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日にそへて憂事のみも増る哉暮ては頓て明けずもあらなむ
| Fi ni soFete uki koto nomi mo masaru kana kurete Fa yagate akezu mo aranamu |
All throughout the day My misery alone Has been overwhelming; And with the dusk, in the end It seems there is no hope of dawn. |
The Former Nishinomiya Minister of the Left
西宮前左大臣
(Minamoto no Taka’akira 源高明)
Sent to the daughter of the Kujô Minister of the Right [Fujiwara no Morosuke].
とし月はわが身にそへてすぎぬれど思ふこゝろのゆかずもあるかな
| toshi tsuki wa wa ga mi ni soete suginuredo omou kokoro no yukazu mo aru kana |
The months and years Add up for me, But though they pass My thoughts of you Will never leave… |
The Nishinomiya Former Minister of the Left [Minamoto no Taka’akira] (914-982)