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Genji Monogatari 2

宮木野の露吹きむすふ風の音に小萩がもとを思ひこそやれ

miyagino no
tuyu Fukimusubu
kaze no woto ni
koFagi ga moto wo
omoFi koso yare
On Miyagi plain
Catching up the dew, the sound of
Gusts of wind
Around the young bush clover
Are ever in my thoughts…

Genji monogatari 26

心あてにそれかとぞ見る白露の光そへたる夕顔の花

kokoro ate ni
sore ka to zo miru
siratuyu no
Fikari soFetaru
yuFgaFo no Fana
I wonder
If I see it true?
Silver dewfall
Brushing light
Upon the moonflower blossom…

Genji monogatari 401

妹背山深き道をばたづねずて緒絶えの橋に踏みまどひける

imoseyama
Fukaki miti wo ba
tadunezute
wodae no Fasi ni
FumimadoFikeru
Brother and sister, of the mountain’s
Secret paths
I have not enquired;
Upon the bridge of Odae
I wander in confusion.

Genji monogatari 667

たえせじの我が頼みにや宇治橋の遥けき中を待ちわたるべき

taesezi no
wa ga tanomi ni ya
udibasi no
Farukeki naka wo
matiwatarubeki
Never for this to end
Is that what I want?
Beyond the bridge at Uji
A distant bond,
Simply ever awaiting…