Left (Tie)
われやうき人をこひぢになりぬればあはぬとだえに身をぞなしつる
| ware ya uki hito o koiji ni narinureba awanu todae ni mi o zo nashitsuru | I, toward a heartless Lady upon the paths of love Did tread, but As a broken bridge, no meeting Has befallen me! |
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Right
ひたすらにわすれもぞするわすれぐさみずやあらましこひはしぬとも
| hitasura ni wasure mo zo suru wasuregusa mizu ya aramashi koi wa shinu tomo | So completely Am I forgotten by that Forgetful day-lily— She will not see me, it seems, Though I die of love for her. |
Mitsune
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[One of] two poems sent by Ōtomo sukune Yakamochi to the Elder Maiden of the House of Sakanoue (a love poem to say that though they had been parted for many years, he hoped they would meet again).
忘れ草我が下紐に付けたれど醜の醜草言にしありけり
| wasuregusa wa ga sitapimo ni tuketaredo siko no sikokusa koto ni shi arikeri |
A forgetful day-lily To my under-belt Is bound, yet This annoying weed Is so in name alone! |
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
大伴家持
There was a man who had been secretly conversing with a woman who had a husband. When their relationship cooled, seeing that he had little time for her, the woman sent this to him.
我宿の軒のしのぶにことよせてやがても茂るわすれ草かな
| wa ga yado no noki no sinobu ni koto yosete yagate mo sigeru wasuregusa kana |
At my dwelling Ferns grow beneath the eaves Is your excuse; And in the end all that grows lush is The grass of your forgetfulness! |
Anonymous
我が宿の軒にしだ草生ひたれど恋忘れ草見れどいまだ生ひず
| wa ga yado no noki ni shidagusa opitaredo kopiwasuregusa miredo imada opizu |
At my dwelling Underneath the eaves the ferns Grow thickly, but Of the daylily, to forget my love I catch a glimpse, but it barely grows at all. |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂