Akazome emon-shū 549

Said by someone to be composed on the feelings of Wang Zhaojun when she was travelling to the kingdom of Hu.

なげきこしみちの露にもまさりけりなれにしさとをこふるなみだは

nagekikoshi
michi no tsuyu ni mo
masarikeri
narenishi sato o
kouru namida wa
A source of grief,
The dew upon this road, too,
Is great, indeed, as
For my familiar home I
Shed tears of longing.

Akazome Emon

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