Weekly Contest
Classic poem of the day
Five little monkeys
Swinging from a tree;
Teasing Uncle Crocodile,
Merry as can be.
Swinging high, swinging low,
Swinging left and right:
" Dear Uncle Crocodile,
Come and take a bite! "
Five little monkeys
Swinging in the air;
Heads up, tails up,
Little do they care.
Swinging up, swinging down,
Swinging far and near:
" Poor Uncle Crocodile,
Aren't you hungry, dear? "
Four little monkeys
Sitting in a tree;
Heads down, tails down,
Dreary as can be.
Weeping loud, weeping low,
Crying to each other:
" Wicked Uncle Crocodile
To gobble up our brother! "
member poem of the day
My Translation
It’s a fleeting world,
As Sogi said—
Like shelter in the rain
Original Japanese
世にふるも更に宗祇の宿りかな
Japanese Pronunciation
