Composed on examining his own heart.
やみはれて心のそらにすむ月はにしの山べやちかくなるらん
yami harete kokoro no sora ni sumu tsuki wa nishi no yamabe ya chikaku naruran |
Darkness has lifted and In the sky that is my heart Dwells the moon– To the western mountains’ edge It does, perhaps, draw near. |
The Monk Saigyō
西行