Man'yōshū MYS V: 893 28th October 2015 temca Leave a comment Envoy: 世閒を憂しとやさしと思へども飛び立ちかねつ鳥にしあらねば yö nö naka wo usi tö yasasi tö omopedömo tobitatikanetu töri ni si araneba This world of ours Is full of horror and shame I feel yet I cannot fly from it For I am not a bird.