Kinkai wakashū 697

Composed on seeing waves breaking on a rocky coast.

大海の磯もとどろによする浪われてくだけてさけてちるかも

ōumi no
iso mo todoro ni
yosuru nami
warete kudakete
sakete chiru kamo
The ocean’s
Rocky shore echoes with
Breaking waves, as
They smash and shatter,
Split and scatter!

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