乞食の子汝に物問はん汝が父も乞食か父の父も乞食か

kojiki no ko nare ni mono towan na ga chichi mo
kojiki ka chichi no chichi mo kojiki ka

Little beggar
I feel like asking you
is your father a beggar too
and is your father’s father
a beggar too

Composed in 1898, at age 31

6月短歌担当者　********************************************
Tanka translation: The Shiki Museum English Volunteers
Advisor: Patricia Lyons
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