From the [Rōjaku] Fifty Round Poetry Contest.
きのふまでよそにしのびしゝたおぎのすゑ葉のつゆに秋風ぞ吹
kinō made yoso ni shinobishi shitaogi no sueha no tsuyu ni akikaze zo fuku |
Up to yesterday ’ Twas hidden on the other side: Beneath the trees, upon the grasses Dew tipped fronds Blows the autumn wind. |
Fujiwara no Masatsune (1170-1221)