Bloesemwolken. [MB267+296]

Jane Reichhold: "Bashô could see the Kannon Temple of Asakusa, in Tôkyô, from his home in Fukagawa [Fuka/Fuku River]. Like most temples, it was surrounded with cherry trees."

[MB267]

Overhangend ziet
Kannons pannedak uit op
-- bloesemwolken.

Alternatief:

Overhangend zien
Kannons dakpannen uit op
-- bloesemwolken.

[MB296]

Bloesemwolken, --
hoor 'k de klok van Uèno
of Asákusa ?!

Alternatief:

Bloesemwolken, --
hoor 'k nou de klok van Hoogveld
of Laageweide ?!


Vertalingen: 白狐

[MB267] [Lente, 1686.]
Kañnoñ no / iráka miyàri** tsú*** / haná no kúmo.


* 甍 iraka = roof tile, tiled roof, objects crowded together (e.g. houses).
** 見やる miyáru = to look/gaze/stare at.
*** 吊る tsurú = to hang/suspend, to hang over.

[MB296] [Lente, 1687.]
haná no kúmo / kané wa Uèno* ká / Asákusa** ká.
[Lett. "bloesem-wolken / klok Uèno ?? / Asákusa ??"]

* 上野 Uèno ("ü-È-nò")= a section of Tokyo. 上 uè = op, top, opper-, boven, hoger > hooggelegen !! 野 no = veld, vlakte, etc. Dus Uèno = "Hoogveld" !!


** 浅草 Asákusa [浅い asáï = ondiep (water); oppervlakkig; laag (trede). kusá = gras > kusáhara, nóhara, no, hára = veld, grasland, vlakte. > asáï kusáhara = laaggelegen grasvlakte (weide) > dus: "Laageweide" !!


下町 shitamachi =
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); 
Shitamachi = the low-lying area of eastern Tôkyô near Tôkyô Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds.

NB1: Kannon = Guân Yîn = the Goddess of Mercy (> Boeddhisme, Daoïsme).
NB2: In de spreektaal valt de ü in Asákusa weg: "Asák'sa".