Kinkai wakashū 427

ゆふづくよおぼつかなきを雲間よりほのかにみえしそれかあらぬか

yūzukuyo
obotsukanaki o
kumoi yori
honoka ni mieshi
sore ka aranu ka

On a moonlit night
Idly,
From between the clouds
Faintly did I glimpse her, but
Was it her, or was it not?

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Waka Poetry