Kinkai wakashū 412

山しげみ木の下がくれ行く水のおと聞きしよりわれやわするる

yama shigemi
ko no shitagakure
yuku mizu no
oto kikishi yori
ware ya wasururu

In the mountains lush,
Hidden beneath the trees
Runs waters’
Soft sounds since I heard
How can I ever forget her?

412

Waka Poetry