When her grandchild passed away.
うきながらきえせぬ物は身なりけりうらやましきは水のあわかな
| ukinagara kiesenu mono Fa mi narikeri urayamasiki Fa midu no awa kana | How cruel it is that What remains here yet Is me— How I envy The foam upon the waters! |
Nakatsukasa
SIS XX: 1313
When her grandchild passed away.
うきながらきえせぬ物は身なりけりうらやましきは水のあわかな
| ukinagara kiesenu mono Fa mi narikeri urayamasiki Fa midu no awa kana | How cruel it is that What remains here yet Is me— How I envy The foam upon the waters! |
Nakatsukasa