俳諧のロンド「木の葉舞う」

falling leaves dance
rondo renga haikai
by mandala
November 21, 2004

1. 木の葉舞うやぶれかぶれの師走なり

December, the yearend
driven to desperation:
falling leaves dance

2. 一息入れて渋茶に羊羹
well, let’s take a rest
have some bitter tea and yokan

3. みあげればとろり半月春が来て
look up and you’ll see
the half moon melting
spring is here

4. 霞を払う一陣の風
a gust of wind
sweeps a haze away

5. すべからく銭で量って得意顔
he converts anything into money
and does it very triumphantly

6. 一つ二つと丑三つ時
counting?one, two,
three o’clock midnight

7. いつの日か君が琴線ふれたくて
wishing I could touch
your heartstrings
some day

8. 花よ月よと幾春秋過ぐ
oh flowers, ah the moon
how many years I ‘ve spent for

9. 光陰は矢の如くとび時間切れ
time flew like an arrow
then it ran out

10. 空梅雨のあとはすぐさま野分なり
soon after a dry monsoon
an attack of tyhoon followed

――木の葉舞うやぶれかぶれの師走なり
---December, the yearend
driven to desperation:
falling leaves dance