The Old Pond

Matsuo Bashō· 1644 – 1694· Japanese

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The Old Pond

Matsuo Bashō

The old pond, aye! and the sound of a frog leaping into the water.

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Bashō haiku in Chamberlain’s 1902 English rendering, p. 279, no. 32. His one-line English form is preserved. · Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain
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