On cicadas.
黙もあらむ時も鳴かなむひぐらしの物思ふ時に鳴きつつもとな
| moda mo aramu toki mo nakanamu pigurasi no mono’omopu toki ni nakitutu motona |
When all is tranquil Then, too, would I have you sing O evening cicada! But when I’m so sunk in thought Do you cry endlessly! |
Anonymous