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96 HEIAN PERIOD

[from the Shikashū, c. 1151]

Kaze wo itami Iwa utsu nami no Onore no mi Kudakete mono wo Omou koro kana

Whipped by a fierce wind And dashed like the ocean waves Against the rocks— I alone am broken to bits And now am lost in longing.

Minamoto no Shigeyuki (d. 1000)

[from the Senzaishū, 1188]

Mushi no ne wa Asaji ga moto ni Uzumorete Ai wa sue ha no Iro ni zo arikeru

The cries of the insects Are buried at the roots of The sparse pampas grass— The end of autumn is in The color of the last leaves.

The Priest Jakuren (d. 1202)

TRANSLATED BY DONALD KEENE