神山のやました水のわきかへりいはで物思ふ我ぞかなしき
kamiyama no
yamashita mizu no
wakikaeri
iwade mono’omou
ware zo kanashiki | At the divine mountain’s
Foot, the waters
Gush
Wordlessly, in gloomy thought
I am sunk in sadness. |
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石ばしる山下たぎつ山川の心砕けてこひやわたらむ
ishibashiru
yamashita tagitsu
yamakawa no
kokoro kudakete
koi ya wataramu | Running o’er the rocks, and
Rushing down the mountain goes
A torrent—
Shattering my heart,
Will this love go on and on… |
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Fulling clothes at an ancient estate
みよしのの山した風のさむきよをたれ故郷に衣うつらん
miyoshino no
yamashita kaze no
samuki yo o
tare furusato ni
koromo utsuran | In fair Yoshino
The wind down the mountains
Is chill at night—
Who is it at this ancient estate
That might be fulling clothes? |
Fallen blossom at a spot famous for it.
さくらばなうつろふ時はみよし野の山した風に雪ぞ降りける
sakurabana
utsurou toki wa
miyoshino no
yamashita kaze ni
yuki zo furikeru | When the cherry blossom
Fades from
Fair Yoshino,
Below the mountain, the breeze
Is filled with falling snow! |
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