GSIS III: 233

Composed on the conception of it being chilly bathing in a spring at night.

さよふかきいづみの水のおときけばむすばぬそでもすずしかりけり

sayo Fukaki
idumi no midu no
oto kikeba
musubanu sode mo
suzusikarikeri
Deep within a night so brief
When the water of a spring
I hear,
Though they cannot draw it up, my sleeves
Are cool, indeed.

Lord Minamoto no Morokata

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