Translation #139.

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Text:
Oh thou unrippled pool of quietness
Upon whose shimmering surface, like tears
Of olden days, a small batrachian leaps,
The while aquatic sounds assail our ears

Original text:

#1.
(edit)古池 / 蛙飛び込む / 水の音 furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto by #1 Matsuo Bashô.

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#140.
Available on page 169 of One Hundred Frogs.

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