Lines by Sei Shōnagon
Sei Shōnagon
清少納言
Japanese writer and court lady · c. 966–1025
Sei Shōnagon served Empress Teishi at the Heian court around the year 1000. Her Pillow Book is a collection of lists, sketches and opinions, witty and exact.
In spring, the dawn.
春はあけぼの。
The Pillow Book, section 1
Planet-X translation, 2026 · Source (opens the digitised edition in a new tab)