道とほしこしはふたへにかがまれり杖にすがりてここまでもくる
michi tōshi
koshi wa futae ni
kagamareri
tsue ni sugarite zo
koko made mo kuru | Long the road, and
At the hips double
Bent,
Grasping my cane,
Have I made my way here. |
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Felicitations 賀
君が代はうれしきたびにきる杖のつもれる数を知る人ぞなき
kimi ga yo wa
ureshiki tabi ni
kiru tsue no
tsumoreru kazu o
shiru hito zo naki | For my Lord’s reign
This is such a joyous time –
Staves of celebration cut
In numbers piled so high that
None can count them. |
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'
