Composed at a time he was thinking of how piteous was the world of men, and saw a chrysanthemum flower.
秋の菊にほふかぎりはかざしてむ花よりさきとしらぬわが身を
aki no kiku niFoFu kagiri Fa kazasitemu Fana yori saki to siranu wa ga mi wo |
Chrysanthemums in Autumn: While they shine I’ll wear them in my hair, For sooner than the flowers’ May come my ending. |
Tsurayuki
貫之