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Kokinshu #193
Thursday, 19 January 2012 07:04 A poem from the poetry contest at the house of Prince Koresada.
When I see the moon
I'm filled with many thousands
of sorrowful thoughts,
even though it's not for me
alone that autumn exists.
tsuki mireba
chiji ni mono koso
kanashikere
waga mi hitotsu no
aki ni wa aranedo
---L.
When I see the moon
I'm filled with many thousands
of sorrowful thoughts,
even though it's not for me
alone that autumn exists.
—17 November 2009
Original by Ôe no Chisato. Previously posted as Hyakunin Isshu #23. In normal sentence order, the last two lines would go first. Overall, in sound and rhythm, the original is almost pitch-perfect.tsuki mireba
chiji ni mono koso
kanashikere
waga mi hitotsu no
aki ni wa aranedo
---L.