Ume ga ka ni - 3 Haiku

Here are 3 translations of #haiku on the #ume ga ka ni theme.

#Basho

Ume ga ka ni notto hi no deru yamaji

 Plum blossom fragrance
Suddenly the sun rising
On a mountain path

You can smell the fragrance  KA before you see it.

Basho or Yaba his pupil

Ume ga ka ni mukashi ichiji aware nari

Plum blossom fragrance
Just the character mukashi
invokes nostalgia

#Mukashi means once upon a time or formerly or long ago and can be written as one KANJI

The phrase ume ga ka ni was first used in Japanese poetry by the Heian waka writers.

Finally a haiku by #Buson who was also a noted painter

Ume ga ka ni yuugure hayaki fumoto kana

Plum blossom fragrance Early Twilight on the foothills

Fumoto can be either the foothills or lower slopes of mountains.

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Hintons' Classical Chinese Poetry Anthology

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You will find it both enjoyable and useful with a mixed selection of well known works you may have seen in other anthologies and a few pieces I had not seen in anthologies before now.

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