“If you were a tear in my eyes l would not cry for I risk losing you.”
1750s, Diaries (1750s-1790s)
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“Spring passes
and the birds cry out—tears
in the eyes of fishes”
行く春や
鳥啼き魚の
目は泪
yuku haru ya
tori naki uo no
me wa namida
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Spring is passing by!
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Oku no Hosomichi
