Eikyū hyakushu 394

Mandarin Ducks 鴛鴦

夜をさむみ岩波たかき山川につがはぬをしのすだくなるかな

yo o samumi
iwanami takaki
yamakawa ni
tsugawanu oshi no
sudakunaru kana

On chilly nights, when
Waves break upon the boulders
In the mountain rivers,
The unmated mandarins do
Gather and cry out!

Nakazane

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