俳句 365 haiku (62) 《Kyoshi「雛よりも」》

　　

雛よりも御仏よりも可愛らし

(hina-yorimo mihotoke-yorimo kawairashi)

                　（虚子 Kyoshi）

　

lovely!
more than hina dolls,
more than Buddha

　　　　  　　(Lovee)

 

(Note)

This haiku was composed by Kyoshi as a haiku of condolence when his granddaughter died on March 5, in 1929, only 80 days after her birth.

Please note that this is a literal translation of the original haiku, in which the subject (granddaughter) is omitted.

 

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