かへるとも立ちはなるなよ鳥の子のはぐくむ親と我を頼まば
kaeru tomo
tachihanaru na yo
tori no ko no
hagukumu oya to
ware o tanomaba |
Even though I go away
O, do not abandon me!
If as fledgling
Trusts its parent, so
Do you rely on me! |
Minamoto no Yorimasa
源頼政
鳥の子の巣守にとまる身なりせばかへりてものは思はざらまし
tori no ko no
sumori ni tomaru
mi nariseba
kaerite mono wa
omowazaramashi |
A fledgling
To stay within her shell
Is wont, but
Of returning there –
I would she never thought it! |
Minamoto no Yorimasa
源頼政
'Simply moving and elegant'