- • •
Haru tateba
Kiyuru kōri no
Nokori nabu
Kimi ga kokoro mo
Ware ni tokenamu
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Like the ice which melts
When spring begins
Not leaving a trace behind,
May your heart melt toward me!
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Anonymous
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Oiraku no
Komu to shiriseba
Kado sashite
Nashi to kotaete
Awazaramashi wo
|
If only, when one heard
That Old Age was coming
One could bolt the door
Answer “not at home”
And refuse to meet him!
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Anonymous
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Yo no naka wa
Mukashi yori ya wa
Ukarikemu
Waga mi hitotsu no
Tame ni nareru ka
|
Can this world
From of old
Always have been so sad,
Or did it become so for the sake
Of me alone?
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Anonymous
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Waga koi wa
Yukue mo shirazu
Hate mo nashi
Au wo kagiri to
Omou bakari zo
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My love
Knows no destination
And has no goal;
I think only
Of meeting as its limit.
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Ōshikōchi no Mitsune (859–907)
