A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
蝉のこゑきけばかなしな夏衣うすくや人のならむと思へば
semi no kowe kikeba kanasi na natu koromo usuku ya Fito no naramu to omoFeba |
The cicadas’ cry: There’s a sadness in the sound; Summer clothes Are thin, as her feelings Will be, I feel. |
Tomonori
紀友則