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SKKS XI: 1049

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難波潟みじかき蘆のふしのまも逢はでこの世をすぐしてよとや

naniwagata
mijikaki ashi no
fushi no ma mo
awade kono yo o
sugushiteyo to ya
In the Naniwa tidelands,
Brief, indeed, are the reeds’
Span between the knots upon their stalks, but
Such times in this world without meeting you—
Are you really telling me to just go on like that?

Ise

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

MYS VI: 957

A poem composed when the officials of the government headquarters in Dazai had visited the palace at Kashii, and halted their mounts on the shore at Kashii on the way home, in the winter, Eleventh Month, Jinki 5 [729].

いざ子ども香椎の潟に白栲の袖さへ濡れて朝菜摘みてむ

iza kodomo
kasipi no kata ni
sirotape no
sode sape nurete
asana tumitemu
Hey, fellows all!
On the tidelands of Kashii
Even white mulberry
Sleeves are soaked, so
Let’s gather greens for breakfast!

Ōtomo no Tabito
大伴旅人