Kinkai wakashū 691

春秋はかはり行くともわたつ海のなかなる島の松ぞ久しき

haru aki wa
kawariyuku tomo
watatsumi no
nakanaru shima no
matsu zo hisashiki

The springs and autumns
May turn on, yet
In the broad sea sweep
Lying, an isle has
Pines eternal.

691

Waka Poetry