On the twentieth day of the Tenth Month, when I had gone to Hiraizumi, the snow was falling and stormy winds were blowing hard, and it was most extraordinarily desolate. Nevertheless, I wanted to see the River Robe as soon as possible and went there to take a look. When I arrived on the river bank, I got the feeling I was gazing upon something most different from the norm, when wandering near Koromo Castle. The riverbank was covered with ice, and it was particularly moving.
とりわきて心もしみてさえぞわたる衣河みにきたるけふしも
| toriwakite kokoro mo shimite sae zo wataru koromogawa mi ni kitaru kyō shimo |
How deeply Sunk within my heart Is the frost across The River Robe; Especially on this day I have come to gaze upon it! |
Saigyō
西行