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Kinkai wakashū 399

とりもあへずはかなく暮れて行く年のしばしとどむる関守もがな

tori mo aezu
hakanaku kurete
yuku toshi no
shibashi todomuru
sekimori kana

Before I knew it
So briefly is ending
The parting year—
To hold it here a while,
If only there were a barrier warder!

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