On the sound of snow in the middle of the night.
あけやらぬねざめのとこにきこゆなりまがきの竹の雪のしたおれ
| akeyaranu nezame no toko ni kikoyu nari magaki no take no yuki no shitaore |
No hint of dawn, yet Awakened in my bed I hear it: Bamboo against the lattice fence, Boughs breaking in the snow. |
Minister of Punishments [Fujiwara no] Norikane