Kinkai wakashū 199

いまはしもわかれもすらし棚機のあまの河原にたづぞ鳴くなる

ima wa shimo
wakare mo surashi
tanabata no
ama no kawara ni
tazu zo nakunaru

Now, above all painful
Parting does seem to be for
The Weaver Maid
On Heaven’s riverside
The cranes are a’crying.

Waka Poetry