Composed on the spirit of parting.
かりそめのわかれとけふをおもへどもいさやまことのたびにもあるらん
| karisome no wakare to kyô o omoedomo isaya makoto no tabi ni mo aruran |
It is but a brief Parting today, Of that I’m sure, yet Perhaps upon the one true Journey I have set my steps. |
The Monk Shun’e