LOVE IN THE FOUR SEASONS, ‘THE FOUR SEASONS IN LOVE FROM KOKINSHO TO MODERN HAIKU Harv Sine The four sates and ove a phy the two mos important pis io Jepanese pty, if not of al classical Japaese eae Love sade fo sss frm fecal pits ofthe imperial abolgies of lascal poeny (hens) which lay atte ea ofthe waka dion, swell rach mfr pone lr such The Ts of an Te Tale of en Ha then re there wo aor pes the Kr se onsale relied to cack ote? What inet a he opi of love bad on te fo ‘maton of eon lanécape in lganse pty? How hat the relonip between Tove aod the four scons evolved Ratna gender a sue the fou se Tn the Mamosha the east major atbology, love (ppeting a wha was Sete tas mona, oc exchanged por) ws one of te mot pra op hd "he ou seasons ere ut begining toe formule peti topes it olues eg and ea of the Manydoha By the ety tah cen, he Kalish ‘hefoursesoes had tocome a major tape Sa to that of owe In sae cet the ou seasoncondnued to row norte, coring te met pera Ds opie or Japanese waka pets. In ipa was atl the lave tines rw smaller asthe seasonal ales nerd By the time ofthe ie ha. {ir popular inked vee nthe seventeenth centr he four seasons hal eco So para tha they dared he pif love. Laven fat Sepp Maes Bush ata hak inthe svete cesta. ‘Of paiclr interest heres the mata Interdependence of hte two mor tp- ‘cs love and the four seasons, purely inthe Rone, wher love ass age Imps othe fermation of seasonal pce. From an early a the Magoo, the ser fons ar critical fo love postr a the pinay teaphor for expressing loves At {pot eat bre, the revere aso te lve ssa has profound pert en he fa tion of seasonal poetry ad seasonal secaons, parc inthe seasonal a tes of the Katina, Graal, power, wiht tration rm en fd lah then fom medieval othe Eo period, asthe main pote par shit rom ‘taka o rng and the to hata the fle of love Smiths nsomparao oat tthe four seasons. As ped ops, he our saxon tak on sage td role "nl inepoger ao, they almost ally etpe ove Homevcr, nthe moder pe fod, love remaos cena the tty ene ll ska, which does ot oped on m(CENDERING THE SEASONS IN THE KOKIVSHO ‘The Kons (, 905) as six seasonal ome, wo fo sping efor sme, ‘for atu, nd one or wit. The primary stops std teow neo er of te pperace SPRING, two volumes (14 poems) Begining of sping. remaiing snow, sping mis. bush warbler (agus yong herbs (alan). ree eld, wily, trang mld pose Ph bls ‘orn, hey tossoms, scaring owes, wists oentrn rose uma ‘passa sone SUMMER. one solu (34 poems) ‘Begining summer, aun owe (enohan) cuckoo (owt). range blossoms (harsacibon), sre als (aaiae), 8 of ome AUTUMN wo vas (148 poe). ‘Begining of stu, ston win, Sta Festal (anabota), utumn sees ‘ium monn, set, id geese des, baclover ng deo moming oe) (asagcomaldenower(minacs) bones ijibokame), paps rts ‘asa pink (nade), tas, ge lve om) cay a8 ‘hema, ales eaves oe) uum len of sr, WINTER ote volame (29) ist wine, saom pla losin sow nd of yea ‘The seston abtopis win each of tae seazons apes ins very pei oder, wit very specific asians. The bling of pring is mared by the eval Ins, Even asthe pow renal on be road he table gine singing. sont ing the aval of spring People paher oan hers nthe wld ee le ping ‘nfl and bot appear an the wom The wd pete eur ath the lo los. Sms appear and eae. The cherry Blossoms blot abd tee fade aay The se ‘a andthe jamal (Dountin ese) marke ed of he Sin sean 08 tee ‘egret ove the end of Span Siar nantes of he sess ow for sumer ‘nm, and vane, ‘Onecare of hs ative of th four seasons ish its eaily gendered. Most fhe ower sn he masa volutes ae sana wth women, eminaesh Aral "woman homer, wilow (oad with hing Seow ad lod a), lum Nosons chem bosons, wiser sountain rove omabul), deta ow: {inokana noring glo (asa), an pak (rade) The asagoo Ctrl, Soming ace for examples ssocted ith he face ofa wom lve oe ering Nadesio (erly th “eb that roe") isa peor oung won ho ban asd by man ‘A good exam of his pendrin she ominzehi (ranted ete a “iin fower ote of be sled seven stan gases Nanimedee was ent the ame over batari a ‘only bok of bach ines Maseanowee, Stare ocho one anyone tat It atarana efile ttt m “This amines poem by Priest Hoja Katina Auta No, 26) un on the vin hat he pot prs as sel byte mare ofthe omnes emanate ‘The as "tof" plies tat he pres hbo hs vow of aby fe net ominaesi poem anh Ast NO. 133), the speaker eso pot ut ‘heder tht the woman onpng for leay in he ld whee ves Tou our ‘The dee tat long forts wie 2 ona nara Bayes! ‘mina oes ic know dat fo gem ono ‘hele i the wher it ves ‘aos ‘Sthemsideower? ‘The asoitio of ominash with women sph ee comtines oer he cen "emo renga a ata. The net poem ra hata by Ta Tug 171) fed ‘Batman haa po. ete dant “Tying oy sim, ‘senor he roably sare to det, mina ‘temndeaower an Tp (71) “The commentators nate th ag may be debi acorn i) Shima 1a Gn Kyo) in te Leased gurrs, who flere from area she ted To Pletcher cheat “The Bis and annals in the seasonal voles of he Koti hewie tnd to be gendered asa. The ban warlr (agus he me ying find the fale (eee bythe pam bosoms), The lina nash bes) wach makes a ocing ‘cds the vaste wo Hooks om he don The dsr, aaj satenn pia fark eaming forts mat often peste byte bush lave (hag) orth maiden Comnaesh, The og asin opal oe ogping fer ve I cho. he ower are ween, and te bre animal ae mee ‘Aotier key characters ofthe for seasons found inthe Kone i a he ani mals ndinscs expres te same ersns thon fund lowe rasan, asec btayal oss. eeenmnea ahd oselinese The nor mporant of se emotion “fio oning, whch bc a te best of tc topes of ove good example ite Foy, rsa aco, the mos mporan pi of sumer The ott Se ‘eloped eriusnssciatons, with aight the snging vole, when the pt oF {he den bt oe of is mst important atacaons wa i unegued ovean . ‘non ta appears om as ea the onyeha (OL 8, Sune, No. 129), Tachibana no Many ae he dys Ianachirsao no ‘he th al eokoo orn Chavintie village eva fscateced ope Blossoms ate Mah ook outof ueguted love In this summer poe by Otomo no Tai, the heetopisn persone, seen a8 «bir tat res ou of equi love So ste doe thr ascaon beac at nsthe nex example by Sos rom the Kotha (Summer, No. 148) te vie of th ho evga cases the Speake ofr longing fer some unknown ‘Upon hearing he fet singing of the smal exskoo Howse ‘Wen Then ate dkede (hen snd ofthe smal ocho, siti Teor beip ‘Sot eadanarore “wate! eosne oer te ‘rhou Keown fr whom! “Te hoop sso became assisted wth eat an lve. Acconting 1 8 Chi nese legend, 2 Chinese emperor an ila with the wf of ene of hs sabe, tigned fom ie sre, and was disgraced. Whe the fallen emperor pase va) ‘orem cme och an was beleved at ths bd was tbe eration fnnperors pt For hs ag other easons the hotropc came tobe regarded ‘bir tat treed betmen the land ofthe det od that of he ing. ate lion Ing poem by Lay Ie In be Shah (Lament, No. 1307), te aid pei air nology ee around 005-1007, he poet has et a child and composes fo Towing pcm. ‘Upon basing a smal choo, year fer te pine whown Ia pve bith ad psd ay hide 0 yam Sal cukoo, ‘eee Karn sou hn he comers orgie owing me the mountain of Seah, Io tomo ‘slime of te one sexo forwbom Toes! ‘The pethopes tthe howto cen rng message fom the spit o ede on. ‘The htt sot he ol ese tops snot with rete lve The uunn deer we adoed fork oral cis and fod longing ois wie ep ‘seated by bsh clover) The veo he wl dk (amo), major sarod ope {oer was hough expe oe homesick and ener tate The 0nd ft sect, pry the mira erally tng es) ho only Soman wating ote vo he man LOVE INTHE KORINSHO ‘The notion of love ait pyar inte Kokisha fers spicy from the od cm Balan dea love" wach implies ig pasonaely ive wih soem Inelasia oct ow mean yearning beth someone of te oppose ex ho {S absent or beyond reach, The paps hat are sed inthe Many for love ao. 108, eral. Tonsly soon" To compose on love thn was to campeon be {ng sorrow lonely. Kot ove) south pin of beng spat repre rsa Abeer of dates ees abut thoy of bing lope, a ‘The 361 love poomsin the Katine re srangedcronlopcally o oem mas tne of oe. nthe stove vate. the poet or eae as fallen ove wth some tne afte ving only ear about hat psn o afer having had oly avery tit lmpueof ht person The love ht trent the spear is unknown so Be Jectolonging, nich makes al the mere pf The following anoxjanes poe {he 46 erm the fat love volume ‘skys no Spiga lu ag Syameguse ‘ely looming i be lth Mont, {imo ur tana sotkoowne wy ‘The second love vole in the Katine develops he theme of route lve itthepstexpescing resentment he other pry 0 esi or aeons Onmosiana Wie iedeaas fell alep area homo hiking of in ‘mera fa be nese? Sane 0 shire Had Tinow tae 2 ean mecoramash 0 "ena never have avaened In tis example by Ono no Konachi fom te seond love volume (No. $82), he leaping sso song thal he er person appa obs eas Ts hed lve volume, bese aly meets the ce party instead of f- ing on the morn wich cover deed the Reine wel on he ait Ping the sabeguet nay to mee tthe fear sandal and rar Hees Re 616 by Aran na Nara Afri sorely spoken heron the ft of he Tid Month tied com fuel: aa be wots poem and sen 1 be. timo seu Ido notte, emo sede yor wo donot sep. ciate we say up ua dav, area mano ste Spending te eae day saga brash lg te long rats of pring. Ini exampethe seers jet nt the eon a emis wildly in ov. ‘he fours ove volume, he feaonstp is cllpsing, wih does nd ue ‘ey caing to the fore The paste tly Ws rhs faded aa. leeing cal ‘entoe fhe fer laos Mihinteno ‘Like the tu lowers ‘taka no nano ina swamp in Asan Maas tthe Deep Now, far 383g ters miu ions Teonunveofong forth distant ety watraa ‘mon whom one ss nsInti example rom te four ove volume (Anonymous, No. 67) the paris tread sone "stb hove oleh reltionsip as endo the poet ks ack nostalgic. ly. or wat an The speaker rsa hele bet ft parte wonders win bs happened nd fal come signed to the cicunsances Th 8 Kotinhd Sa 710) Brea He aga yao wa My yard has Been ‘mich mo nt made rem ith weeds ‘renier ig even the rod, ‘cuenta wo Slwsied ‘mato eh ans {erat else one ‘These ov oem repli gendrod. Ina typis exchange of poems, them inate the laos an the worm eects is nvances. Sie tse man ho ‘aks the titative nthe pres exchange moet of te love poems nthe fits se. ‘nd lore vlues of he Katia se pil from he perspective of the pus ‘gman ae tad scond vlomes i primary te mgm, or ter al pe Sona, wh sues, wh mas spss i longing. teh, fou a8 Bits ove ‘ome, by conta th woman's perapectie or ese peo domi: i the ‘vomis wh enacted and who wan on fore a Ti oter words the fst half of the ove marae rune by so-called men's poems (tok ua} andthe secon al by "woren poe" (nat). Siac a of The poms nthe Katina, inl thee nthe ove volumes, ae writen by ea inthe thr four, an ih ove vous, the mal poet fe kes the psi of the woman In aelauel ined muner a aes, a woman poet take te pion ofthe man, wit nan poets” Fem hy tar put compu ena poste 7 orcas, and for hun poe sequences rata a) on poet Se (da). The poet nas raed to compe one eats acnon of ie fae tople In ope uch wg love” (mss) te ost ad compe ‘forthe ptt of vw ofthe woman who as mpatiey fre ano vie tur ethene tances, the male poet ok he perann of woman. To eu the ‘eample rom the it ove volun, he ptt amneprest, Pret Hen. He's com ‘posing “woman” poem on wing ove” (at bo). ‘LOVE IN THE FOUR SEASONS ‘The aratv of love found in the love voles of he Kins at ist pa all in he naraine of te four seeds In he seasonal olume, he oe mac ike the man longing fr tre woman nth ft love ole, lags th tl pa lar bird oh the up int apeng oe hte in tines) cr ts patent forth fowering of eer lant (cha th pam chery ee nh Spin othe noha o cia nthe sumer). The laging forthe sal fe ‘Seal peaomenon pul the nzing foun ia the rt snd second ove volumes Equal pert the regret ae resentment ver he epee guck Sept ‘age Seasonal obj sta the chery Bosom The fete moto the Shey 126 osama es ea so much asc be ancpation ofthe chery bosoms and then therepett ir guck daar, At Keak atest resect 00th ‘erring the teasing ane ens of ung. Ths palin he naa of Tove inthe Rina where he oss on te meting noob one ait ton of fovea then te repret tuck semis. Longing kes to fra sc Inston (or spores dese) se ert or nostalgia fr Wa ls) The ve SA ‘abu which hs two meanings embodies hee tw ids love Shia ca ean ‘aupress doe and to enol, o look Sek on he pas wih repre Both at ‘de recent othe sssnal prem. erhps the bert example of ts the profound comespondence ta exis be- vce atu andthe fating of love Ht png comeaponse with he beings of love, tea autumn carespens the en lve the srow a loses {ole th sting Inthe Marya, the wor fo astm (08) was omens ‘de wand “tight endo re of” (atu), wich enema become ‘eiojr nati aut mom (et te eats). which were gt ad we "hes inte anh, nates ped samt ean which ee Ices tm cola te“ rans” (oto) are harvested Btn the Heian pes ‘Stine Rots e parva tuna ope esomeimtaed with be er tore of srw and loess, Kono mayer ‘Wen Ho revi a n ate lgiea the moon Gage mit Fourng hough he rnches {ators no {hehesnenching somo ‘tw hiner! come As this Rotingha (Anonymous, Astra 1, No, 184) oem sugges, tuna be- comes fern refston of hc hamaheat at eset The ky war ee ‘Solu, become wey of someane ora, weariness. uch abana or Spates werd or ante tt The following poem in ihe ith ove wate reves ‘te “eum” oe of ve Woga sade Cold showers mapa siure no te lingo ny sleves forourwe tetoe tire. Eig tor ni aston ateny rived tyke inyoarbeat? 4 this Kotha poem Love S.No, 77) by Heno aut the wens oflove) tn cote unoapctdly ey vt bert the fowed one cage at Bog are (Ghigure or al shoves) 1 e poet “THE EVOLUTION OF TANABATA “The impact of tove onthe four seasons slo even in Taba, or Sur Festi- ssl the second mos poplar atu oc a the Kons aft momo bgt a tun leaves, According tothe Chine legend, he ro constellations, the Hersh wa(Kengya, Ali) andthe Weaver Woman (Shoko, Vega, wee loves bat were pa like fora ransgression and wee let eprated by the Mey Way (Ama no gana). (On Kikaden a festival eld on te Seventh fhe Seventh Moh, the to coasts. ‘one were owed tometer oe get oly Tn the aie perio in tbe Mangos, the poet usualy takes the postion fete ‘he Weaver Werth ote Herdtny and express pasate fosings of lov, Are no game Fring ach ier ‘malta feos River of Hesven— gee is ‘Tsun the person whom Nove ‘mar nat ‘scons ino tlm at ano my sas an wie In this example (Marsh, Vo 8, No. 1518) he Weaver Woman cro se he LHerdsboy bt feats De sound oe bat sr ough ter mit pains Ip aneiptes ber over sal Ths stance conte inte etn pied he ‘eviy ofthe meting bawecn ie lovee aking he meting ale more pga ‘inthis Konoha (Anoajnas, Autumn 1,175) poem Kotte ‘Aber 9 mich onsine ‘ayo wa hye ‘remeat wipe ‘anno howe, ‘only he mit ofthe Milky Way tocar srl tes ‘ke me ara nddawm ever break Sinica, he emphasis raul shits, aril nthe lst Hela eso, from the fos on py lve and coma found inh Mar htt the Koshi oven of love a wich he fos oon the moving lf bon pl ae ‘howe lovers before anda the meeting. Te llowing ia poom by Keo Tare yk fom be Gosenoa (AU 2. Ne 2). Asatte 1 he Weaver Woman again pening he mrtg doce Tanbota na spring ca, ‘lane ator no lenge ants, ‘raw toute forthe departed sc? "Tasha Comins ote a major topic inthe moder prod. The next ik sy Hath Takao (1899-1963) oe the moder neers of women's Pak, Tanabe yo Sta Festina = Tami nanah mama seth ba let Hashimoto. in an mpiily ete poe, eablises parle Betweon te cele tial meting td er mexing wih over ne FROM LOVE TO NON-LOVE “Tye mpc of love on he fou soto probably greatest in the mi Hean pe oi te T0 centy with be Kotinh an twa sees, he Gosensh (51) ‘Sn Sth (10087) Prom theater half te leven cena, om the Gshaish ‘se ones tere gradtlsifn sexes ot fom love to non Jove, om Deron cr avepmerpized nature toa mote descpve landeeape, There ‘Sto a coresponding sl rm forse th wae o non voe Ths shit mos ‘mats donors hat, r popular ked verse hich nrg ine een. Ie erty. As std enter, nthe Katina sa he casscal post. eo. toogon wos coe associated wih longing and wis the spo the dead BY he ‘Sven cen omever a pot a ered the enon to hea ight ttthehatopou, whch became one of new pote sii Aste ea pleby Maso Basho ene 17 etary baka ast, nO; no obama (Backpack ose, 138) mas te folowng. ewogin ‘The cockoo— eure yo ‘whee spears ‘ia hon Sige stn ‘Thi poem was composed ner Suma ear retentay Kobe, ooking arose the Ind Sea to vat (an land). The pesky eas he cs fhe Fag ty he te ela pe igh 0 fat that tha appeared ow ‘Spt mera wha sage lod te sand of Ah, Horcogoe ‘The cuckoo aks ya bro es Toning a cos iment ‘sid esta Ins hot by Kyat Bass iil) the hoop cut hint aos stesky ule the bo (orig fier sight ap, etal farming ae [Sh The hoop arommer baa the bart sping ed, yng the i Son of be to seasons the taniton from spans sures. "Tis dof shit fom a eons’ senor nndscape amare descrip and scape apes toa trond rng of emonize ses topes and rts heer ‘tte fl andsape) se rin waa a thn ate evenoeth cent aa ‘Batt sit romlov to on lve Sdn mean ha the cer scion htt [puri oveor sewed ad appeared Th following oars ys aoe cote called Oia Herhott wa nua tbe sumer sect he Saris (Mot ey Seow Cou an antoloy haa eed by Bash and is ciples i 108, Koi shine 11 de rom ove ‘rag ada de nate xy atmy gre ottogin ‘Stal sek! nha dra on te clas escition of ottgi with ove an with ah ad ashe the htop to cee ater vei she dies of tov, she sks he ae toi to ern tater eer om et ove nnBash dot compose oto kao fv, e wrote many love vere in link verse sequences. Te lowing quence (no 1-13) appears the mie of fone ach sequence, he "Karigane Kaen (ets verse sequence), copoly Bask and hs ple Ej Pokaan 188 Aida haasens ‘Noceing hm wear he igh logs, ‘nen abana ely ava nb rain Kinuginw yo Morsiog fe love~ ‘amar kbonot Everso agile agate sels, Bane ae hittamae ‘The teat of voice fecro airbus thas caught cok Buin Inthe fist vere by Eis the over of he house wll no allow the vitor 1 eat hig wooden cog (acs) een hoop tiring. The nest es, by Bash, ‘hich combins wid g's vert fom ingle oem ur the rvour ren "hori al ve (raginy) vere, Th owe ote bre a become ape and ‘Sean yeaa, reining he le neem ving ot dav, The ex vere by Es Sitch combs wih ats wees theca pple hone eS ‘nat, eaten he etn not scone from a ean monopta or oman. The ‘oman arse ld drag herp. bt trap ve ace. Te ove at "nls eres ey fret fom th alps bunor found in eae Monat ha. Instead arp ond wl overtone nthe ie of comune ls ssn ome lovea rfid op for hay, wach ad hte been condeed oul erent. CATS LOVE, A SPRING TOR ner speatng. Bas did ot compose aon love Love i, meve pear inthe tsk whe Soom seecoa ps A pod example fa enon ope on love war "e'rloveoro ro et ich waa ing top ad one ofthe ms poplar aa eps n Edo pers. "as love” ws commons eso flee Cat appa. fey pomoex ice yea nthe sigan aoa, we oe fos hall ‘meaty pig hone ml cx chased afer the femal, aking ees ike ny. Bash composed the flowing Nolin 1691 (Genet 3) and ncde tin Sannin. Atami Mugimeshin cats wite— Sanur kt ka ‘pown tn fom eon me Tove aad bey? cooly eating tly ~ eave of poo femboae but om intense lovemaking ‘The pest btn, composed y Bashi 1682 jtapess ie oud catering With 130 the subsegueat quit ofthe misty spring moni aborca a lassie = ‘Shed wih over caught ere moods erfore Neto not Cass making ove — Sem 0 nan0 Shen's ner ity monlight hora Intie betroon 1 he buck’ longing forts mate ma ow shia) ~ expressed by is mourn criet= wns the theta embodineat of love in cla! Tem wate, e's Tove with he bbylike cing a te ale chased the feral embae the lowest mers charset Fa Aaa LOVE IN BUSON In conta o Bas, Buon wrote age mumbe of ha on be tpi of ve By beatae leet ey, at inked vr decom ibe, evi atlas the tun gee, Pokal even cine ete fect ht Buon So posed on led is, which were Sonal in conrat Bath's ha, whieh wee Sse on scl epernce and were ral omponed on fed ois eghy ony cet of Bann’ hol were om aed pcs) Bason aly composed on op Sete deeded in chance ofa pony puhenng. Wis poems re ofc aga dav {om oer bsoralperads r lte Chia A goo cea he flowing a aya ch ni Inside the moxie horn ne the ny sang o Obrozniy, ss tame [Cayo the Misty ping Moon! ‘The mosquito nets an Edo psi seasonal weed fr summer. Lady of the Mity Spang Moon (Otorozio) i Tema characte who spear i hen 0 (ower Bangue) cape of The Tale of Gent an who was one of Gen lover. ‘Busan trafoems he woman te meat net an 9 period woman 0 com Indy om the Hels prs. n comping one topes, son was ike else ‘waa pws in teint Hen ad medieval pede wo wrote poet contest ey pres SEVRYANDHAIKAL In considering the top of ove ti tefl compare kt enya fom ale ‘wot iencal air wich emerged inte Ie geen century th ae {ime a Buson was wring Both haku ad enya consist of sevenec syle, ‘7s ten cont ha, which Depno th hata, opening vere the Be Bhmngof a linked vere sequence the senna emerged rm apes fhe Kd of Faia! found te Muromact peed, a which aseesteea sylble vere was 33 {Sioa founean sylble ope. This added ves became independent sang a Sent One resus tha, st contest hak, enya Fegaesneiher acting word nor asetsna word Here ae some example, BLee ota How long itscerns ‘bt hoo maga ‘hen you unde 3 wos ash hat de ‘The whale own ‘iran ita snows of excep baton ‘hehoand Wkadanna The young master Jjontma ogonde ‘ho ead th msi inthe dyeing Newer Vorstis ber aight Yoskivara Yostivara— ‘totam chie wo Abate wbere aman goed ‘ieee alt his ber adgment “hese sna dea wih a wide range of subj mate, oma mae ie on ein, and male iss othe Heened guts. In cont sha, wich apace ban affairs hoop he seasonal Word. sen del wih busanalf esy hen steal, ho atemp to eat ie tone or sujet mater One of ie Subenres of oun bet ch i pmogrpe ha, the pete coarea to Suna, oer mondleck pits By cont hak ves nthe opp dee tion, ying to cree sue gun ovrons, which fen general trough ‘exconal word. MODERN HAIKU AND LOVE “The msi diferene between Edo period hata a moder alk was at ines ‘ers dsppered oly in the mode petd,leving ol he seveners Sable Tks, wich egies seasonal mond One sonteqcne stat de ay ‘eatin scary stages, was easonal poet ft and wil poetry second. Three Infact very eho love nthe Mei eid. Masoka Shi (1867-1902) the pr ter of der a, oe alot no love oars Ie ese wl the Tash pers tx wth he pena of is pots such Sug Hao 800-1946), oe [ones wore ak pots at nel natabl ve pore) ak Hanagorome ‘aking off te cherry beso rape ya mats robe et tangled sags inet oases “The seasonal word in hs haiku i anagoromo, chery-patened robe, which ssgrng word. Hanagoromo were worn by court women inthe Hen period, nd in the moiem ped wames wae them when tey went chery Bose eng, The sks Sogaess a th speaker as jr come back fom chery ower viewing, Petpet the Mowers aby wine, aero fing of her bight imo- fo which eain tached ter body by varios Sng. Theresa sense of Pye Sderot rene im ose nose align te wind — ouczaara "ang Koes Fes chery blossoms, ana mame {ole caer ‘he seasonal word in be second hak is ykiiatra, or Yagi Fe he ry Hossa spring ocd Hisao uses seasonal words th evoke eer woes pat ell he ome wer f The Tae of en In his ak se wes the word Yotukztara 2 mul-peled chery Mess witht amboyant,erimson Rowe ‘Riargeeutr of ower “Tals” aoa, sues the Uap al ofthe ben ‘ane Ket Fe Chee courtesan he helped tong aout he downflef=Ch "ese emperor. She auo evokes the agedy of Gens mother in The Tale of Gen [Tha sarong resemhance tetnen Bus aod Hino ta bors da one ancl wor Haj des. howeer. fom Buson in that she becomes the Bex ine offer casa word. She bcoes Vang Kus Fo. The asi wore Becomes eas of seing her vn poston. Ths (1873), te Mell goverment under influence rom be Wes changed she alenrrom uae clear ch bad been ued for one aout yea, {Dis snus or rope ald ch moved sping rom the Est Mont te Second Monts (Fobra) aed disiaed sos all he wactond seasonal aso ‘Shwn The seasonal worded thi traditions asociaons were so import ik pets, however, hl hy reuraged seasonal words to Renew calendat In ‘hear alemdar the esining of satan the begining of he ear a bees ‘he rame, bt with te solar clendar hey wete separated, th sng coma oe ‘ont afer New Yours Day In ede fo mona the seasonal aseeains, Rak ts rented ih enon: New Yeas (chinne) which ode be soe many ‘Snonal woré atthe oer for scans. The ne’ ess goverment io sandoaed ‘odin! anual sbserenesvch at Taba, Under he new calendar Tabata, ‘thc bad ben an atu ope mowed to summer oe seventh of aly (Seren “Month Modsr a pots rmever ep Tanabat ra star epithe na or seasonal smancs rine it poetic ané cla ascsiaons wih sats wee ‘oSteong and inert. In shor halk Spends on the seasonal aesocaons ort survival. Sinan however ie enol asocitions wena esa Tr tana, of modern eson of tbe dyone Sale wok els poet, Let me pve a few examples of ‘eer tank. The Bs by Yosano Akiko (187-1842). on ofthe ploees of ove ‘oot in the Med pet Yonahada no Wor’ you te lonely ech a sot touching fre mami ‘tehorbood Jabra 0 lade my sft skin? ‘miko oka Kd You who piosephize “Thien i Tangled Hair (Midaegam, 1901) i very diferent aproac 0 oe ite oman ing th po of esas Arte tame sty ayou ory (Sarda Kine 1987) became # pop phenomenon and sold oer amon opts. 133ene ise Looking sp ‘ame wo mice tbe ninth fs own, ‘rw mama ne sosceal, leach defn ints poston, ichibr pa hooks Tat Sou ip “Yosano Akio’ poem cold cna in any seson The same i re of Tara Ma cli Tere the topic of love des at Bae po trough he seston as doesn a 2 ha. Tank may daw or excl asians es nt depend oer forts survival. This fr ry fromthe smb reltonshipbewesh love oh {our seasons Hat we oud inthe Rishi "cosas to Hein casi waka wich had been highly esti with gud oat lmking worsted ops, Mroch ad te. Eo er a lowed fr any kin oFlnguge td ay df top partly the vga andthe et 'c'inthe Mai parodia Bone he modn hity-ne sla Sacro wat ‘hd moder ht tecame scene Ed ped hay, Bi tee was a era free waste ye yale alr ata at 2 hao esses ok Seon al entre modem kt ove sesnal wed wach sched he rem ine poet taoon Inet nde yon sasha vc hal ten the cls gure fr oe tocar years, tec, ps, eee or the ngewe descend Pat wich had ep a eines ‘ir, bcae he guardian ofthe pst bain, uric wi reed oe sess. “ody, some oes compose hk without sso Words Clled mi a) bat these ar inte runny constuing something les han ve pecet of he oa Ppuaon of kup Halk with seaonl wed conanoes 1 be teases ‘roablybecawe hak a fori ery abot The seasoel werd de Seth and empl an inks the poet the ger pic tation, Tana, a thiy-ane 9- Ines. sch Inge haha, as ab o Bosh what depending om se. Sonal word. Tis nti bas major npc the orenation of aa which oni ‘ed embrace he pe of ove CONCLUSION History. over hinges hdres year span, there was broad moveeat othe ysl othe aon-phycal athe ack aga Inthe Monooks lowe fn po taped very physical wh references to the toy ond Sealy Hawes by ‘ed Het ped. pata tbe Kin, owe as become sot nel piynical. The stil meeting ie neve esrb. The closes description tht we gt ‘Sat bck ha Gurotam of the woman, an even here Dac hace ofthe man who oaced The peat of foe appears om canna eres ‘ch a8 ima Contemporary song) nthe ate Hein and Kamara pve a Fa, the lt medieval peri, a pops, parodie gene tht basically worked ‘gain lsial norms. Asmar movenen appear nthe ate eget cents, ‘it enc Hata! pada clevued elt ine te sovetcenth sd eighth seoturestrovgh the achievements of poets sch as Basho ad then Boson, andi “yposche classical waka eng eegat and refine, The late eighceth centry [Sougeneof enn, which emiaced hea a the ala tu esse 1 Like Muromaci Aa, omy repretets the vulgar ide that ha een linn fom wonce popoer genre of haat. sla lationship exis between modem Is ad aden sem oy Tote eter tht moder ky eliminates he re fom poet at function ken ove by rere, AFTERWORD: THE CASE OF ENGLISH HAIKU ‘Ther is a neresing pall if not inverse slionship eevee love a the four seasons oe foubd In English haa Japanese ak were waste oo Eng Ihaseal as heed ofthe iets cesta ana ap impacto Era Pa an ‘hells in hearty totes contr Byte post-war aod the Rest nd er ‘vein poets ez compan he own Engi ak whch toed to ope {a uvereat tht contin ots dy. English hk does po follow he sevens ‘lab cout found Jopancie uk, Nor dos rete woesonel Word. geno Schwan cx inthe Eng angunge. Tack ofa sesonl word was hate Sproul input on the ft of Engi sie "Te poster Amecan bask pot wo mere vey beaily inno by Suab- 1s Dass and Zen Bushs coneste ae are py and were of ot Sioa ofthe seston god example the flowing bythe Americ po, Nic Ine Ving, who wrt ue lowing i 968, me ‘Vee Nam Monumest My deal eters nae Aus ain functions as a seasonal wor, precy matching he dark emery of ‘nc lot rier The hak x efectve int Viet Nan Monat factions ie a ‘malar, pote ple, wih specie histone and cat reson relish ks sae of nthe 19 and 19Gb poet of eure paicolaly unde the nee of Zen Bids ut because Engl ak dl nega 0 onal wor nce tha gutn overt obsession with Zen Badd printed Ward more Sot pes it of ove: Tat a what ihapening Pom A gd ‘empl fore een aks hs oe by Vale Woe (190) rom my over’ is ase ny ecsband ust In Japanese hs would protaly be considered a seny inet moo an has no seasnal Word The pol hve that English a at evolved ios oigue ‘ener mites hak ah erry The divide ut xin i apan between lod ‘Few oes ox eit inthe Englah hk since Engh hk Sos nt rege see Sonal wer and oes at depen nthe Rnd of igh coded seasonal soins ‘ond in Japanese ba. In tis rea, English hak has become waat haa oi iy ass popular hsmcrous frm with few renstions on onan bo ap ‘hse andthe Erliste profod date etme he fr ses kd Tove that sere to undetstandiag the astro each 13sPHILOLOGICA 1 2005 ORIENTALIA PRAGENSIA xv (CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE