Showing posts with label Manyoushu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manyoushu. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

tanka's in the Garden of Words

Narukami no sukoshi toyomite
sashi kumori
ame mo furano ka
kimi wo todomemu

a faint clap of thunder,
clouded skies
perhaps rain comes
if so, will you stay here with me?

Narukami no sukoshi toyomite
furazu to mo
warewa tomaramu
imoshi todomeba

a faint clap of thunder,
even if rain comes not
I will stay here
together with you

These are tanka's from the Manyoushu, featured in the film Kotonoha no niwa(garden of words).