Basho: "The beating of a washing block"
by Frank Watson
Alludes to a Fujiwara no Masatsune tanka. As part of the cleaning process, clothes were beat on a stone block.

My Translation

I must listen to
The beating of a washing block—
The priest’s wife

Original Japanese

碪打ちて我に聞かせよ坊が妻

Pronunciation

Kinuta uchi-te
Ware ni kika-seyo
Bou ga tsuma

Literal Translation

Fulling-block hitting
I/me [hear/listen] [must do]
[priest’s lodging/priest] ‘s/of wife
All writings and translations are Copyright © by Frank Watson, also writing as "Blue Flute" (2011-2014).
Year: 
2011