もののふのやそうぢ川を行く水のながれてはやきとしのくれかな
mononofu no
yaso ujigawa o
yuku mizu no
nagararete hayaki
toshi kure kana | As warriors’
Arrows the Uji River’s
Rushing waters
Flow so fast—
As the ending of the year! |
400
Hail
もののふのやなみつくろふこてのうへに霰たばしるなすのしの原
mononofu no
yanami tsukurou
kote no ue ni
arare tabashiru
nasu no shinohara | A warrior,
With arrows neatly a’quiver,
Forearm
With hail struck
In the arrow bamboo groves at Nasu. |
348
'Simply moving and elegant'
