Session 30—Haiku of Yosa Buson

Topics for this session

Brief introductory comments on Buson
Spring haiku by Yosa Buson

Poems for this session

• 47 春雨や小磯の小貝ぬるるほど
• 48 春雨やものがたりゆく蓑と傘
• 49 陽炎や名もしらぬ虫の白き飛
• 50 菜の花や月は東に日は西に

Details

47 春雨や小磯の小貝ぬるるほど

はるさめ | や | こいそ | の | こがい | ぬるる | ほど

新編日本古典文学全集: 春 (Vol. 72, p227, poem #575, search 小貝)

Author:与謝蕪村（よさぶそん）

Special requests for preparing this poem

• View this image to get a sense for the types of shells being described: 小さい貝 and this 桜貝

48 春雨やものがたりゆく蓑と傘

はるさめ | や | ものがたり | ゆく | みの | と | かさ

新編日本古典文学全集: 春 (not in collection)

Author:与謝蕪村（よさぶそん）

Special requests for preparing this poem

• Be ready to answer this question? "Relate this to a poem we have already read." (Do your own work please.)

49 陽炎や名もしらぬ虫の白き飛

かげろふ | や | な | も | しら | ぬ | むし | の | しろき | とぶ

新編日本古典文学全集: 春 (Vol. 72, p228, poem #578, search 陽炎)

Author: 与謝蕪村（よさぶそん）

50 菜の花や月は東に日は西に

なのはな | や | つき | は | ひがし | に | ひ | は | にし | に

新編日本古典文学全集: 春 (Vol. 72, p233, poem #595, search 菜の花)

Author:与謝蕪村（よさぶそん）

Special requests for preparing this poem

• View this image of 菜の花: Page 01
• Consider the first few lines of this poem by Tao Qian (陶淵明, 365–427):
  • 白日淪西阿，
    素月出東嶺。
    遙遙萬里暉，
    蕩蕩空中景。
  • 白日西阿（西の山）に淪（しづ）み、素月東嶺に出づ。遙々たり萬里の輝き、蕩々たり空中の景
  • The bright sun sinking on the western bank
    and the pale moon rising above the eastern ridge,
    the earth looms in the rays of light that spread far out
    and reach all the corners of the spacious sky.

Poems are covered in the order presented. We may not be able to discuss all poems listed. It is likely that I will add links and preparating requests as we go along, even in the last hour before class. There is no class participation grade so all of this work is optional, but interesting, and will enhance your ability to share in the session. Poem details are given in class and not repeated. Take excellent notes. They are the basis for the test. Our course goals in order of priority: 1) above all, appreciation of the poem as a poem, 2) understanding the components of the poems (the words in their function as grammar and their history in poems), 3) details of authors and collections. Prepare with these priorities in mind.