Friday, June 14, 2019

One Man's Maple Moon: Robin's Song Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

rising
with the sun
how the world rings out
with the light
of a robin's song

Presence, 57, 2017

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

與太陽
一同升起來
隨著明亮的
知更鳥頌歌
這個世界遍地聲響

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

与太阳
一同升起来
随着明亮的
知更鸟颂歌
这个世界遍地声响 


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

1 comment:

  1. The image of bright sunshine not only offers an effective "scent link" (in Basho's sense of the phrase) between the upper verse and the lower verse, but also enhances the quality of multisensory experience portrayed in the lower verse.

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