Text #216.

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by #1. Matsuo Bashô (松尾芭蕉)

Season:
Autumn  
Subject:
death, frost  
Commentary:
This was written in response to seeing his dead mother's white hair.
Japanese:
手にとらば消ん
涙ぞ熱き
秋の霜
Romanization:
te ni toraba kien
namida zo atsuki
aki no shimo
Translation #217:
Should I take it in my hand,
it would disappear with my hot tears,
like the frost of autumn.

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