いせ島やいちしのあまのすて衣あふことなみに朽ちやはてなん
iseshima ya
ichishi no ama no
sutegoromo
au koto nami ni
kuchi ya hatenan | On Ise Isle
At Ichishi a fisherman has
Abandoned his garb
To the waves—unable to meet
Will I, too, rot away, I wonder? |
471
月きよみさ夜更行けばいせしまやいちしのうらに千どりなくなり
tsuki kiyomi
sayo fukeyukeba
iseshima ya
ichishi no ura ni
chidori nakunari | Pure the moon
As brief night wears on
At Ise’s isle—
From the shore at Ichishi
The plovers cry. |
355
'Simply moving and elegant'
