We twa hae paidl't i' the burn,
Frae mornin' sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin' auld lang syne.
~from "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns
BEFORE AND AFTER
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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) wrote two rather similar yet effective autumn
verses. Though he would have called them “haiku” because of his revisionist
tendenc...
1 week ago
2 comments:
Have a happy, safe and poetic new year, Greg!
I can make out some of it, but not all. Can you give me the modern translation?
P.S. Happy New Year!
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