夕立の雨うち降れば春日野の尾花が上の白露は思ほゆ
yuFudati no
ame utiFureba
kasugano no
wobana ga uFe no
siratuyu Fa omoFoyu |
When evening showers’
Rain does fall,
On the plain at Kasuga
Upon the miscanthus grass
Silver dewfall comes to mind. |
春日野の青根が峰の苔筵誰かおりけむ縦緯なしに
kasuga no no
aone ga mine no
kokemushiro
tare ka orikemu
tatenuki nashi ni |
On the plain at Kasuga
Atop Aone Peak
Lie blankets of moss
Who is it that wove them
With no warp or weft? |
'Simply moving and elegant'