Versos English Fujiwara no Atsuyori Poem 82 (1Omoi-wabi…)

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Poem 82 (1Omoi-wabi…)

by (1090–1182)

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1Omoi-wabi Satemo inochi wa 1Aru mono wo Uki ni taenu wa Namida nari keri. ow sad and gloomy is the world, 1This world of sin and woe! Ah! while I drift along Life’s stream, 1Tossed helpless to and fro, 1My tears will ever flow.