Murasaki Shikibu-shū 75

ただならじ戸ばかり叩く水鶏ゆゑあけてはいかにくやしからまし

tada naraji
to bakari tataku
kuina yue
akete wa ika ni
kuyashikaramashi
It is not so easy, I think –
But briefly knocking at my door was
A water rail:
Opening to it, how
Deep would be my regret …

Murasaki Shikibu

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