<Japanese>
すず風や 力いっぱい きりぎりす
Suzukaze ya/ Chikara ippai/ Kirigirisu
<English>
The cool breeze.
With all his strength
The cricket.
*kirigirisu: In ancient Japan, “kirigirisu” meant today’s cricket. Kirigirisu means katydid now.
<Japanese>
やれ打つな はえが手をする 足をする
Yare utsuna/ Hae ga te wo suru/ Ashi wo suru
<English>
Don’t hit it.
The fly rub the hands
Or rub the legs.
Read more Kobayashi Issa’s Haiku poems