Eikyū hyakushu 512

Hotsprings 出湯

うきことも思ひさましてふるものをなどやいでゆのわきかへるらん

ukikoto mo
omoisamashite
furu mono o
nado ya ideyu no
wakikaeruran

Something sad
Struck me on waking;
‘Tis ancient, so
Why does the hotspring water
Always gush forth anew?

Daishin

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