Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Friday, January 17, 2020

9-to-5 Job Tanka

the scent
of rambling roses …
can one wife
and a 9-to-5 job
contain my wildness?

Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

はびこっているバラの
香り...
妻と
9時から5時までの仕事が
私の狂乱を抑えることができるだろうか

Akita International Haiku Network, March 30, 2019