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Man'yōshū

MYS XIII: 3305

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A question and response poem.

物不念　道行去毛　青山乎　振放見者　茵花　香未通女　桜花　盛未通女　汝乎曽母　吾丹依云　吾　毛曽　汝丹依云　荒山毛　人師依者　余所　留跡序云　汝心勤

物思はず　道行く行くも　青山を　振り放け見れば　つつじ花　にほえ娘子　桜花　栄え娘子　汝れをぞも　我れに寄すといふ　我れをもぞ　汝れに寄すといふ　荒山も　人し寄すれば　寄そるとぞいふ　汝が心ゆめ

mono’omowazu
michi yukuyuku mo
aoyama o
furisakemireba
tsutsujibana
nioe otome
sakurabana
hae otome
nare o somo
ware ni yosu to iu
ware o mo
nare ni yosu to iu
arayama mo
hito shi yosureba
yosuru to zo iu
na ga kokoroyume		Unburdened by gloomy thoughts
Along the path I went on and on,
To the green-growing mountain,
When in the distance I saw
An azalea
Fair bright maiden,
A cherry blossom
Glorious maiden:
O, you, truly
Give your heart to me;
And I, too,
Will give my heart to you;
Upon the wild mountain
Folk give their hearts
To one another, so
Never will I abandon you!
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 102

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Azaleas (躑躅)

風ふかでなみのをるやとみるまでにいそつづきさくしらつつじかな

kaze fukade
nami no oru ya to
miru made ni
iso tsuzuki saku
shiratsutsuji kana		The wind blows not, so
Perhaps, ‘tis the waves that weave them –
Or so it does ever seem,
Blooming all along the rocky shore are
White azaleas!

Takafusa