かもめゐるあら磯のすさき塩みちてかくろひゆけばまさるわが恋
kamome iru
ara’iso no susaki
shio michite
kakuroiyukeba
masaru wa ga koi | Seagulls dwell
Along the rocky shore where sandbars
With the rising tide
Are hidden away, then
Most intense is my love. |
445
On whiteness
かもめゐるおきのしらすにふる雪のはれゆく空の月のさやけさ
kamome iru
oki no shirasu ni
furu yuki no
hareyuku sora no
tsuki no sayakesa | Gulls land
On the sandbar in the offing, where
The fallen snow
Beneath the clearing sky
Is chill within the moonlight. |
378
On cold: sent in thanks when someone gave him some sake.
水寒く寐入かねたるかもめかな
mizu samuku
ne iri kanetaru
kamome kana |
The water’s so cold
I could not get to sleep:
A seagull on the waves. |
(1686)
'Simply moving and elegant'
