有明や鶯が鳴く綸が鳴る
ariake ya uguisu ga naku rin ga naru
dawn!
a bush warbler sings
an altar bell rings
—Issa
or!
dawn!
a bush warbler cries out
a singing bowl rings
That avoids the rhyming of “sing” and “ring” and uses the more familiar translation of “singing bowl” for 綸.
Anyway… read more: https://laspina.org/a-spring-day-issa-and-basho/








