Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūsan-nen kugatsu kokonoka) 08

Left (Tie)

わがやどのきくの花しももみぢねばすぎゆく秋もあらじとぞおもふ

wa ga yado no
kiku no hana shimo
momijineba
sugiyuku aki mo
araji to zo omou
At my house
Even the chrysanthemum blooms
Have yet to take on autumn hues, so
The season’s passing
I do not seem to feel!

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Right

はかなくてすぐる秋とは知りながらをしむ心のなほあかぬかな

hakanakute
suguru aki to wa
shirinagara
oshimu kokoro no
nao akanu kana
Brief, indeed, is
Autumn’s passing, that
I know so well, yet
The regrets within my heart are
Ever unsatisfied!

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