Kinkai wakashū 385

A poem composed and sent on a snowy day to someone who was unable to leave his house on account of an injured leg.

ふる雪をいかにあはれとながむらん心はおもふとも足たたずして

furu yuki o
ika ni aware to
nagamuran
kokoro wa omou tomo
ashi tatazushite
At the falling snow
How sadly
You must be gazing!
Your heart is at my service, but
Your leg pays no heed!

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