Eikyū hyakushu 184

Cormorant Fishing on the River(鵜河)

おちくだるう舟のかがりあかければ夜川のそこもすみまさりけり

ochikudaru
ubune no kagari
akakereba
yogawa no soko mo
sumi masarikeri
Dropping down
The cormorant boats’ torchlight
Is so bright
Even the night-time riverbed
Is crystal clear.

Nakazane

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