On a whithered branch

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Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). On a whithered branch was written by Matsuo Basho in 1680. Basho was considered the master of the haiku poetry form.
On a whithered branch 
On a whithered branch
A crow is sitting
This autumn eve.
Japanese: （かれえだにからすのとまりけりあきのくれ） kareeda ni / karasu no tomari keri / aki no kure
Crowd Score: 7.3
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