A chrysanthemum from the River Saho, in Nara.
千鳥ゆゑ佐保の川べを求め来れば水底霧りて咲ける花かも
tidori yuwe
saFo no kaFabe wo
tomekureba
minasoko kirite
sakeru Fana kamo |
Even though the plovers
To the riverside at Saho
Have come seeking,
The waters’ depths are misted
By the flowers’ blooming! |
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いり日さすさほの山べのはゝそはらくもらぬ雨とこの葉ふりつゝ
irihi sasu
saho no yamabe no
hahasowara
kumoranu ame to
ko no ha furitsutsu |
Twilight sunlight shines
On the slopes of Mount Saho:
The oak groves
Are cloudless, yet there is rain:
Leaves falling, on and on. |
Sone no Yoshitada
曾禰好忠
'Simply moving and elegant'