Year
My translation:
All around,
The waterfall’s sound.
A leaf, so young.
Or:
Near and far, I hear
The sound of water falling:
A leaf, so young.
Yosa Buson’s original Japanese
をちこちに滝の音きく若葉かな
Pronunciation
Ochikochi ni
Taki no oto kiku
Wakaba kana
Literal
Near far
Waterfall’s sound hear
Young leaf, ah(1)
(1) Kana is a sound or expression of a sigh, like ah!, alas!, how!
(1) Kana is a sound or expression of a sigh, like ah!, alas!, how!