My Translation
By Counselor Kanesuke (aka Fujiwara no Kanesuke)
Meadow of Mika, beautiful Mika—
Gushing, foaming
As a spring in the River Izumi:
When did I see you? When abandoned?
Our parting—my yearning
Original Japanese
中納言兼輔
みかの原
わきてながるる
泉川
いつ見きとてか
恋しかるらむ
Pronunciation
Chunagon Kanesuke
Mika no Hara
Wakite nagaruru
Izumi-gawa
Itsu mi kitote ka
Koishi karuran
Literal
Official Kanesuke
[Mika or beautiful + person/smell/join/pleasing/summer] [plain/meadow]
[Gushing/boiling/surging/frothing] while
[Izumi/spring/fountain] river
When [abandon/see] that saying [?/I wonder]
[Yearned for/longed for/missed] [to cut/drive/spur] [will be]
Year:
2011
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