Composed as a Spring Poem.
いつまでか野邊に心のあくがれむ花しちらずは千世もへぬべし
| itu made ka nobe ni kokoro no akugaremu Fana si tirasu Fa tiyo mo Fenu besi |
How long Will my heart among the fields Go a wandering? Should the blossoms remain unscattered, For a thousand passing years, I’d say. |
The Monk Sosei
素性法師