My Translation
By Courtier Ariwara no Narihira
Even thousands of years ago,
In the Age of Gods,
No one had heard
Of a dye so red
As the Imperial River
Original Japanese
在原業平朝臣
千早ぶる
神代もきかず
龍田川
からくれないに
水くくるとは
Japanese Pronunciation
Ariwara no Narihira Ason
Chihayaburu
Kamiyo mo kikazu
Tatsuta-gawa
Kara kurenai ni
Mizu kukuru to wa
Literal
Thousand years ago
Age of gods also not hear
Tatsuta River [lit. Dragon/imperial field River]
Crimson red about [alt: China/empty/sky red/not reel/not give/not get dark]
Water dye as that
Year:
2011
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