Emperor Nukata no Okimi
Broken silence
Beneath the Big Dipper—
My dear,
You stood at the roots
Of holy oaks.
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額田王
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額田王
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Nukata no Okimi
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莫囂圓隣之
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莫囂円隣之
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[unknown]
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大相七兄爪謁氣
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大相七兄爪謁気
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[unknown]
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吾瀬子之
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我が背子が
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Waga seko ga
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射立為兼
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い立たせりけむ
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Itata serikemu
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五可新何本
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厳橿が本
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Itsukashi ga moto
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Translation Notes
A poem by the
emperor
emperor
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莫囂円隣之
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Do-not noisy round
neighboring of
[Silence has been
broken] |
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大相七兄爪謁気
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Big together seven
big-brother claws audience feeling
[Stars are active]
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我が背子が
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My dear-husband
[My dear you were]
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い立たせりけむ
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Standing probably
(けむ＝might,probably)
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厳橿が本
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Stern oak base
[Under the holy tree]
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