Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
The
pheasant of the mountain
Tiring to the feet,
Spreads his
tail feathers.
Through the long, long night
I sleep alone.
Ashibiki no
Yamadori no o no
Shidari o no
Naga nagashi yo wo
Hitori ka mo nemu
- translated by Kenneth Rexroth
from One Hundred Poems from the Japanese