Kiji no o no

Tasashiku sawaru

Sumire kana

The pheasant’s tail lightly brushes a violet

No mo yama mo

Yuki ni torarete

Nani mo nashi

Snow has captured fields and mountains; nothing remains

Tobu ayuno

Soko ni kumo yuku

Nagare kana

Beneath a leaping trout, the clouds are flowing

Uguisu ya

Doroashi nuguu

Umenohana

The warbler wipes muddy feet on the plum-blossoms

Mijika yo ya

Kemushino ueni

Tsuyunotama

A short night; dewdrops are on the hairs of a caterpillar

Kaze ni kite

Tsurara ni sagaru

Kaede kana

Red maple leaves, blown here by the wind, are hanging from icicles

Amagaeru

Basho ni norite

Soyogi keri

The little rain frog rides a gently swaying banana tree

No no sue no

Kumo ni oto aru

Arare kana

The cloud at the far edge of the moor makes sound: hail

Mizutori no

Tsutsuki kudaku ya

Nami no tsuki

The rapping waterbird distorts the moon on the waves

Ochizama ni

Mizu koboshi keri

Hana tsubaki

Water spills from the cup of the camellia onto the earth