Eikyū hyakushu 500

Stars 星

日くるれば星をいただくかみにしもはらひもあへずおける霜かな

hi kurureba
hoshi o itadaku
kami ni shimo
harai mo aezu
okeru shimo kana

When the sun grows dim,
Spreading out the stars,
The gods most certainly
Will not sweep away
The fallen frost!

Nakazane

Waka Poetry