Sankashū I: 108

いかで我このよのほかのおもひいでにかぜをいとはで花をながめん

ikade ware
kono yo no hoka no
omoi’ide ni
kaze o itowade
hana o nagamen

Should I do something
In this world for the next
A memory to make?
I’ll not weary of the wind, but
Gaze upon the blossom.

108

Waka Poetry