山河のせぜの岩波わきかへりおのれひとりや身をくだくらん
yamakawa no seze no iwanami wakikaeri onore hitori ya mi o kudakuran In a mountain torrent’s
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うきしづみはてはあわとぞ成りぬべき瀬瀬の岩波身をくだきつつ
ukishizumi hate wa awa to zo narinubeki seze no iwanami mi o kudakitsutsu Rising and then sinking,
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Stones 石
おく山の人もかよはぬ谷川にせぜの石ばしたれわたしけん
okuyama no hito mo kayowanu tanikawa ni seze no ishibashi tare watashiken Deep within the mountains, where
Higo
When converting the Man’yōshū to Japanese.
涙河底のみくづとなりはてて恋しきせぜに流れこそすれ
namidagaFa
A river of tears:
Minamoto no Shitagō
'Simply moving and elegant'
