Left
あまのがはわたりてのちぞたなばたのふかきこころもおもひしるらむ
ama no gawa
watarite nochi zo
tanabata no
fukaki kokoro mo
omoishiruramu | After the River of Heaven
She has crossed,
The Weaver Maid
The depths of her heart’s
Feelings seems to know too well. |
17
Right (Win)
あふよなきたなばたなればいまはとてかへるくもぢにまどはれしかな
au yo naki
tanabata nareba
ima wa tote
kaeru kumoji ni
madowareshi kana | Were there no night’s meeting
For the Weaver Maid, then
Now,
Upon her homeward path among the clouds
Would she have wandered, lost! |
18
Left
あかずしてわかれにしかばあまのがはこひしきせのみおもほゆるかな
akazushite
wakarenishikaba
ama no gawa
koishiki se nomi
omohoyuru kana | Unsatisfied
Have they parted, so
At the River of Heaven’s
Rapids, their loving meeting alone
Does fill their thoughts! |
3
Right (Win)
たなばたのまれにあふよのしののめのみえぬばかりぞきりはふらまし
tanabata no
mare ni au yo no
shinonome no
mienu bakari zo
kiri wa furamashi | The Weaver Maid
Has but a rare night’s meeting, so
At the edge of dawn
That it simply not be seen
She wishes for the fog to fall. |
4
'Simply moving and elegant'
