Composed on hailstones in the deep mountains.
はし鷹の白斑に色やまがふらんとがへる山に霰ふるらし
Fasitaka no siraFu ni iro ya magaFuran togaFeru yama ni arare Fururasi |
For a sparrowhawk’s White-speckled tail the colour Might be mistaken; In moult, upon the mountains Hailstones fall, it seems. |
Minister of the Treasury [Ōe no] Masafusa