Lingering Heat (残暑)
かたみにはあつさばかりを残しおきて秋にもあはむ夏はいぬめり
| katami ni wa atsusa bakari o nokoshiokite aki ni mo awamu natsu wa inumeri | For a keepsake Just the heat Has been left behind; Might I meet with autumn, As summer seems to leave… |
Kanemasa
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Eikyū hyakushu 124
Frogs (蛙)
いかばかりいぶせかるらんこやの池の水草のもとにすだく蛙は
| ika bakari ibusekaruran koya no ike no mikusa no moto ni sudaku kawazu wa |
How very Depressed they seem At Koya Pond At the grasses’ roots: The swarming frogs. |
Minamoto no Kanemasa
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Eikyū hyakushu 138
Summer Garb (夏衣)
夏たつとしるしも見えず衣川いつも舟よるうらしなければ
| natsu tatsu to shirushi mo miezu koromogawa itsumo fune yoru urashinakereba |
Of summer weft There is no sign At the River Robe For never do boats draw near Its shores! |
Minamoto no Kanemasa
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