Rock Azalea
えだしあればおひぞしにけるいはつつじはなさくまでにならむとやみし
eda shi areba
oi zo shinikeru
iwatsutsuji
hana saku made ni
naramu to ya mishi | There the branches are, so
Growing seem to be
Azaleas on the rocks—
Until the flowers bloom
Here I’ll be, I saw. |
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On travel.
山超而 遠津之濱之 石管自 迄吾来 含而有待
山越えて遠津の浜の岩つつじ我が来るまでにふふみてあり待て
yama koete
topotu no pama no
ipatutudi
wa ga kuru made ni
pupumite mate | I cross the mountains, and
Reach a distant shore;
O, azalea on the crags,
Until I do arrive
Remain within your buds and wait for me! |
Anonymous
'Simply moving and elegant'