Sanekata Shū 272

To the same lady.

影はさぞおぼろけにては見えざらむ寢ぬ夜の月は雲がくれつゝ

kage Fa sazo
oboroke nite Fa
miezaramu
nenu yo no tuki Fa
kumogakuretutu

The light is as expected:
Dim, and
I can see it not;
On this sleepless night, the moon
Is ever hidden ’neath the clouds.

Waka Poetry