English poem
Poem 83 (1Yo no naka yo…)
by Fujiwara no Shunzei (1114–1204)
1Yo no naka yo Michi koso nakere 1Omoi iru Yama no oku ni mo Shika zo naku naru. rom pain and sorrow all around 1There ’s no escape, I fear; To mountain wilds should I retreat, 1There also I should hear 1The cry of hunted deer.