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frog and old pond
i wait to hear the sound
of basho's famous poem
inspired
The old pond
Following are several translations
of the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be
the most famous of all haiku:
Furuike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto
- Basho
Literal Translation
Fu-ru (old) i-ke (pond) ya,
ka-wa-zu (frog) to-bi-ko-mu (jumping into)
mi-zu (water) no o-to (sound)
Translated by Fumiko Saisho
The old pond-
a frog jumps in,
sound of water.
Translated by Robert Hass
Old pond...
a frog jumps in
water's sound.
Translated by William J. Higginson
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
Translated by Harry Behn
There is the old pond!
Lo, into it jumps a frog:
hark, water's music!
Translated by John Bryan
The silent old pond
a mirror of ancient calm,
a frog-leaps-in splash.
Translated by Dion O'Donnol
old pond
frog leaping
splash
Translated by Cid Corman
Antic pond-
frantic frog jumps in-
gigantic sound.
Translated by Bernard Lionel Einbond
'Dere wasa dis frogg
Gone jumpa offa da logg
Now he inna bogg.'
- Anonymous
Translated by George M. Young, Jr.
Old pond
leap - splash
a frog.
Translated by Lucien Stryck
The old pond,
A frog jumps in: .
Plop!
Translated by Allan Watts
The old pond, yes, and
A frog is jumping into
The water, and splash.
Translated by G.S. Fraser
john tiong chunghoo
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