古ふる池いけ

noun

old pond; old pool

Refers to a pond that has existed for a long time, often with a sense of age and tranquility. Commonly associated with the famous haiku by Matsuo Bashō.

• 庭にわの古ふる池いけには鯉こいが泳およいでいる。

  Carp are swimming in the old pond in the garden.

• 芭ば蕉しょうの「古ふる池いけや蛙かわず飛とびこむ水みずの音おと」は有ゆう名めいな俳はい句くだ。

  Bashō's 'old pond—a frog jumps in, the sound of water' is a famous haiku.