Yōzei’in ichi no miko himegimi uta’awase 14

Original

ちらねどもかねてぞをしきもみぢばはけふをかぎりのいろとみつれば

chiranedomo
kanete zo oshiki
momijiba wa
kyō o kagiri no
iro to mitsureba
They have yet to scatter, but
Already, I regret
The scarlet leaves, for
Today is the utmost
Extent of their hues…

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Left (Win)

あきふかきやまのもみぢもあるものをいまはのいろとおもはざらなむ

aki fukaki
yama no momiji mo
aru mono o
ima wa no iro to
omowazaranamu
Though in the depths of autumn
The mountains’ scarlet leaves
Are fair,
On their hues now
I would not have you dwell…

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Right

かぎりなきいろはためしにをしけれどえだにもみぢはとまりげもなし

kagiri naki
iro wa tameshi ni
oshikeredo
eda ni momiji wa
tomarige mo nashi
Limitlessly fair
Hues have there been before, and
Regrets, yet
The scarlet leaves upon the boughs
Show no signs of lingering…

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