Ise Monogatari 110

うちわびて落穂拾ふと聞かませば我も田面にゆかましものを

uchiwabite
ochibo hirou to
kikamaseba
ware mo tazura ni
yukamashi mono o
Sadly,
You gather fallen ears of rice –
Had I heard that,
I, too, into the paddy fields
Would have made my way…

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