Basho's "The whiteness of the white fish"
by Frank Watson
This haiku alludes to a poem by the famous Chinese poet from the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu.

My Translation


At the break of day

The whiteness of the white fish

Is just an inch


Original Japanese


明けぼのや白魚しろきこと一寸


Pronunciation


Akebono ya

Shira-uo shiroki

Koto issun


Literal

Dawn / daybreak

[Icefish / white fish] whiteness

State 3cm

All writings and translations are Copyright © by Frank Watson, also writing as "Blue Flute" (2011-2014).
Year: 
2011