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とどむれどいまはかぎりとゆく秋のわりなくをしくおもほゆるかな
| todomuredo ima wa kagiri to yuku aki no warinaku oshiku omohoyuru kana | It has lingered, yet Now is the end, and with Autumn’s leaving Beyond all reason, regret Do I feel! |
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あふさかのせきのもみぢし心あらばくれてゆくとも秋をとめなん
| ausaka no seki no momijishi kokoro araba kureteyuku to mo aki o tomenan | If at Meeting Hill’s Barrier autumn hues did Fill my heart, then As it passes into dusk I would hold the season here. |
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わがやどのきくの花しももみぢねばすぎゆく秋もあらじとぞおもふ
| wa ga yado no kiku no hana shimo momijineba sugiyuku aki mo araji to zo omou | At my house Even the chrysanthemum blooms Have yet to take on autumn hues, so The season’s passing I do not seem to feel! |
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はかなくてすぐる秋とは知りながらをしむ心のなほあかぬかな
| hakanakute suguru aki to wa shirinagara oshimu kokoro no nao akanu kana | Brief, indeed, is Autumn’s passing, that I know so well, yet The regrets within my heart are Ever unsatisfied! |
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雪のうちのみやまからこそおいはくれかしらのしろく成るをまづみよ
| yuki no uchi no miyama kara koso oi wa kure kashira no shiroku naru o mazu miyo | Within the snows From the mountains deep, O, come, old age! My head to white Is turned—see that first! |
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松の上にかかれる雪はよそにして時まどはせる花とこそみれ
| matsu no ue ni kakareru yuki wa yoso ni shite toki madowaseru hana to koso mire | Upon the pine trees Clings snow: From afar, The season has led astry The blossom, it does appear! |
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