Round One Hundred and Five

Left

吹くかぜにつけてもとはむささがにのかよひし道の空にたゆらん

fuku kaze ni tsukete mo towan sasagani no kayoishi michi wa sora ni tayu tomo

On the gusting wind I would send to ask you… Though the spider’s Much-travelled path Be drifting in the skies.

209[1]

Right

つらさをもうらみぬわれにならふなようき身をしらぬ人もこそあれ

tsurasa o mo uraminu ware ni narau na yo ukimi o shiranu hito mo koso are

Even your cruelty, Not despising, I am Not so normal, for Heedless of a wretched lot— There are such ladies out there, too!

210[2]

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[1] Shinkokinshū XIV: 1242: Topic unknown.

[2] Shinkokinshū XIII: 1227: Topic unknown.