Composed when someone he knew well died.
夢とこそいふべかりけれ世中にうつつある物と思ける哉
yume to koso iFubekarikere yo no naka ni ututu aru mono to omoFikeru kana |
‘‘Tis but a dream,’ I should say; yet In the world of men There is reality I feel. |
Ki no Tsurayuki
紀貫之