春の野を事ありがほにかへせどもうてる蕨はたばねだになし
| haru no no o kotoarigao ni kaesedomo uteru warabi wa tabane dani nashi | All o’er the plains in springtime, Portentously I searched back and forth, yet I struck upon withered bracken— Not even a bundle’s worth! |
[Minamoto no] Kuninobu国信