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Song Cycle by Sheena Phillips (b. 1958)

1. The purity of the moonlight freezes the water
 (Sung text)

Language: Japanese (日本語) 
Õ zora no
Tsuki no hikari shi
Kiyokereba
Kage mishi mizu zo
Mazu kori keru

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

2. The flowers whirl away like snow
 (Sung text)

Language: Japanese (日本語) 
Hana sasou 
Arashi no niwa no
Yuki  nara de 
Furi yuki mono wa 
Wa ga mi narikeri

Text Authorship:

  • by Saionji Kintsune (1171 - 1244), appears in The Hyakunin Isshu = 百人一首, no. 96

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Kenneth Rexroth) , appears in One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, no. 96, copyright ©

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3. The waves merge with the sky
 (Sung text)

Language: Japanese (日本語) 
Wata no hara
Kogi idete mireba
Hisakata no
Kumoi ni magou
Okitsu shiranami

Text Authorship:

  • by Fujiwara no Tadamichi (1097 - 1164)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Kenneth Rexroth) , no title, appears in One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, no. 75, copyright ©

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 45
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