Composed on the daughter of the dragon king becoming a buddha.
わたつ海の底のもくづと見し物をいかでか空の月と成るらん
wata tu umi no
soko no mokudu to
misi mono wo
ikade ka sora no
tuki to naruran | In the broad sea sweep’s
Depths among the seaweed
Did she appear to be, so
How is it that within the skies
A moon she might become? |
Dharma Master Shōchō
わたつうみにながれいでたるしかま川しかもたえずやこひわたりなん
wata tsu umi ni
nagare’idetaru
shikamagawa
shika mo taezu ya
koi watarinan | Into the broad sea sweep
Flows out
The River Shikama—
Just as endless will
My love continue on? |
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わたつ海のおきつしほあひにうかぶあわのきえぬものからよる方もなし
wata tu umi no
oki tu siFoaFi ni
ukabu awa no
kienu mono kara
yoru kata mo nasi | Across the broad sea sweep
In the offing upon the clashing tides
Floats foam
Endlessly, though
It has nowhere to go… |
Anonymous
'Simply moving and elegant'
