Left (Tie).
ことゝへよ思ひおきつの濱千鳥なくなくいでし跡の月影
| koto toeyo omoi okitsu no hama chidori nakunaku ideshi ato no tsukikage |
Ask after Fond remembrances, Okitsu Beach-bound plovers, Crying, calling did I depart, Merely moonlight remaining… |
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Right (Tie).
關の戸をさそひし人は出でやらで有明の月のさやの中山
| seki no to o sasoishi hito wa ideyarade ariake no tsuki no saya no nakayama |
To the barrier-gate Did he invite me, yet Left it not; The dawnbreak moon upon The mountain ‘tween brief nights. |
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When Tsurayuki was in the province of Izumi, Tadafusa came over from Yamato and composed and sent this poem.
君を思ひおきつのはまになくたづの尋ねくればぞありとだにきく
| kimi wo omoFi okitu no Fama ni naku tadu no tadune kureba zo ari to dani kiku |
Concerned for you By Okitsu beach The calling cranes Come and enquire Finding you in good health, at least. |
Fujiwara no Tadafusa