秋の夜を書よみをれば離れ屋に茶をひく音のかすかに聞ゆ

aki no yo o fumi yomi oreba hanareya ni
cha o hiku oto no kasuka ni kikoyu

Reading a book
on a night in autumn
from an outbuilding
I hear the faint sound
of grinding tea leaves

Composed in 1900, at age 33

8月短歌担当者　*********************************************
Tanka translation: The Shiki Museum English Volunteers
Advisor: Patricia Lyons
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