A poem composed by Akahito, Lord Yamabe, on the landscaped pool in the garden belonging to the late Chancellor, Lord Fujiwara [no Fuhito].
いにしへの古き堤は年深み池の渚に水草生ひにけり
inisipe nö puruki tutumi pa tösi pukami ikë nö nagisa ni mikusa opinikeri |
Since olden times On these ancient banks With the passing of the years By the pool water’s edge Thickly grew the waterweed. |