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- asagao 朝顔 morning glory -
. WKD - asagao 朝顔 morning glory .
lit. "morning face"
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. asagao ni ware wa meshi kuu otoko kana .
(autumn) morning glories. I am a man eating rice
朝顔は下手の書くさへあはれなり
. asagao wa heta no kaku sae aware nari .
(autumn) morning glories. painted poorly. showing pathos
朝顔は酒盛知らぬ盛り哉
. asagao wa sakamori shiranu sakari kana .
(autumn) morning glories. we drink sake and make merry
- - - - - Basho closes the Fukagaww Hermitage. heikan no setsu 閉関の説
朝顔や昼は鎖おろす門の垣
. asagao ya hiru wa joo orosu mon no kaki .
蕣や是も叉我が友ならず
. asagao ya kore mo mata waga tomo narazu .
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三ヶ月や朝顔の夕べ蕾むらん
mikazuki ya / asagao no yūbe / tsubomuran
. soo asagao ikushi ni kaeru nori no matsu .
(autumn) morning glories. monks. to die. Dharma pine
at temple Taimadera 当麻寺
笑ふべし泣くべしわが朝顔の凋む時
. warau beshi naku beshi waga asagao no shibomu toki .
(summer) morning glories. should I laugh? should I cry? whithering
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- yuugao 夕顔 bottle gourd -
. WKD - yuugao 夕顔 (ゆうがお) bottle gourd (plant) .
Calonyction aculeatum, Ipomea alba. moonflower
lit. "evening face"
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夕顔に干瓢むいて遊びけり
yūgao ni / kanpyō muite / asobi keri
夕顔に見とるるや身もうかりひよん
yūgao ni / mitoruru ya mi mo / ukari hyon
夕顔の白ク夜ノ後架に紙燭とりて
. yuugao no shiroku yoru no kooka ni shisoku torite .
(autumn) moonflower. white. outhouse. torchlight (?candle)
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夕顔や秋はいろいろの瓢哉
yuugao ya / aki wa iroiro no / fukube kana
Look at a sake cup with this hokku:
. Basho and sakazuki 盃 sake cups .
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夕顔や酔うて顔出す窓の穴
yūgao ya / youte kao dasu / mado no ana
yuugao ya yoote kao dasu mado no ana
this bottle gourd flower -
I was drunk sticking my head out
of the hole of the window
Tr. Gabi Greve
Written in summer of 1693. 元禄6年
It might well have been the small window of the toilet, since he mentiones the ANA, the hole of the window.
When Basho stuck his drunken head out of it, he saw the beautiful flower right there.
It is quite unlikely that he is writing about someone else.
Other versions recorded by Kyorai
夕顔に酔うて顔出す窓の穴
yuugao NI
夕顔や酔て顔出す竹すだれ
..... take sudare
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hirugao ひるがお - 昼顔 field bindweed, convolvulus
Calystegia japonica
lit. "midday face"
昼顔に米搗き涼むあはれなり
. hirugao ni kometsuki suzumu aware nari .
TBA
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. yuugao 夕顔 (ゆうがお) bottle gourd (plant) .
Calonyction aculeatum, Ipomea alba. moonflower
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morning-glory, asagao 朝顔
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