Poem by Akahito
by Nga Bui Katz
When I went out
In the Spring meadows
To gather violets,
I enjoyed myself
So much that I stayed all night.
Haru no nu ni
Sumire tsumi ni to
Koshi ware zo
Nu wo natsukashimi
Hito yo nenikeru
Akahito
Translated by Kenneth Rexroth
(One Hundred Poems from the Japanese)
February 5th, 2009 at 02:46
Many more of Rexroth’s translations (as well as his own poems and essays) are online at http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth
Enjoy!
February 6th, 2009 at 12:34
cheers
that’s a fab site!