Daikōtaigōgū daijin kiyosuke-ason ke uta’awase 16

Round Sixteen

The Moon

Left (Tie)

今よりはふけ行くまでに月はみしその事となく涙おちけり

ima yori wa
fukeyuku made ni
tsuki wa mishi
sono koto to naku
namida ochikeri
From now
Until it set,
Did I gaze upon the moon
Had it not been there, then
Would have my tears fell.

Lord Kiyosuke
31

Right

待つ人のこぬもおもへばつらからずねなばこよひの月をみましや

matsu hito no
konu mo omoeba
tsurakarazu
nenaba koyoi no
tsuki o mimashi ya
The man I await
Has failed to come, I think, but
I’ll not be downcast, for
Had I to bed tonight
Would I have gazed upon the moon?

Kūnin
32

Both have deep feeling—it really is impossible to distinguish them.

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