わが門のいた井のし水冬ふかみ影こそ見えね氷りすらしも
wa ga kado no
itai no shimizu
fuyu fukami
kage koso miene
kōri sura shimo | By my gate
The fresh waters of my board-bound well
Are deep in winter—
No reflection shows at all
How icy they must be! |
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The moon by the water
わくらばに行きてもみしかさめがゐのふるきし水にやどる月影
wakuraba ni
yukitemo mishiga
same ga i no
furuki shimizu ni
yadoru tsukikage | Unusually
Should I go, I’d long to see
In Same Well’s
Ancient fresh waters
The moonlight lodging… |
'Simply moving and elegant'
