Studietafeltjes

van Mizuta Masahide.

Op lentedagen
zingen ze, dan t'rug naar hun
studietafeltjes.


Vertaling: 白狐

háru no hí ni
shoóshìte* káeru
kyoózúkúe**


(stanza 19, from the kasen, 'Ume Wakana' *)
[* "jong abrikozebloesemkruid" ???]

[* "shimioote" is gibberish !!]
[** kyoo-zukue = sutra/study-reading desk(-let).]

on the fine spring day
the assembled monks end their chants
and each to his sutra
[trans. EM & HO]

http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.nl/2006/03/mizuta-masahide.html