(1763 - 1827 / Kashiwabara / Japan)

poet Kobayashi Issa
#436 on top 500 poets
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A cuckoo sings

A cuckoo sings
to me, to the mountain,
to me, to the mountain.


Translated by Robert Hass

Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003

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  • Saiom Shriver (4/11/2012 7:34:00 PM)

    His chorus... is for us

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