Versos English Minamoto no Kanemasa Poem 78 (1Awaji shima…)

English poem

Poem 78 (1Awaji shima…)

by (1100–1200)

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1Awaji shima Kayou chidori no 1Naku koe ni Iku yo nezamenu Suma no seki-mori. etween Awaji and the shore 1The birds scream in their flight; Full oft they’ve made the Suma Guard 1Toss through a sleepless night, 1Until the morning light.