Man'yōshū MYS II: 178 29th October 2015 temca Leave a comment み立たしの島を見る時にはたづみ流るる涙止めぞかねつる mitatasi nö sima wo miru töki nipa tadumi nagaruru namida tome zö kaneturu He once stood On this isle I see; Flood waters through a garden, Flow my tears And I cannot halt them.