When he was travelling after leaving the world, he composed this on seeing the moon over the sea.
わたのはら遙に波をへだて來て都にいでし月を見るかな
wata no Fara Faruka ni nami wo Fedate kite miyako ni idesi tuki wo miru kana |
Across the wide sea’s sweep From afar the waves Come one by one; When the capital I left That is the moon I saw. |
The Monk En’i