SPRING
madokara [bad word] (kagayaku) ume ichirin
ichirin hodo no
(sono) atatakasa

SUMMER
madokara [bad word] (mabushii) me ni wa aoba
yama hototogisu
(aa) hatsugatsuo

AUTUMN
madokara [bad word] (sawayaka) akikaze no
yama o [bad word] ya
(ano) kane no koe

BRIDGE
yomei
ikubaku ka [bad word] [yo mijikashi]

yomei
ikubaku ka [bad word] koyoi hakanashi
inochi mijikashi

WINTER
madokara [bad word] (hieta) yuki no ie ni
nete [bad word] to omou
(nete) bakari nite

SPRING
madokara [bad word] (tanoshi) ichihatsu no
ichirin shiroshi
(kono) [bad word] no kure

Translation:

Through the window I see
on the plum tree
one blossom, one blossom worth
of warmth

Through the window I see
a view of greenery
a wild cuckoo
the first bonito

Through the window I see
the autumn wind
resounds in the mountain—
temple bell

how much longer
is my life?
[brief night]

Through the window I see
all I can think of
is being sick in bed
and snowbound.

Through the window I see
this lone iris
white
in spring twilight