Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūni-nen natsu) 05

Left

みをすてておもひにいれるなつむしのいまいくばくもあらじとぞおもふ

mi o sutete
omoi ni ireru
natsumushi no
ima ikubaku mo
araji to zo omou
Abandoning all restraint
I plunge into burning passion—
Fireflies
Now numberless
As my thoughts.

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A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

Right

としをへてこひにみなぐるなつむしのあふにはかへていかがなりにし

toshi o hete
koi ni minaguru
natsumushi no
au ni wa kaete
ikaga narinishi
As the years go by,
I am laid out by love—
A firefly
On meeting changes and
What has it become?

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A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

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