When he composed a hundred poem sequence.
これや見しむかしすみけんあとならんよもぎがつゆに月のかゝれる
kore ya mishi mukashi sumiken ato naran yomogi ga tsuyu ni tsuki no kakareru |
Did I see this Long ago I lived here – In the ruins The mugwort, dew-drenched, And hung about with moonlight. |
The Monk Saigyô
西行