Composed at Nunohiki Falls.
こきちらす滝の白玉ひろひおきて世のうき時の涙にぞかる
| kokitirasu taki no siratama FiroFi’okite yo no uki toki no namida zo karu | Wildly scattered, The cataract’s pearls I’ll collect and keep, and When the world’s cruelties overwhelm me, Borrow for my tears! |
Ariwara no Yukihira