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Teiji-in uta’awase 39

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たまくしげ二上山のほととぎす今ぞあけくれなきわたるなる

tamakushige
futakamiyama no
hototogisu
ima zo akekure
nakiwataru naru
On the jewelled comb of
Futakami Mountain
The cuckoos
Now, indeed, both night and day
Do fill with their constant song.

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Right

時鳥のちのさ月もありとてやながくうづきをすぐしはてつる

hototogisu
nochi no satsuki mo
ari tote ya
nagaku uzuki o
sugushihatetsuru
O, cuckoo!
A further Fifth Month
There is, so
Leisurely, the Fourth Month
Have you completely spent?

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