moonlit night.
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2. Others
7) Ueshima Onitsura(1661-1738)
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Make-ups on the skulls
going out to see
cherry blossoms.
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A trout jumps up;
At the bottom of the water
Clouds coming and going.
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The autumn wind
Blow across the fields;
People's face.
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8) Nozawa Boncho(? -1714)
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Upper setting off
lower coming back: clouds
in the autumn sky.
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At the zen temple
pine needles falling-
November .
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9) Iwata Ryouto ( -1717)
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10) Yamaguchi Sodoh (1642-1716)
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Hoe in hand,
He comes out to scold,-
Peach blossoms.
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Breaking down the hedge,
And making the young bamboos
Into the hedge.
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11) Chiyojo (1703-1775)
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The little dragon-fly hunter,
How far, I wonder,
Has hegone today?
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A moonlit night;
Coming out on a stone,
A cricket chirping.
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12) Yamazaki Sokan ( ?-1739)
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13) Nishiyama So-in (1571-1653)
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Putting his hands
together,
The frog Utters his ode.
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Putting a handle
On the moon,-
What a fine fan!
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The white dews;
And what
a lack of discrimination
In where they fall!
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Translators: David Landis Barnhill, Haider A. Kahn & Tadashi Kondo, David Landis Barnhill,
and http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/ebasho.shtml.
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