Gō no sochi-shū 424

Willow.

さほひめのねくたれがみをあをやぎのけづりやすらんはるのやまかぜ

saohime no
nekutaregami o
aoyagi no
kezuri ya suran
haru no yamakaze

Princess Sao’s
Sleep-tangled tresses
Of green willow:
Are they combed, perhaps, by
The breeze from off the mountains in springtime?

Waka Poetry