旅がらす古巣はむめに成りにけり
(tabigarasu furusu-wa mume-ni-narinikeri)
(試訳A)
a wandering crow_
its old nest has turned into
plum blossoms
(試訳B)
a wanderer_
his old hermitage has turned into
plum blossoms
(試訳C)
upon returning from a trip,
I found plum blossoms
around my old hermitage
(注)
試訳Aは原句を文字通りに英訳し、試訳Bは「旅烏」を人の意味に解釈して英訳し、試訳Cは句意の比喩を英語で理解できるように翻訳しました。