Haiku by Yosa Buson or Yosa no Buson (与謝 蕪村, 1716–January 17, 1784). Postcard from Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture, Kyoto

嵐山の花見に

まかりけるに

俄に風雨

しければ

 

いかたしのみのや

あらしの花衣

　　　　　　蕪村

 

Arashiyama no hanami ni

makarikeru ni

niwaka nifūu

shikereba

 

ikadashi no mino ya

arashi no hanagoromo

 

When I went to Arashiyama to view the blossoms,

suddenly the wind blew and rain fell.

 

The raftsman’s

straw raincoat, in the storm

a robe of blossoms

 

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Kindly romanized and translated by Prof. Paul Atkins, Chair, University of Washington Department of Asian Languages and Literature.

 

 

 

Done