Eikyū hyakushu 183

Cormorant Fishing on the River(鵜河)

う舟おほくくだす時しもたき川にやなくづれして鮎子さわげる

ubune ōku
kudasu toki shimo
takigawa ni
yana kuzureshite
ayuko sawageru
Cormorant boats without number
Head downstream; even then
In the torrents,
Shattering the fish-traps,
So raucous are the sweetfish sprats!

Akinaka

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