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Shikin wakashū 975

At around the same time [Kenpō 4 (1216)] in summer, an impromptu composition.

つくばねのしげきの木のまかげはあれど秋にはかはる夏の夜の月

tsukubane no
shigeki no ko no ma
kage wa aredo
aki ni wa kawaru
natsu no yo no tsuki
On the peak of Tsukuba
Between the trees so lush
Shadows fall, yet
In autumn ‘twill be different—
The moon this summer night.

Juntoku

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.