沢田川流れてひとの見え越すはたれに見せましせせの白玉
sawadagawa
nagarete hito no
miekosu wa
tare ni misemashi
sese no shiratama |
The Sawada River
Flows on, and she
Do I see beyond it;
To whom would I reveal
These pearls from the rapids? |
沢田川せせの白糸くりかへし君うちはへて万よばへよ
sawadagaFa
sese no sira’ito
kurikaFesi
kimi utiFaFete
yorodu yobaFeyo |
At Sawada River
White spume from the rapids
Time and time again
Ever for you, my love,
A myriad times call out! |
年ごとに鮎しはしれば沢田川鵜やつかつけて川瀬たづねむ
toshigoto ni
ayu shi hashireba
sawadagawa
u yatsu kazukete
kawase tazunemu |
Every year
When the sweetfish run so swift,
At Sawada River
The cormorants do gather, and
Sport among the river rapids! |
'Simply moving and elegant'