Wakan rōeishū Wakan rōeishū II: 732 11th May 2023 temca Leave a comment Old Folk. すかがみそこなるかげにむかひゐてみるときにこそしらぬおきなにあふここちすれ masukagamisoko naru kage nimukai’itemiru toki ni kososhiranu okina niau kokochi ni sureIn a clear glassThere is a faceTurning to itI look andAn unknown old manI feel I have met.
Man'yōshū MYS XVI: 3794 29th July 2016 temca Leave a comment Nine poems in reply by the maidens. はしきやし翁の歌におほほしき九の子らや感けて居らむ pasikiyasi okina no uta ni opoposiki kokono no kora ya kamakete woramu Well, By the old man’s poem While taking our ease Are we nine maids Entranced?