Left (Win)
をしめどもとまらぬ秋としりながらまどふ心はいかにせよとぞ
| oshimedomo tomaranu aki to shirinagara madou kokoro wa ika ni seyo to zo | I regret it, yet Autumn will not linger, I know, but What is my confused heart To do, I wonder? |
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Right
たつた河わたりし秋にあらぬかなながれてもみぢつねにみるべく
| tatsutagawa watarishi aki ni aranu kana nagarete momiji tsune ni mirubeku | The River Tatsuta Has been crossed by autumn, Has it not? For Its upon its flows scarlet leaves Can I ever see… |
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たつたがはあきはみづなくあせななむあかぬもみぢのながるればをし[1]
| tatsutagawa aki wa mizu naku asena namu akanu momiji no nagarureba oshi | The river Tatsuta In autumn, lacks water and Is shallow, indeed, but though I never tire of the scarlet leaves When they flow by, how I do regret it! |
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いなづまはあるかなきかに見ゆれどもあきのたのみはほにぞいでける
| inazuma wa aru ka naki ka ni miyuredomo aki no tanomi wa ho ni zo idekeru | A flash of lightning: It may, or may not Appear, yet In autumn you can trust that Ripened ears of rice will. |
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[1] This poem was included in Gosenshū (VII: 416).
