Frog Haiku (Japanese)
Matsuo Bashō
1644 to 1694
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One frog, one jump
One ripple in time
Nature's poetry unspoken
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
The cycle of life complete
One ripple in time
Old pond, new sound
In the span of a heartbeat
Sound of water
A splash that breaks the quiet's reign
Old pond
A simple act, profound and neat
(Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto)
Old pond / A frog leaps in / Sound of water,
Old pond waits, for the next surprise
One frog, one jump
Old pond, new sound
Centuries of silence it keeps
Where stillness and motion harmonize
Of change and constants, young and old
A moment sublime
(Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto)
A moment sublime
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
Old pond sits still, memories deep
Water's voice, briefly awoken
(Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto)
In that sound, a truth unfolds
Then in a moment, life leaps in
Past and present meet
A frog leaps in