Kinkai wakashū 395

老いぬればとしのくれゆくたびごとにわが身ひとつをおもほゆるかな

oinureba
toshi no kureyuku
tabi goto ni
wagami hitotsu o
omohoyuru kana

I have grown old, so
As the year dwindles into dusk
Every single time
That it’s for me alone,
I feel!

395

Waka Poetry