母の膝の上 少年は彼の手をたたきます 焼香しながら、

Haha no hiza no ue shōnen wa kare no te o tatakimasu shōkō shinagara

sulle ginocchia della mamma
il bimbo batte le mani
mentre brucia l’incenso

on mother’s knees
the child claps his hands
while burning incense

Issa

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806 ( artist), Mother and child under mosquito net.