鵲のはにおくつゆの丸きばしふみみぬさきにきえやわたらん
kasasagi no
ha ni oku tsuyu no
marokibashi
fumi minu saki ni
kie ya wataran | Upon magpie
Wings fall dewdrops, while
Upon a log-bridge, I
Set foot; no letter from you before me, so
Shall I vanish, in my crossing? |
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Love and Bridges.
難波がた入江に渡すまろき橋踏みそめしとや人は思はん
naniwagata
irie ni watasu
marokibashi
fumisomeshi to ya
hito wa omowan | At the Naniwa tidelands
Crossing the shore is
A bridge of logs;
Do I take that first step upon it?
Did someone think once… |
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
'Simply moving and elegant'
