SKKS XVIII: 1828

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世をいとふ名をだにもさはとゞめをきてかずならぬ身のおもひいでにせん

yo o itou
na o dani mo sa wa
todomeokite
kazu naranu mi no
omoiide ni sen
Hating this world and
Leaving it and, in doing so,
Remaining,
Foolishly
Lost in memories.

The Monk Saigyō
西行

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