Versos English Fujiwara no Sadayori Poem 64 (1Asaborake…)

English poem

Poem 64 (1Asaborake…)

by (995–1045)

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1Asaborake Uji no kawagiri 1Tae-dae ni Araware wataru Seze no ajiro-gi. o thickly lies the morning mist, 1That I can scarcely see The fish-nets on the river bank, 1The River of Uji, 1Past daybreak though it be.