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  >> Static Item >> Poetry >> Cultural >> ID #1461486  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
Nihongo (Japanese) Haiku
Just a little haiku that I wrote in Japanese, then translated (back) into English.
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I know that the English version doesn't exactly fit the correct Haiku pattern (5-7-5), but as with most direct translations, the syallables (and sometimes grammer) don't always match.

Japanese:
aka hana wa
shinsetsu choocho
o tetsudaimasu

Direct English version:
red flower
kind butterfly
helps

Paraphrased English version:
the scarlet flower
How the kindly butterfly
it willingly helps
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