Time has passed
And I am not the same
But in the wandering tune
Of this torn-up palace
I play the song of what has gone
“Sasama” is the name of the palace and literally means “music waves” or “music wandering.”
Original Text | Modern Text | Pronunciation |
高市黒人 | 高市黒人 | Takechi no Kuroto |
古 | 古の | Inishie no |
人尓和礼有哉 | 人に我れあれや | Hito ni Ware areya |
樂浪乃 | 楽浪の | Sasanami no |
故京乎 | 古き都を | Furuki Miyako wo |
見者悲寸 | 見れば悲しき | Mireba kanashiki |
Translation Notes
Poem from takechi no kuroto , when he saw the ruined palace.
古の | long time had passed already |
人に我れあれや | I am the man who had lived the past time? no |
楽浪の | (But) in sasama |
古き都を | Old palace |
見れば悲しき | Become nostalgic to see (old palace) |
Year:
2014
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