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Born in 1118 / Died in 1190 / Japan / Japan

Poems by Saigyo

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Winds Of Autumn

... the first winds of autumn ...

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O, how sad

... The wind comes upon the bush-clover leaves ...

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Sunk in melancholy

... Gazing Upon the moon: its hue: ...

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Not Stopping To Mark The Trail

... where bad news can never reach me! ...

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The moon, alone

... Should you feel the same, then ...

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limitations gone

... since my mind fixed on the moon ...

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How wonderful

... Her heart Should show me kindness ...

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Thought I was free

... a woodcock shoots up from the marsh ...

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As banked clouds

... winging across the mountains ...

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Now I understand!

... She vowed, She said she would forget me, ...

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Having drifted apart

... Times there were once before&hellip ...

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Why Should I Be Bitter

... In a day that has passed ...

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He made no promise

... If only it would stay this way, ...

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There's not a trace of cloud

... Now-and she Is in my thoughts ...

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The Monk Saigyo

... For bringing forth this sadness, ...