Kurōdo no tō-ke uta’awase 5

ひこぼしによそへてぞきくとしふれどなほめづらしきすずむしのこゑ

hikoboshi ni
yosoete zo kiku
toshi furedo
nao mezurashiki
suzumushi no koe

The Herd Boy
I do seem to hear—
Grown old in years, yet
Still so startling is
The bell crickets’ song.

Lord Tomonori

Waka Poetry