Yōzei’in ichi no miko himegimi uta’awase 11

Original

もみぢばはきりのたつにもちりけるをかぜをかたなとおもひけるかな

momijiba wa
kiri no tatsu ni mo
chirikeru o
kaze o katana to
omoikeru kana
The scarlet leaves with
The rising mists
Do scatter—
The wind a sword
Truly does seem!

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Left

もみぢばはあきのかぜこそさそひけれきりのなきなをたつぞあやしき

momijiba wa
aki no kaze koso
sasoikere
kiri no nakina o
tatsu zo ayashiki
The scarlet leaves
By the winds of autumn, truly,
Are invited;
That baseless rumours of the mists
Arise is strange, indeed!

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Right

からにしきかぜのたつらんもみぢばはきりのたつにもおくれざりけり

karanishiki
kaze no tatsuran
momijiba wa
kiri no tatsu ni mo
okurezarikeri
Cathay brocade
The rising wind seeming to shear
Scarlet leaves,
Even the rising of the mists
Will not delay it.¯

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