Composed when I saw a single pine tree on the rocky shore when I had gone on a pilgrimage.
あづさ弓いそべにたてるひとつ松あなつれづれげ友なしにして
| azusayumi isobe ni tateru hitotsu matsu ana tsurezurege tomo nashi nishite | A catalpa bow, Standing on the stoney shore, A single pine— How lonely it seems, Without any friend at all… |
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