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Sahyōe no suke sadafumi uta’awase 20

Left (Tie)

われやうき人をこひぢになりぬればあはぬとだえに身をぞなしつる

ware ya uki
hito o koiji ni
narinureba
awanu todae ni
mi o zo nashitsuru
I, toward a heartless
Lady upon the paths of love
Did tread, but
As a broken bridge, no meeting
Has befallen me!

39

Right

ひたすらにわすれもぞするわすれぐさみずやあらましこひはしぬとも

hitasura ni
wasure mo zo suru
wasuregusa
mizu ya aramashi
koi wa shinu tomo
So completely
Am I forgotten by that
Forgetful day-lily—
She will not see me, it seems,
Though I die of love for her.

Mitsune
40

MYS IV: 727

[One of] two poems sent by Ōtomo sukune Yakamochi to the Elder Maiden of the House of Sakanoue (a love poem to say that though they had been parted for many years, he hoped they would meet again).

忘れ草我が下紐に付けたれど醜の醜草言にしありけり

wasuregusa
wa ga sitapimo ni
tuketaredo
siko no sikokusa
koto ni shi arikeri
A forgetful day-lily
To my under-belt
Is bound, yet
This annoying weed
Is so in name alone!

Ōtomo no Yakamochi
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