GYS I: 101

Rain on a spring evening.

つれづれと雨ふりくらす春の日はつねよりながき物にぞ有りける

tsurezure to
ame furikurasu
haru no hi wa
tsune yori nagaki
mono ni zo arikeru
Idly
The rain falls, darkening
The springtime sun—
How much longer than normal
It does seem to last…

Shōgimon’in[1]


[1] Shōgimon’in 章義門院  (?-1336) was the title given to Imperial Princess Yoshiko 誉子, the second daughter of Emperor Fushimi.


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