Thursday, May 7, 2009

Tanka / 短歌

I'm now learning to write Tanka and Haiku in both Chinese and English. My penpal 林さん is guiding me. Below is the example he wrote in Japanese.

降り止まぬ
絹のごときの
五月雨に
櫻花も散り落ち
晴れぬ我が心

梅雨

梅雨细霏霏,
好像丝线一样的,
残留的樱花,
跟随着小雨飘落,
让心中无限惆怅。

Spring Rain

Non-stop fine spring rain,
drizzlling like silken thread,
remaining petals,
of sakura now falling,
makes me feel melancholy.

Haiku / 俳句

梅雨

梅雨绵绵,残留的樱花飘落,心中无限惆怅。

Spring Rain

Spring rain drizzling, cherry petals falling, makes me melancholy.