On lightning.
いなづまのしばしもとめぬひかりにも草葉のつゆのかずはみえけり
inazuma no
shibashi mo tomenu
hikari ni mo
kusaba no tsuyu no
kazu wa miekeri | The lightning
Fails to linger for even a moment, yet
In its flash of light
Upon every blade of grass
Appear numerous dewdrops. |
Lord Fujiwara no Tamehide
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待ちかねて心あかねば稲妻の光にのみぞおどろかれける
matikanete
kokoro akaneba
inaduma no
Fikari ni nomi zo
odorokarekeru |
Unable to wait
My heart is unsatisfied, so
The lightning’s
Single flash
Did startle me so… |
稲妻の光の間にも忘れしと言ひしは人のことにぞありける
inaduma no
Fikari no ma ni mo
wasuresi to
iFisi Fa Fito no
koto ni zo arikeru |
“In the lightning’s
Momentary flash
I did forget”
To have said that is
Truly so like him! |
'Simply moving and elegant'
