I come weary

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Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). I come weary was written by Matsuo Basho in 1688. Basho was considered the master of the haiku poetry form.
I come weary 
I come weary,
In search of an innโ€”
Ah! these wisteria flowers!
Japanese: ๏ผˆใใŸใณใ‚Œใฆใ‚„ใฉใ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใ‚ใ‚„ใตใ˜ใฎใฏใช๏ผ‰ kutabirete / yado karu koro ya / fuji no hana
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