On the conception of compassion.
物いはぬよものけだ物すらだにもあはれなるかなや親の子を思ふ
| mono iwanu yomo no kedamono sura dani mo aware naru kana ya oya no ko o omou | Even wordless Beasts, wherever They may be, Feel the love Of a parent for a child! |
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Kinkai wakashū 717
Composed when I saw a little child crying for his mother by the side of the road and, on asking folk nearby, being told that both his mother and father had died.
いとほしやみるに涙もとどまらずおやもなき子の母をたづぬる
| itōshi ya miru ni namida mo todomarazu oya mo naki ko no haha o tazunuru | O, how pitiful! The sight of tears Unending on An orphan child Searching for his mother… |
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Sahyōe no suke sadafumi uta’awase 5
The End of Summer
Left
なくこゑはするものからに身はむなしあなおぼつかなうつせみのよや
| naku koe wa suru mono kara ni mi wa munashi ana obotsukana utsusemi no yo ya | Their voices sing And yet Their flesh is empty— O, how strange is A cicada shell world! |
Tadamine
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Right (Win)
ほととぎすをちかへりなけうなゐこがうちたれがみのさみだれのこゑ
| hototogisu ochikaeri nake unaiko ga uchitaregami no samidare no koe | A cuckoo Calls again and again; A child’s shoulder-brushing Hair dangling down: The song of a summer shower. |
Mitsune
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