new moon -
out of the fragrance of damsons,
nightingale's warble
cloudless sky
the wind swaying the ears
of flowering flax
weeping willow -
instead of leaves,
raindrops
distant mountains -
through the blue haze,
ruins of a castle
All Souls' Day -
over the old grave,
a wingless angel
transl. by Anatoly Kudryavitsky
out of the fragrance of damsons,
nightingale's warble
cloudless sky
the wind swaying the ears
of flowering flax
weeping willow -
instead of leaves,
raindrops
distant mountains -
through the blue haze,
ruins of a castle
All Souls' Day -
over the old grave,
a wingless angel
transl. by Anatoly Kudryavitsky