あしのははさはべもさやにおく霜のさむきよなよな氷りしにけり
ashi no ha wa
sawabe mo saya ni
oku shimo no
samuki yonayona
kōrishinikeri | Upon the reed-fronds by
The marshside, strikingly
Falls frost—
Cold night after cold night
Has it frozen. |
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Frost
なにはがたあしのはしろく置く霜のさえたるよはにたづぞ鳴くなる
naniwagata
ashi no ha shiroku
oku shimo no
saetaru yowa ni
tazu zo nakunaru | In Naniwa’s tidelands
Upon the reed-fronds whitely
Falls the frost
At chill midnight
When the cranes are crying. |
'Simply moving and elegant'
