Genji monogatari 761

荻の葉に露ふきむすぶ秋風もゆふべぞわきて身にはしみける

ogi no ha ni
tsuyu fukimusubu
akikaze mo
yūbe zo wakite
mi ni wa shimikeru

To the blades of cogon grass
Carrying drenching dewdrops
The autumn breeze
At eventide, particularly,
Pierces my heart.

Kaoru

Waka Poetry