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