Yōzei’in ichi no miko himegimi uta’awase 13

Original

ゆくあきをまねくをばなのたもとにはつゆもおきあへずのどけからねば

yuku aki o
maneku obana no
tamoto ni wa
tsuyu mo oki’aezu
nodokekaraneba
Departing autumn
Beckoning, upon the silver grass
Sleeves
The dew cannot fall,
For tranquil they are not…

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Left

まねくにしあきのとまらぬものならばをばなのそでやせばくなりなん

maneku ni shi
aki no tomaranu
mono naraba
obana no sode ya
sebaku narinan
They may beckon, but
Autumn will not linger,
So,
The silver grass sleeves
Narrow will become…

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Right

まねけどもとまらぬあきをはなすすきほにいでてしかをなきてしたはむ

manekedomo
tomaranu aki o
hanasusuki
ho ni idete shika o
nakite shitawamu
They beckon, yet
Autumn does not linger for
The silver grass,
Bursting into bloom, as the stags
Cry out, as I would, too…

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