‘Saying, ‘Shishi, shishi’…’ by Nishiyama Sōin (c. 1675)
Saying, ‘Shishi, shishi,’ My wife encourages the baby To pass water, and I hear The noise of a morning shower. Circa 1675. Hokku from the haikai no renga (comic linked verse) of Nishiyama Sōin, Ihara Saikaku, and followers of the Danrin school. Translation by Nobuyuki Yuasa.
