Kinkai wakashū 502

しぐれふる大あらきの野の小篠はらぬれはひづとも色に出でめや

shigure furu
ōaraki no no no
ozasawara
nure wa hizu to mo
iro ni ideme ya

Showers fall upon
Ōaraki Plain, where
The dwarf-bamboo groves are
Soaked and drenched, but
Shall I show a hint of passion?

502

Waka Poetry