Kakinomoto no Asomi Hitomaro Poems

On the sands of Sanuki's shore
folk gather fine seaweed,
and the eye never wearies of this fair land,
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By the Karu road,
under the mallard’s flyway,
my love, my sister,
lived in her small town,

and deep desire

to see her filled my soul.
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On the sea at Ômi,
Plovers fly the waves at dusk
And with their cries
My mind is turned
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Coarse woven cloth
The beach at Fujie:
Catching sea bass,
A fisherman, is that what I'll seem?
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From uncountable
Ôtsu, she came and,
On the day I met her,
Glanced at her but briefly,
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On this autumn mountain
Tumbling yellowed leaves
For just a moment
Cease your scattering
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The sea at Kehi
Appears most tranquil, for
As harvested wild rice
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To the far-reaching
Heavens has gone
My prince, so
Unaware of passing days and nights
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A twist of folded grass, your pillow,
The only lodging on your journey;
Whose husband, I wonder?
Though in your land, forgotten
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By Kara's cape

(what sea-babble Kara hears)
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