The old pond – a frog jumps in, sound of water. – Matsuo Basho, (translated by Fumiko Saisho) There are many translations for one of the most famous haikus ever written, but the above is the most literal translation of the romanized Japanese shown below. Fu-ru (old) i-ke (pond) ya, ka-wa-zu (frog) to-bi-ko-mu (jumping into) mi-zu (water)…Read more »