Composed on seeing the moon, when he had gone to Tsukiyomi Shrine in Ise on a pilgrimage.
さやかなるわしのたかねの雲井よりかげやはらぐる月よみのもり
| sayakanaru washi no takane no kumoi yori kage yawaraguru tsukiyomi no mori |
How clear, From the eagles’ lofty peak Through the clouds A gentle light upon The forest of Tsukiyomi. |
The Monk Saigyō
西行