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霞立つ春の山辺にさくら花あかず散るとやうぐひすの鳴く
kasumi tatsu haru no yamabe ni sakurabana akazu chiru to ya uguisu no naku | Hazes rise from The springtime moutainside, where With cherry blossoms’ Scattering unsated, perhaps, The warbler sings. |
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あまの原春はことにも見ゆるかな雲のたてるも色こかりけり
ama no hara haru wa koto ni mo miyuru kana kumo no tateru mo iro kokarikeri | Upon the Plain of Heaven The spring is especially Revealed! The clouds stand tall in Vibrant hues. |
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[1] Shinkokinshū II: 109/Shinsen man’yōshū 31
あまのはらやどかす人のなければやあきくるかりのねをばなくらん[1]
ama no hara yado kasu hito no nakereba ya aki kuru kari no ne o ba nakuran | Upon the plain of Heaven To lend them lodging Is there no one? For The geese coming in the autumn Seem to cry so plaintively. |
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としごとにあきくることのうれしきはかりにつけてもきみやとふとぞ
toshi goto ni aki kuru koto no ureshiki wa kari ni tsukete mo kimi ya tou to zo | Every year Autumn’s arrival brings Happiness; Is it the geese?— That I will ask you, I think! |
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[1] This poem was included in Shokugosenshū (310/301), where it is attributed to Mibu no Tadamine.
Katsura 桂
あまの原いつ時雨れして秋の夜の月のかつらもあかくなるらん
ama no hara itsu shigureshite aki no yo no tsuki no katsura mo akakunaruran | Upon the plain of Heaven When will drizzle fall? For On an autumn night The silver trees upon the moon Do seem to shine more bright! |
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'