KKS XX: 1099

A poem from Ise:

をふの浦にかたえさしおほひなる梨のなりもならずも寝て語らはむ

woFu no ura ni
katae sasioFoFi
naru nasi no
nari mo narazu mo
nete kataraFamu
In the bay at Ou
Stretches forth a single branch
Of fruiting pear:
Shall we or shan’t we –
Let’s sleep together, and talk on it more!

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