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蟬丸 | 坊主 |
(生没年不詳 十世紀ごろか) 宇多天皇の皇子に仕えた雑色、または醍醐天皇の皇子という説がある。
Semimaru
His birth and death dates are unknown, but it is assumed that he lived around the tenth century. Some believe that he may have served the son of Emperor Uda, or that he himself was the son of Emperor Daigo.
これやこの |
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これやこの |
ゆくもかへるも |
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行くも帰るも |
わかれては |
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別れては |
しるもしらぬも | |
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知るも知らぬも |
あふさかのせき | |
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あふ坂の関 |
これが都(京都)から東へ下っていく人も、都へ帰ってくる人も、顔見知りの人もそうでない人も逢っては別れ、別れては逢うというこの名の通りの逢坂の関なのだなあ。
This place is rightfully called “the meeting place.” People traveling from Kyoto to the east, people coming home to Kyoto, people who know each others’ faces, and people who don’t?they all meet and say goodbye, and say goodbye and meet again.