Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūsan-nen kugatsu kokonoka) 13

Left

我がこころなぐさめかねつみをすててをしむをあきのしひてすぐれば

wa ga kokoro
nagusamekanetsu
mi o sutete
oshimu o aki no
shiite sugureba
My heart
Cannot be consoled, so
I’ll cast off all restraint, and
Be filled with regret, as autumn
Forces its way by…

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Right

もみぢばのはかなきかぜにちらざれば秋はすぐともしられざらまし

momiijba no
hakanaki kaze ni
chirazareba
aki wa sugu to mo
shirarezaramashi
The scarlet leaves with
A brief breeze
Do not scatter, so
That autumn’s passing by
I would not want to know!

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