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おとはやまおとにききつつあふさかのせきのこなたにひとをまつかな
| otowayama oto ni kikitsutsu ausaka no seki no konata ni hito o matsu kana | As wing-beats in the mountains Do I hear tell: That on Meeting Hill Barrier’s inner side Someone does await me! |
Motokata
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そのはらやふせやにおふるははきぎのありとてゆけどあはぬきみかな
| sonohara ya fuseya ni ouru hahakigi no ari tote yukedo awanu kimi kana | At Sonohara By the rest-stop grows A sacred tree, they say; I catch a glimpse, yet Cannot meet with you! |
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A certain man came up to the capital from the East and went to the house of woman with whom he had spoken long before; when she asked why he had come to see her in such haste, he said:
おろかにもおもはましかはあづまぢのふせやといひしのべにねなまし
| oroka ni mo omoFamasikaba adumadi no Fuseya to iFisi nobe ni nenamasi |
Heedlessly Had I thought of you On the Eastern roads, Upon Fuseya Plain would I have rather slept! |
Anonymous
When I was sleeping with the same Captain, he said, ‘This is most lonely and tedious! Let’s see if there are any ladies around!’ and sent off a servant who, on returning, said, ‘There is only the voice of a lady saying “Oh, how my belly hurts!”’
園原やいかにやましく思ふぞも伏屋といはむこゝろやはなき
| sonohara ya ika ni yamasiku omoFu zo mo Fuseya to iFamu kokoro ya Fa naki |
In Sonohara (your belly): How painful Do you feel it is? Of Fuseya (sleeping with me), Don’t you think at all? |