Versos English Sagami Poem 65 (1Urami wabi…)

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Poem 65 (1Urami wabi…)

by (998–1061)

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1Urami wabi Hosanu sode dani 1Aru mono wo Koi ni kuchinamu Na koso oshikere. e not displeased, but pardon me, 1If still my tears o’erflow; My lover ’s gone, and my good name, 1Which once I valued so, 1I fear must also go.