Man'yōshū MYS X: 2275 26th July 2017 temca Leave a comment 言に出でて云はばゆゆしみ朝顔の穂には咲き出ぬ恋もするかも koto ni idete ipaba yuyusimi asagapo no po ni pa sakidenu kopi mo suru kamo If in words I were to speak out, ill-starred it would be, so As a bellflower Bud I will bloom not – that Is how my love shall be!
Man'yōshū MYS XVI: 3800 29th July 2016 temca Leave a comment はだすすき穂にはな出でそ思ひたる心は知らゆ我れも寄りなむ hadasusuki ho ni wa na ide so omoitaru kokoro wa shirayu ware mo yorinamu As a fresh sprung Bud, I’ll not show My feelings, but I know my heart: I, too, will yield to him!