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Kinkai wakashū 455

大あらきのうき田の杜に引くしめのうちはへてのみこひやわたらん

ōaraki no
ukita no mori ni
hiku shime no
uchihaete nomi
koi ya wataran

In Ōaraki,
The holy grove of Ukita
Is hung with sacred cords,
Simply stretched all around,
Will my love for her continue on and on?

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