Matsunaga Teitoku

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Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳

(1571-1653)




He was born in Kyoto. His father was the haikai poet Matsunaga Eishu 松永永種.
His other names are
Shooyuu 逍遊（しょうゆう）、Choozumaru 長頭丸（ちょうずまる）, Endamaru 延陀丸（えんだまる) and some more.


He was the center of the TEIMON HAIKAI group 貞門俳諧（ていもんはいかい）.
Teimonha 貞門派.

Famous publications

御傘
貞徳独吟


The Teimon School was known for its use of colloquialism and puns in haiku. But he insisted on the use of Chinese words too (kango　漢語).


Reference


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七夕のなかうどなれや宵の月
tanabata no nakoodo nare ya yoi no tsuki

please become the matchmaker
for the Tanabata stars -
moon of this evening

(tanabata is the star festival on the night of July 7.)
WKD : Star Festival (Tanabata)




花よりも団子やありて帰る雁
hana yori mo dango ya arite kaeri kari

better eating dumplings
than watching cherry blossoms -
geese flying home


WASHOKU
Dango ... dumplings in Japanese culture


Tr. Gabi Greve
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