Orchids
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おぼつかなあきくるごとにふぢばかまたがためにとかつゆのそむらん
obotsukana aki kuru goto ni fujibakama ta ga tame ni toka tsuyu no somuran | How strange, that Whenever autumn comes Grow orchids— For whose sake, I wonder, Does the dewfall dye them? |
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Right
おくしもにいくしほそめてふぢばかまいまはかぎりとさきはじむらん
oku shimo ni iku shio somete fujibakama ima wa kagiri to sakihajimuran | The dewfall with Many dippings dyes The orchids— Now that all is done Might they begin to bloom. |
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