Classical Japanese Database

Text #52.

by #5. Yosa Buson (與謝蕪村)

Season:

Spring  

Subject:

Plum  

Commentary:

One of Buson's death poems. Compare this to Bashô's final poem--Bashô speaks of the withered fields of late winter, Buson speaks of the returning plum blossom's of early spring. This shows much about the difference in their characters.

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Japanese:

白梅に
明くるよばかりと
なりにけり

Romanization:

Shiraume ni
akuru yo bakari to
nari ni keri

Translation #53:

In the white plum blossoms
night to next day
just turning