Masaoka Shiki's "Capturing territory, as in Go"
by Frank Watson
My Translation

Clouds smear

The spring’s mountain temple wet—

Capturing territory, as in Go


Original Japanese


雲ぬれて春の山寺碁をかこむ


Pronunciation 


Kumo nurete

Haru no yama-dera

Go wo kakomu


Literal


1. Cloud [wet get wet / smeared]

2. Spring’s mountain temple

3. Go surrounding/encirclement


“Go” refers to the board game of capturing territory, with black-and-white pieces similar to the more simple game of Othello/Reversi.

All writings and translations are Copyright © by Frank Watson, also writing as "Blue Flute" (2011-2014).
Year: 
2011