おきつ島うのすむ石による波のまなく物おもふわれぞかなしき
oki tsu shima
u no sumu ishi ni
yoru nami no
manaku mono’omou
ware zo kanashiki | On the offshore islands
Cormorants dwell upon the rocks
Washed by waves
Unendingly in gloomy thought
I am sad, indeed! |
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Cathay Folk 唐人
たつなみにつづみの声をうちそへてから人よせくおきの島守
tatsu nami ni
tsuzumi no koe o
uchisoete
karabito yoseku
oki no shimamori | With the breaking waves
Drumming roar
For company
Cathay folk draw near to
The warder of the isles offshore. |
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'
