Madokara [bad word] – Corner Stone Cues
madokara [bad word] (kagayaku) ume ichirin
ichirin hodo no
(sono) atatakasa
(Through the window I see
on the plum tree
one blossom, one blossom worth
of warmth)
SUMMER
madokara [bad word] (mabushii) me ni wa aoba
yama hototogisu
(aa) hatsugatsuo
(Through the window I see
a view of greenery
a wild cuckoo
the first bonito)
AUTUMN
madokara [bad word] (sawayaka) akikaze no
yama o [bad word] ya
(ano) kane no koe
(Through the window I see
the autumn wind
resounds in the mountain—
temple bell)
BRIDGE
yomei
ikubaku ka [bad word] [yo mijikashi]
(how much longer
is my life?
[brief night])
WINTER
madokara [bad word] (hieta) yuki no ie ni
nete [bad word] to omou
(nete) bakari nite
(Through the window I see
all I can think of
is being sick in bed
and snowbound.)
SPRING
madokara [bad word] (tanoshi) ichihatsu no
ichirin shiroshi
(kono) [bad word] no kure
(Through the window I see
this lone iris
white
in spring twilight)