Composed on the cherry blossom at the Un’rin-in.
いざさくら我もちりなん一盛り有なば人に憂きめもみえなん
iza sakura
ware mo tirinan
Fitosakari
arinaba Fito ni
ukime mo mienan | O, cherries,
Might I scatter, too?
Once I was in my prime,
But now folk
Simply see my wretched state! |
The Monk Sōku
Composed on seeing cherry blossom scattering at the Un’rin-in.
さくらちる花の所は春ながら雪ぞふりつつ消えがてにする
sakura tiru
Fana no tokoro Fa
Faru nagara
yuki zo Furitutu
kiegate ni suru | Cherries scatter
Blossoms here,
For it is spring, but
Snow still ever falls, and
Hesitates to fade, it does appear. |
The Monk Sōku
'Simply moving and elegant'