Wakan rōeishū II: 733

Old Folk.

いづこにかみをばよせましよのなかにおいをいとはぬ人しなければ

izuko ni ka
mi oba yosemashi
yo no naka ni
oi o itowanu
hito shi nakareba
Somewhere
I would seek shelter, for
In this mundane world
One who does not dislike the old—
There is no such person!

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