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Eikyū hyakushu 594

Waterweed 萍

ふる河のとだえをわたるたび人のもすそにあをくつける萍

furukawa no
todae o wataru
tabibito no
mosuso ni aoku
tsukeru ukikusa

An ancient river’s
Broken bridge a’crossing goes
A traveller,
Her skirt-hem greenly
Gripped by waterweed…

Kanemasa