Kanpyō no ōntoki kisai no miya uta’awase 65

Left

ほりておきし池は鏡とこほれども影にもみえぬ年ぞ経にける

horiteokishi
ike wa kagami to
kōredomo
kage ni mo mienu
toshi zo henikeru
All dug out
The pond into a mirror
Has frozen, yet
Reflected, I cannot see
The year gone by!

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Right

降る雪のつもれる峰は白雲のたちもさわがずをるかとぞみる

furu yuki no
tsumoreru mine wa
shirayuki no
tachi mo sawagazu
oru ka to zo miru
The falling snow
Has drifted upon the peaks
Whiteness
Arrives without a rustle
Making me wonder if it’s there at all…

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