Kakinomoto no Asomi Hitomaro Poems

Distant as the heavens,
'long lengthy country roads
Filled with feeling have I come
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Jewelled seaweed,
Province of Sanuki:
Is it your nature that
The sight of you will never sate?
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I do speak these words, though
They may profane what's holy;
I speak them
Filled with awe:
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By the sea in Iwami,
On the shore at Tsuno,
There is no beach,
For folk to see;
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To the summer fields go
The stags, with antlers
Only stubs;
My darling's heart:
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Wavelets
At Tsu in Shiga, your home, lady,
Your parting path,
Among the river shallows,
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The waves against the seashore
Rushing to the rocky coast, are the
Folded mulberry-cloth
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Tis not just today
That we do it:
Of old
The men felt more,
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Leaving Royal City far behind,
the prince makes for the wilds of Hatsuse
enclosed by rugged hills.
Climbing trackless slopes
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So many times,
'Won't you come to me?'
I wonder, so
Your messenger:
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