Sankashū I: 23

On a personal grievance and picking fresh herbs.

わかなおふるはるののもりに我なりてうき世を人につみしらせばや

wakana ouru
haruno no mori ni
ware narite
ukiyo o hito ni
tsumi shiraseba ya
For fresh herbs growing
On the plains in springtime a warder
Have I become—
That this world is cruel, to folk
Garnering sins, I would let them know!

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