SKKS XIV: 1269

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ものおもひてながむるころの月のいろにいかばかりなる哀そむらん

mono’omoite
nagamuru koro no
tsuki no iro ni
ika bakari naru
aware somuran
Sunk in melancholy, and
Gazing
Upon the moon: its hue:
Why is it so deeply
Stained with sadness, I wonder.

The Monk Saigyō
西行

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