Tsurayuki uta’awase 07

Left

織女の年に一たび逢ふものをなどわが恋のはるけかるらむ

tanabata no
toshi ni hito tabi
au mono o
nado wa ga koi no
harukekaruramu
The Weaver Maid
But once a year
A meeting may have, but
Why is it my love
Does seem to grow ever distant?

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Right

つゆに露われもろともにおきゐつつ恋する身さへ消えぬべきかな

tsuyu ni tsuyu
ware morotomo ni
oki’itsutsu
koisuru mi sae
kienubeki kana
Dewfall upon dewdrops,
Both do I
Let ever fall—
Love fills my flesh so
It could fade away!

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