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