Nukata no Ookimi (a.k.a. Princess Nukata, 630-690 AD)
Why
Do the
clouds
clouds
Cover
Miwa Mountain?
Miwa Mountain?
Show some
pity
pity
And lift
your veil!
your veil!
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額田王
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額田王
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Nukata no Ookimi
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三輪山乎
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三輪山を
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Miwa-yama wo
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然毛隠賀
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しかも隠すか
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Shikamo kakusuka
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雲谷裳
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雲だにも
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Kumo dani mo
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情有南畝
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心あらなも
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Kokoro aranamo
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可苦佐布倍思哉
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隠さふべしや
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Kakusau beshi ya
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Translation Notes
A poem by
Nukata no Ookimi
Nukata no Ookimi
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三輪山を
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Miwa mountain
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しかも隠すか
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Moreover cover/conceals why
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雲だにも
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Clouds are just
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心あらなも
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Sympathy/feeling have do-not
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隠さふべしや
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Cover/conceal for-sure
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