In the Autumn he became sunk in sickness and left the world; in the Autumn of the following year, on the tenth day of the Ninth Month the moon was shining with not a cloud in the sky, so he composed:
おもひきやわかれし秋にめぐりあひて又もこのよの月をみんとは
| omoiki ya wakareshi aki ni meguri aite mata mo kono yo no tsuki o min to wa |
Can I recall it? The Autumn that I departed Has come around again; Once more, within this world The moon to see… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成