23. Chisato Ōye: Ōye no Chisato

Tsuki mireba Chiji ni mono koso Kanashi kere Waga mi hitotsu no Aki ni wa aranedo. THIS night the cheerless autumn moon Doth all my mind enthrall; But others also have their griefs, For autumn on us all Hath cast her gloomy pall. Chisato Ōye is said to have lived about the end of the ninth century; he was the son of a Councillor, and a very fertile poet. He was also famous as a philosopher, and acted as tutor to the Emperor Sei-wa, who reigned A.D. 859-876.