Eikyū hyakushu 326

Bell Crickets 鈴虫

しぐれふり色かはりゆくあさぢふにあはれなるかなすず虫のこゑ

shigure furi
iro kawariyuku
asajū ni
awarenaru kana
suzumushi no koe

The showers fall, and
From the changing hues of
The cogon grass
It seems so sad:
The bell crickets’ song!

Tadafusa

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