Sum I Know Sure Tanka After Fujiwara No Toshiyuki Suminoe Shore Poem by Jonathan ROBIN

#018 住の江の


住の江の
岸による波
よるさへや
夢の通ひ路
人目よくらむ

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki

suminoe no kishi ni yoru nami yoru sae ya yume no kayoiji hitome yoku ran

at Suminoe bay
the waves gather at the shore
even through the night
it seems you shun being seen
and no longer walk my dreams
why do you remain unseen
even on the path of dreams
Trans. Köy Deli

the Suminoe shore
is found by the waves
even at night
on the pathways of dreams
why do I fail to see you?
Trans. Jane Reichhold