SKKS IX: 879

Composed when he set out on a pilgrimage.

おもへどもさだめなきよのはかなさにいつをまてともえこそたのめね

omoedomo
sadame naki yo no
hakanasa ni
itsu o mate to mo
e koso tanome ne
I thought to do it, but
In this uncertain world
So fleeting
Asking you to wait for me
Is something I could never do…

Chief Priest Gyōson

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