A poem on accumulated sins.
ほのほのみ虚空にみてる阿鼻地獄ゆくへもなしといふもはかなし
| honō nomi kokū ni miteru abijigoku yukue mo nashi to iu mo hakanashi | Flames alone Fill the skies of The lowest hell— No other destination have I, So sad to say… |
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Kokin rokujō I: 781
Flames.
君がもるゑじのたくひのひるはたえよるはもえつつ物をこそ思へ
| kimi ga moru wezi no taku Fi no Firu wa tae yoru Fa moetsutsu mono o koso omoFe | My lord stands guard at the Palace, A conscript kindling flames which Dwindle with the daytime, and Ever burn at night: As do I, for love of him. |
SCSS XII: 710
A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
年をへてもゆてふふじの山よりもあはぬ思ひは我ぞまされる
| toshi o hete moyu chō fuji no yama yori mo awanu omoi wa ware zo masareru | Through all the passing years Burns Fuji; Far more than the mountain, Not meeting you, the flames of passion, Burn brightly in me. |
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