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きえぬべき露のうき身の置所いづれの野べの草葉なるらん
| kienubeki tsuyu no ukimi no okidokoro izure no nobe no kusaba naruran | Surely to vanish As the dewdrops is my pitiful lot, and The place I fall Will be in some meadow Among the blades of grass, no doubt… |
Inpumon’in no Taiyu
A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
あき山に恋する鹿の声たてて鳴きぞしぬべき君がこぬよは
| akiyama ni koisuru shika no koe tatete naki zo shinubeki kimi ga konu yo wa | In the autumn mountains A loving stag Cries out, I could die from weeping On nights you fail to come to call… |
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A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
よそにみし人におもひをつけそめてこころからこそしたにこがるれ
| yoso ni mishi hito ni omoi o tsukesomete kokoro kara koso shita ni kogarure | Casually did I see Her, and the fires of passion First ignited; From within my heart, I secretly smoulder. |
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