み吉野の 耳我の嶺に 時なくそ 雪は降りける 間なくそ 雨は降りける その雪の 時なきがごと その雨の 間なきがごと 隈もおちず 思ひつつそ来し その山道を Mi Yoshino no Mimiga no mine ni Toki naku so yuki wa furi keru Ma naku so ame wa furi keru Sono yuki no toki naki ga goto Sono ame no ma naki ga goto Kuma mo otizu omoi tsutsu zo koshi Sono yama michi o
In Yoshino, on peak of Mimiga Within eternity, snow was falling Without interval, rain was falling Like that snow- within eternity Like that rain- without interval Thinking on every curve, I have come That mountain road
Tenmu Tenno (631?-686) Yoshino, Nara Prefecture.
7 Dec 2008 大雪