Keigyoku wakashū I: 32

Spring Dawn.

いさ人の心はしらず我のみぞかなしかりける春のあけぼの

isa hito no
kokoro wa shirazu
ware nomi zo
kanashikarikeru
haru no akebono

So, folk
Fail to understand my heart!
I, alone,
Feel so sad
At the dawn in springtime…

Waka Poetry