The Beginning of Autumn

Left (Win—in a certain book Tie)

しぐれにもあめにもあらぬはつぎりのたつにもそらはさしくもりけり

shigure ni mo ame ni mo aranu hatsugiri no tatsu ni mo sora wa sashikumorikeri

Neither a shower Nor rain, The first mists Simply rise into the skies And cover all with cloud.

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Right

としごとにあふとはすれどたなばたのぬるよのかずぞすくなかりける

toshi goto ni au to suredo tanabata no nuru yo no kazu zo sukunakarikeru

Every year She meets him, yet The Weaver Maid’s Nights of passion Are few indeed.

Mitsune
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