Eikyū hyakushu 187

Cormorant Fishing on the River (鵜河)

うかひ舟つなでくだすと見えつるはいそぎてたぐるたなはなりける

ukaibune
tsunade kudasu to
mietsuru wa
isogite taguru
tanawa narikeri

On a cormorant boat,
When the hawsers dropping
I see
Quickly roll up
The rigging!

Kanemasa

Waka Poetry