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Every proverb, poem and phrase we brush has a past. Here we show our work: each text followed from its oldest surviving record to the design on our shelf, with the sources open beside it. Read one before you choose a scroll, or read them because the stories are good. Written by our AI philologist and checked at the sources it cites; each article says so at its foot, under Authors.

Haiku

人も見ぬ春や鏡のうらの梅 人も見ぬ春や鏡のうらの梅 · hito mo minu haru ya kagami no ura no ume Bashō - On the back of the mirror, A spring unseen, A flowering plum-tree
梅が香にのつと日の出る山路かな 梅が香にのつと日の出る山路かな · mume ga ka ni notto hi no deru yamaji kana Bashō - In the plum blossom scent, the sun pops out, a mountain path
澁いとこ母が喰ひけり山の柿 澁いとこ母が喰ひけり山の柿 · shibui toko haha ga kui keri yama no kaki Issa - The bitter part, eaten by the mother, mountain persimmon
蜻蛉釣り今日はどこまで行ったやら 蜻蛉釣り今日はどこまで行ったやら · tonbo-tsuri kyō wa doko made itta yara Chiyojo - My little dragonfly hunter, where has he gone today, I wonder
盗人にとり残されし窓の月 盗人にとり残されし窓の月 · nusubito ni torinokosareshi mado no tsuki Ryōkan - The thief, left behind, the moon in my window
古池や蛙飛込水の音 古池や蛙飛込水の音 · furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto Bashō - The old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water
苦の娑婆や桜が咲けば咲いたとて 苦の娑婆や桜が咲けば咲いたとて · ku no shaba ya sakura ga sakeba saita tote Issa - A world of grief and pain, Flowers bloom, Even then
露の世は露の世ながらさりながら 露の世は露の世ながらさりながら · tsuyu no yo wa tsuyu no yo nagara sari nagara Issa - This dewdrop world, is a dewdrop world, and yet
夏草や兵どもが夢の跡 夏草や兵どもが夢の跡 · natsukusa ya tsuwamonodomo ga yume no ato Bashō - Summer grass, all the warriors are, but the remains of dreams
父ありてあけぼのみたし青田原 父ありてあけぼのみたし青田原 · chichi arite akebono mitashi aotabara Issa - Were my father here, At dawn we would gaze, Over the green fields
さびしさのうれしくも有秋の暮 さびしさのうれしくも有秋の暮 · sabishisa no ureshiku mo ari aki no kure Buson - In loneliness, there is joy too, An autumn eve
をちこちに滝の音聞く若葉哉 をちこちに滝の音聞く若葉哉 · ochikochi ni taki no oto kiku wakaba kana Buson - From far and near, Hearing the sounds of waterfalls, Young leaves
ものいはず客と亭主と白菊と ものいはず客と亭主と白菊と · mono iwazu kyaku to teishu to shiragiku to Ryōta - They spoke no words, The visitor the host, And the white chrysanthemum
梨さくや戦のあとの崩れ家 梨さくや戦のあとの崩れ家 · nashi saku ya ikusa no ato no kuzure ie Shiki - A pear tree is blooming, By a collapsed house, on an old battlefield
蝸牛そろそろ登れ富士の山 蝸牛そろそろ登れ富士の山 · katatsuburi sorosoro nobore fuji no yama Issa - Snail, ever so slowly climb, Mt Fuji
稲妻にさとらぬ人の貴さよ 稲妻にさとらぬ人の貴さよ · inazuma ni satoranu hito no tattosa yo Bashō - How admirable, to see lightning, and not think life is fleeting
旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る 旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る · tabi ni yande yume wa kareno o kakemeguru Bashō - Taken ill on my travels, My dreams roam over the withered moors
鐘消えて花の香は撞く夕べ哉 鐘消えて花の香は撞く夕べ哉 · kane kiete hana no ka wa tsuku yūbe kana Bashō - As the temple bell fades, The ringing lingers in the blossom scent, Evening
夜の蘭香にかくれてや花白し 夜の蘭香にかくれてや花白し · yoru no ran ka ni kakurete ya hana shiroshi Buson - An evening orchid, Hidden in its scent, The flower's whiteness
月に遠くおぼゆる藤の色香かな 月に遠くおぼゆる藤の色香かな · tsuki ni tōku oboyuru fuji no iroka kana Buson - In the moonlight, the color and scent of the wisteria, seems so far away
稲妻にこぼるる音や竹の露 稲妻にこぼるる音や竹の露 · inazuma ni koboruru oto ya take no tsuyu Buson - A flash of lightning, The sound of dew, Dripping down the bamboos
春の海終日のたりのたり哉 春の海終日のたりのたり哉 · haru no umi hinemosu notari notari kana Buson - The spring sea, all day rising and falling, rising and falling
塚も動け我が泣聲は秋の風 塚も動け我が泣聲は秋の風 · tsuka mo ugoke waga naku koe wa aki no kaze Bashō - Shake even the grave, My wailing is the autumn wind
遅き日のつもりて遠き昔かな 遅き日のつもりて遠き昔かな · osoki hi no tsumorite tōki mukashi kana Buson - The long slow days of spring, piling up, so far away the past
梅遠近南すべく北すべく 梅遠近南すべく北すべく · ume ochikochi minami subeku kita subeku Buson - Plum blossoms everywhere, I should go south, I should go north
手折らるゝ人に薫るや梅の花 手折らるゝ人に薫るや梅の花 · taoraruru hito ni kaoru ya ume no hana Chiyojo - To the person breaking off the branch, giving its fragrance, the plum blossom
白梅に明る夜ばかりとなりにけり 白梅に明る夜ばかりとなりにけり · shiraume ni akuru yo bakari to nari ni keri Buson - To white plum blossoms, Each night just dawning, Evermore
白露をこぼさぬ萩のうねりかな 白露をこぼさぬ萩のうねりかな · shiratsuyu wo kobosanu hagi no uneri kana Bashō - Not spilling the glistening dew, the bush clover, undulating
世の中は地獄の上の花見哉 世の中は地獄の上の花見哉 · yo no naka wa jigoku no ue no hanami kana Issa - In this world of ours, We walk above hell, Gazing at flowers
鉈あげてきらんとすれば木の芽かな 鉈あげてきらんとすれば木の芽かな · nata agete kiran to sureba konome kana Shiki - Lifting up the hatchet, To cut it down, It was budding
三千の俳句を閲し柿二つ 三千の俳句を閲し柿二つ · sanzen no haiku wo kemishi kaki futatsu Shiki - Three thousand, Haiku to examine, Two persimmons
池と川ひとつになりぬ春の雨 池と川ひとつになりぬ春の雨 · ike to kawa hitotsu ni narinu haru no ame Buson - In the spring rain, The pond and the river, Have become one
うらやまし美しう成て散る紅葉 うらやまし美しう成て散る紅葉 · urayamashi utsukushū natte chiru momiji Shikō - How enviable, Turning beautiful then falling, maple leaves