Composed beholding the bright moon, when he was suffering from illness and considering abdicating the throne.

心にもあらでうき世にながらへば恋しかるべき夜はの月かな

kokoro ni mo arade ukiyo ni nagaraFeba koFisikarubeki yoFa no tuki kana

My heart Is not in it, but in this sorry world Should I stay on, then Surely will I love Tonight’s midnight moon!

Former Emperor Sanjō