Masayuki script

[John A Stuart]

Hi Guys, I know this grass script can be a problem sometimes to decipher, but if someone can get a handle on it I would really like to know what it says. Thanks, John

[Nobody]

I have a go at the reading, though I could only read a half of the characters.

 

日乃影や (Hi no Kage ya)

ごもくのうえの親雀 (Gomoku no Ue no Oyasuzume)

 

If the above reading is correct, that is a Haiku composed by Chinseki (珍碩) who was a pupil of Basho (芭蕉).

http://www.ese.yamanashi.ac.jp/~itoyo/b ... inseki.htm

＜ひのかげや　ごもくのうえの　おやすずめ＞「ごもく」は、小川の浅瀬に発生する水草。陽光のまぶしい春の昼下がり。水草の上を親スズメがひょいひょいと渡っている。軽みの句。

I expect that someone translates the meaning properly. That is beyond my ability.

[John A Stuart]

Hi Koichi san, I reckoned if someone could give me a starting point on this it would be Nobody. Seriously, thanks. John

[John A Stuart]

I'm not terribly poetic. How does this sound?

 

The withered water plant in the Ogawa shoal.

The afternoons spring sun dazzles.

The sparrow crosses the solitude.

In its raincoat.

 

 

John

[Guest reinhard]

The sparrow crosses the solitude.

In its raincoat.

 

A sparrow named Bogey? Here's looking at you, kid.

 

reinhard

[John A Stuart]

Hi Reinhard, Not a falcon? It is one of those straw raincoats they used to wear. I can't believe how hard it is to try and make something sensible in English from the Japanese quote Koichi gave. 17 syllables, impossible. I hope someone more artistic gives it a go. John

[Nobody]

The last line is not the part of the Haiku. It is a note saying that the poem is a light Haiku.

So, forget the raincoat. :lol:

[Guest reinhard]

I have to admit, I like the image of the lonely sparrow in its raincoat, hopping along the wet runway with the French titmouse, crossing the solitude.

This could be the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

 

reinhard (lover of poetry)

[John A Stuart]

Ha ha ha :lol: And it seemed to give a nice picture. A pale gray straw raincoat like the pale grey sparrow. Oh well. John

[John A Stuart]

Obviously I used too much from the commentary. here is an attempt by another fellow.

 

Beneath the sun's rays,

A parental sparrow flies

Over the reeds.