春なれば花とさきちる白波の吹上の浜のおきつ塩風
haru nareba
hana to sakichiru
shiranami no
fukiage no hama no
oki tsu shiokaze | When ‘tis spring
Blossoms bloom and scatter,
Whitecaps
Blown up Fukiage beach
By the tidewind from the offing. |
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Fukiage, in the province of Kii
夕霞ふきあげのはまの此比は緑もなびく奥つ塩風
yūgasumi
fukiage no hama no
kono koro wa
midori mo nabiku
oki tsu shiokaze | The evening haze
Blows up at Fukiage Beach
Around this time
Trailing green, too,
In the tidewind across the offing. |
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すまのあまの袖ふきかへす塩風にうらみてふくる秋のよの月
suma no ama no
sode fukikaesu
shiokaze ni
uramite fukuru
aki no yo no tsuki | Fisherfolk at Suma
Have sleeves blown inside out
By the tidewind—
O, how I dislike the waning
Of the moon this autumn night… |
'Simply moving and elegant'
