SKKS XVI: 1534

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月のいろに心をきよくそめましや宮こをいでぬわが身なりせば

tsuki no iro ni
kokoro o kiyoku
somemashi ya
miyako o idenu
wa ga mi nariseba
Could the moon, with a shade
So pure, upon my heart
Leave its stain?
Within the capital
Had I remained…

The Monk Saigyō
西行

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