Composed as a parting gift for someone going to Michinoku.
君いなば月まつとてもながめやらんあづまのかたのゆふぐれの空
| kimi inaba tsuki matsu tote mo nagameyaran azuma no kata no yûgure no sora |
If you should go, I’ll say I’m waiting for the moon, Turning my gaze Toward the eastern Evening sky. |
The Monk Saigyō
西行