Entō Onhyakushu 29

難波江やあまのたくなはたきはびて烟もしめる五月雨の比

naniwa e ya
ama no taku nawa
takiwabite
keburi mo shimeru
samidare no koro
Is it in Naniwa Bay, that
The fisherfolk kindle fires of mulberry cord?
Hard to burn,
As the smoke shows
In this time of summer showers.

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