逢ふ事やこよひこよひとかよふまに空忘れして月日へにけり

au koto ya koyoi koyoi to kayou ma ni sora wasureshite tsukihi henikeri

I wonder will we meet Tonight, maybe tonight, I think, and While I’m on my way, Forgetful of the skies, Days and months have passed me by.

Kuninobu, the Minamoto Middle Counsellor
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あや莚をとなるまでも恋ひずしてまだきに床を忘るべしやは

ayamushiro oto naru made mo koizushite madaki ni toko o wasurubeshi ya wa

My patterned blanket Lies far away, and yet Lacking love How swiftly my bed Might you be able to forget?

Daishin, in service to His Former Majesty
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