Composed on the conception of cormorants on the river for a hundred poem sequence.
はやせ川みをさかのぼるうかひ舟まつこの世にもいかかくるしき
FayasegaFa mi wo sakanoboru ukaFibune matu kono yo ni mo ikaga kurusiki |
Upon the River Hayase Poling upstream go The cormorant boats: Awaiting them tonight Is sad beyond all measure. |
Emperor Sutoku
This poem is also Kyūan hyakushu 28.