Eikyū hyakushu 209

Water Rails (鼃)

おぼつかなうはの空にやちぎりけむいづくともなくたたく水鶏は

obotsukana
uwa no sora ni ya
chigirikemu
izuku tomonaku
tataku kuina wa
How strange!
Has he to the skies above
Made a vow?
Here and everywhere
A’knocking is the water rail…

Higo

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