The End of Autumn.
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琴の音に声よりあはせなく虫の秋のはつるはえこそしのばね
| koto no ne ni koe yori awase naku mushi no aki no hatsuru wa e koso shinobane | A zither’s strains Blended with the songs The insects cry, That autumn is ending They truly cannot recall! |
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Right
長月の菊にぞ人をたのみつる花ひらくとも心うつるな
| nagatsuki no kiku zo hito o tanomitsuru hana hiraku tomo kokoro utsuru na | In the Longest Month A chrysanthemum, in a man Has placed its trust— The bloom may open, yet O, change not your heart! |
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Left – Chrysanthemums
きくをうゑて花おもほゆるけふよりはながづきをこそまちわたりけれ
| kiku o uete hana omohoyuru kyō yori wa nagazuki o koso machiwatarikere | I planted chrysanthemums, and Wondering about the blooms From today For the Longest Month Will I always be awaiting. |
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きくをうゑて花おもほゆる今よりはながづきをこそまちわたりけれ
| kiku o uete hana omohoyuru ima yori wa nagazuki o koso machiwatarikere | I planted chrysanthemums, and Wondering about the blooms From this moment For the Longest Month Will I always be awaiting. |
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Right
よにふれどおいもしられぬものなればいまよりうゑつながづきのきく
| yo ni furedo oi mo shirarenu mono nareba ima yori uetsu nagazuki no kiku | My life goes by, yet Old age I know not So From this moment have I planted Chrysanthemums in the Longest Month. |
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よにふれどおいもしられぬものなればいまよりうつすながづきのきく
| yo ni furedo oi mo shirarenu mono nareba ima yori utsusu nagazuki no kiku | My life goes by, yet Old age I know not So From this moment fading are Chrysanthemums in the Longest Month |
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Left
いづこにか秋はいくらん跡をだにとめてゆきせばたづねみてまし
| izuko ni ka aki wa ikuran ato o dani tomete yukiseba tazune mitemashi | Where might it be that Autumn goes? Even a trace Left behind would make me want to go, and Make an enquiry, I feel. |
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Right (Win)
おほかたの秋はをしめどかひもなしなのながづきをとどめてしがな
| ōkata no aki wa oshimedo kai mo nashi na no nagatsuki o todomete shigana | In general, I regret autumn’s passing, yet How pointless that is: In name alone does the Longest Month Remain! |
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Left
なが月はこしひよりこそをしまるれいまはかぎりの秋とおもへば
| nagatsuki wa koshi hi yori koso oshimaru ima wa kagiri no aki to omoeba | The longest month’s[i] Days have passed, indeed, so How I regret the thought that Now the bounds of Autumn have been reached… |
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Right (Win)
とふ人もなきものゆゑにあぢきなくいはんまもなくをしき秋かな
| tou hito mo naki mono yue ni ajikinaku iwan ma mo naku oshiki aki kana | Visiting folk are There none, so In my tedium, Needless to say, How I regret the autumn! |
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[i] Nagatsuki 長月 (‘longest month’) was an alternate name for the Ninth Month of the lunar calendar, which was the final month of the season of autumn.
