はまちどりあきとしなればあさぎりにかたまどはしてなかぬ日ぞなき

hamachidori aki to shinareba asagiri ni kata madowashite nakanu hi zo naki

The plovers on the beach: When the autumn comes, In the morning mists Do lose their way; No day dawns without their cries…

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あきくればみやまざとこそわびしけれよるはほたるをともしびにして[1]

aki kureba miyamazato koso wabishikere yoru wa hotaru o tomoshibi ni shite

When the autumn comes My hut deep in the mountains Is lonelier by far; At night with fireflies For my lantern.

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[1] This poem also appears as Fubokushō 5545 where is it is listed as by Ōe no Chisato