Eikyū hyakushu 322

Pine Crickets 松虫

ひとりゐてなかむる秋の夕くればおなじ心に松虫ぞなく

hitori ite
nagamuru aki no
yū kureba
onaji kokoro ni
matsumushi zo naku

All alone, and
Gazing out on an autumn
Evening falling,
The same feeling fills
The pine crickets’ cries.

Daishin

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