Horikawa hyakushu 1597

Invoking the Gods.

すみよしの神にぞ祈る松の葉の数しらぬまで君が御千世を

sumiyoshi no
kami ni zo inoru
matsu no ha no
kazu shiranu made
kimi ga michiyo o

To Sumiyoshi’s
God I pray:
As pine needles’
Unknown numbers—as many
May Your thousand ages be!

Eien

Waka Poetry