SKKS XII: 1092

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ものおもふといはぬばかりはしのぶともいかがはすべき袖のしづくを

mono’omou to
iwanu bakari wa
shinobu tomo
ikaga wa subeki
sode no shizuku o
That I am sunk in thought
I simply do not say;
I keep it hidden, yet
What am I to do about
The droplets on my sleeves?

Akinaka, Head of the Department of Shinto

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