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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (6156)	9/20/2000 12:56:47 AM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13018

Fourteen Poems by Kakinomoto No Hitomaro ---translated by Kenneth Rexroth [who wanted to do as close of a literal translation as possible without interpretation yet are poems which lets the reader decipher the author's meaning. These are separate poems and complete within each.] Together, they tell a story........... The pheasant of the mountain, Tiring to the feet, Spreads his tail feathers. Through the long, long night I sleep alone. Ashibiki no Yamadori no o no Shidari o no Naga nagashi yo wo Hitori ka mo nemu ----------------------------------- In the empty mountains The leaves of the bamboo grass Rustle in the wind. I think of a girl Who is not here Sasa no ha wa Miyama mo saya ni Sayagedomo Ware wa imo omo Wakare kinureba ----------------------------------- In the Autumn mountains The colored leaves are falling. If I could hold them back, I could still see her. Aki yama ni Otsuru momiji ba Shimashiku wa Na chiri midare so Imo ga atari minu ----------------------------------- Gossip grows like weeds In a summer meadow. My girl and I Sleep arm in arm. Hito goto wa Natsu no no kusa to Shigeku to mo Imo to ware to shi Tazusawarineba ----------------------------------- This morning I will not Comb my hair. It has lain Pillowed on the hand of my lover. Asa ne gami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta makura Fureteshi mono wo ----------------------------------- Your hair has turned white While your heart stayed Knotted against me. I shall never Loosen it now. Kuro kami no Shira kami made to Musubiteshi Kokoro hitotsu wo Ima takeme ya mo ----------------------------------- A strange old man Stops me, Looking out of my deep mirror. Masu kagami Soko naru kage ni Mukai ite miru Toki ni keso Shiranu okina ni Au kokochi sure ----------------------------------- The colored leaves Have hidden the paths on the autumn mountain. How can I find my girl, Wandering on ways I do not know? Aki yama no Momiji wo shigemi Mado inuru Imo wo motomenu Yama ji shirazu mo ----------------------------------- When I left my girl In her grave on Mount Hikite And walked down the mountain path, I felt as though I were dead. Fusuma ji wo Hikite no yama ni Imo wo okite Yama ji wo yukeba Ikeri to mo nashi ----------------------------------- I sit at home In our room By our bed Gazing at your pillow. Ie ni kite Waga ya wo mireba Tama doko no Hoka ni mukikeri Imo ga ko makura ----------------------------------- May those who are born after me Never travel such roads of love. Ware yu nochi Umaremu hito wa Waga gotoku Koi suru michi ni Ai kosu na yume ----------------------------------- My girl is waiting for me And does not know That my body will stay here On the rocks of Mount Kamo. Kamo yama no Iwane shi makeru Ware wo kamo Shira ni to imo ga Machitsutsu aramu ----------------------------------- On the shingle Beaten by waves He sleeps with his head Amongst the rocks Oki tsunami Ki yoru ariso wo Shikitae no Makuru to makite Naseru kimi kamo ----------------------------------- I waited for my Lover until I could hear In the night the oars of the boat Crossing the River of Heaven. Waga seko ni Urakoi oreba Ama no gawa Yobune kogi toyomu Kaji no to kikoyu -----------------------------------