Kinkai wakashū 487

おもひ絶えわびにしものをいまさらに野中の水の我をたのむる

omoitae
wabinishi mono o
ima sara ni
nonaka no mizu no
ware o tanomuru

Passion’s fire done, and
In lonely solitude am I, when
Now, once more
As spring waters amidst the plains, he
Excites my yearning…

487

Waka Poetry