心すむ尾上の松の風にまた鹿の音たぐふ秋の夕暮
kokoro sumu
onoe no matsu no
kaze ni mata
shika no ne taguu
aki no yūgure |
Across the enlightened
Pines of Onoe
The wind, once more
Resembles a stag’s cry
On an autumn evening. |
いざらば色にいでなむ恋しきにしのぶをさへばそへてなげかし
iza saraba
iro ni idenamu
koishiki ni
shinobu osaeba
soete nagekashi |
So, then, so be it!
I’ll burst out in hues of passion!
For this love
Long suppressed
Has brought with it only grief… |
'Simply moving and elegant'