Eikyū hyakushu 675

Flutes 笛

吹きたつる笛のしらべの声きけばのどけきちりもあらじとぞおもふ

fukitatsuru
fue no shirabe no
koe kikeba
nodokeki chiri mo
araji to zo omou

When, soaring,
A flute’s melodious
Notes I hear,
Leisurely lacks
Have they none, I feel.

Nakazane

Waka Poetry