Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūni-nen natsu) 03

おのおのがみをばおもへどなつむしのかかるおもひはえこそはなれね

ono ono ga
mi oba omoedo
natsumushi no
kakaru omoi wa
e koso hanarene
Each and every one
Of their flesh remains aware, yet
A firefly’s
Passion burns such that
He never can escape it.

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

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こひによりみのうせしをばくゆれどもなほなつむしになをやたちなむ

koi ni yori
mi no useshi oba
kuyuredomo
nao natsumushi ni
na o ya tachinamu
For love
Has my body failed,
Burning within, yet
Still, as a firefly
Might I be known?

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

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