Original

やまざとはふゆぞさびしさまさりけるひとめもくさもかれぬとおもへば

yamazato wa fuyu zo sabishisa masarikeru hitome mo kusa mo karenu to omoeba

In a mountain retreat Winter’s loneliness Overwhelms As both folks’ gaze and the grasses, too Have withered away, I feel…

Minamoto no Toshiyuki
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Left (Tie)

おほかたのあきはあはれのふかければやまざとならでなほぞかなしき

ōkata no aki wa aware no fukakereba yamazato narade nao zo kanashiki

In general, when Autumn’s sorrow Is at its deepest ‘Tis not only a mountain retreat That is still sunk in sadness!

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Right

やまざとはいつともわかじいとどしくあきはしかこそかなしかるらめ

yamazato wa itsu to mo wakaji itodoshiku aki wa shika koso kanashikarurame

A mountain retreat Fails to stand out— Most of all In autumn does the stag Seem so sad!

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