Kinkai wakashū 542

Love and gold.

金ほるみちのくやまにたつ民の命もしらぬ恋もするかな

kogane horu
michinokuyama ni
tatsu tami no
inochi mo shiranu
koi mo suru kana

Digging for gold
Within the Michinoku mountains
Stands a common man,
Heedless of life,
So in love!

542

Waka Poetry