Eikyū hyakushu 4

New Year’s Day

うちなびき今日立ちかへるとしなみのよらぬみぎははあらじとぞ思ふ

uchinabiki
kyō tachikaeru
toshinami no
yoranu migiwa wa
araji to zo omou

Drifting along,
Today breaks
The year’s wave –
An untouched shore
Shall there be none, I feel!

Tadafusa

Waka Poetry