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神な月時雨とともにかみなびのもりのこのははふりにこそふれ
| kaminazuki shigure to tomo ni kaminabi no mori no ko no ha wa furini koso fure | In the Godless Month Together with the showers In the sacred Groves the leaves from the trees Have truly fallen, every one. |
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冬の池の鴨のうはげにおくしものきえて物思ふころにもあるかな
| Fuyu no ike no kamo no uFage ni oku simo no kiete mono’omoFu koro ni mo aru kana | At a pond in winter Upon the ducks’ down Falls frost; it Vanishes and gloom Takes all my time! |
Anonymous
Her reply
浪のうへに跡やは見ゆる水鳥のうきてへぬらん年はかずかは
| nami no uFe ni ato ya Fa miyuru midutori no ukite Fenuran tosi Fa kazu ka Fa | Upon the waves Can you see tracks? The waterbirds Drift and passed by have The years, but so what? |
Anonymous
Sent to a lady with whom he had simply been exchanging letters for some years.
水鳥のはかなきあとに年をへてかよふばかりのえにこそ有りけれ
| midutori no hakanaki ato ni tosi wo Fete kayoFu bakari no e ni koso arikere | Waterbirds leave But transient traces as The years go by— This simple back-and-forth is All we truly have! |
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かきくらし霰ふりしけ白玉をしける庭とも人のみるべく
| kakikurasi arare Furisike siratama wo sikeru niFa tomo Fito no mirubeku | All turns dark, as Hail falls around; Pearls Strewn over the grounds where Folk can gaze upon them. |
Anonymous
In reply.
こがらしのもりのした草風はやみ人のなげきはおひそひにけり
| kogarasi no mori no sitagusa kaze Fayami Fito no nageki Fa oFisoFinikeri | The biting wind upon The forest’s undergrowth Blows fast; The trees of grief Have grown ever taller. |
Anonymous
Although he had expressed his feelings to a woman who had another man in her thoughts, when she was cold to him, he sent her this.
思ふ人おもはぬ人の思ふ人おもはざらなん思ひしるべく
| omoFu Fito omofanu Fito no omoFu Fito omoFazaran omoFisirubeku | There is one I love, who Does not love me, but Loves another; I wish that she did not— That is what I would have you know! |
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むばたまのよるのみふれる白雪はてる月影のつもるなりけり
| mubatama no yoru nomi Fureru sirayuki Fa teru tukikage no tumoru narikeri | Lily-seed dark The night, where fallen Snow, so white, Shines with the moonlight Drifting, piled high. |
Anonymous
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いつしかと山の桜もわがごとく年のこなたにはるをまつらん
| itusika to yama no sakura mo wa ga gotoku tosi no konata ni Faru o maturan | Eagerly The mountain cherries Just as I, On this side of the year’s end Seem to await the springtime. |
Anonymous
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思ひつつねなくにあくる冬の夜の袖の氷はとけずもあるかな
| omoFitutu nenaku ni akuru Fuyu no yo no sode no koFori wa tokezu mo aru kana | Filled with passionate thoughts, Sleepless until dawn, On a winter’s night The ice upon my sleeves Shows no sign of melting. |
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