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A Japanese miscellany - University of Oregon

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110 <strong>Japanese</strong> Miscellany<br />

Flight <strong>of</strong> Dragon-flies<br />

To yama ya,<br />

Tombo tsui-yuki,<br />

Tsui-kaeru.<br />

Quickly the dragon-fly starts for the distant mountain,<br />

but as quickly returns.<br />

Yukiote,<br />

! !<br />

Dochiramo soreru<br />

Tombo kana<br />

Meeting in flight, how wonderfully do the dragon-flies<br />

glance away from each other<br />

!<br />

Narabu ka to<br />

Mlete wa soreru<br />

Tombo kana<br />

Lo I the dragon-flies that seemed to fly in line all scatter<br />

away from each other.<br />

Mentioned in Love-Songs<br />

KagerS no<br />

Kage tomo ware wa<br />

Nari ni keri<br />

Aruka nakika no<br />

Kimi ga nasake ni.

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