Kinkai wakashū 494

いかにせん命もしらずまつ山のうへこす波にくちぬおもひを

ika ni sen
inochi mo shirazu
matsuyama no
ue kosu nami ni
kuchinu omoi o
O, what am I to do?
Heedless of my lifespan,
As the pines upon the peak,
Broken o’er by waves,
Imperishable are my passionate thoughts…

494

This poem was not originally included and was added it some point. It’s said to be one from the Kinugasa naifu Collection or the Poetry Match on a Distant Isle. [i]


[i] Entō ōn’uta’awase 115

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