21. いまこむと いひしばかりに 長月の 有明の月 待ち出(い)でつるかな – 素性法師 While I was waiting for him to come As he said he would immediately, To see the moon of Ariake rise I have come During the long night of September earnestly Seen beautifully but lamentably. By Sosei Hoshi Translated by Kota Nakako
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いまこむと いひしばかりに 長月の 有明の月 待ち出(い)でつるかな – 素性法師
While I was waiting for him to come As he said he would immediately, To see the moon of Ariake rise I have come During the long night of September earnestly Seen beautifully but lamentably.
By Sosei Hoshi
Translated by Kota Nakako