(Koorogi ni/ nakarete bakari)
22. Shrike is chirping;
No place to throw away myself.
(Mozu maite/ mi no sutedokoro nashi)
23. Slipped, tumbled,
Mountain is quiet and alone.
(Subette koronde/ yama ga hissori)
24. My tired legs--
Dragonfly landed on one.
(Tsukareta ashi e/ tombo tomatta)
25. Monk-robe
Threadbare so--
Grass seeds.
(Houe/ konnani yaburete/ kusa no mi)
26. Behind the rocks,
Sure enough, a fountain;
Eureka!
(Yuwa kage/ masashiku/ mizu ga waite iru)
27. Those clouds threw a rain shower;
I'm wet through.
(Ano kumo ga/ otoshita ane ni/ nurete iru)
28. Autumn is come;
Sitting on the weeds.
(Aki to natta/ zasso ni suwaru)
29. Water so tasty,
Flowing all over.
(Konnani umai mizu ga/ afurete iru)
30. Have come down to the village
With the sound of water.
(Mizuoto to isshoni/ sato e orite kita)
-----More will follow next time.
Selected and translated by Takashi Nonin. Copyright<T.Nonin>