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由良の門(と)を 渡る船人(ふなびと) 梶(かぢ)を絶え ゆくへも知らぬ 恋(こひ)の道かな
曾禰好忠(そねよしただ)
(鑑賞)
由良の瀬戸を漕ぎ渡っていく船人が、かじがなくなって(=絶え)、行く先もわからずに漂うように、これからの行く末がわからない恋のなりゆきかな。
As if a boatman were losing his control,
At the Strait of Yura at sea,
Giving up his rudder, at all,
I cannot see
How our love will develop, nor will she.
By Yoshitada Sone
Translated by Kota Nakako
(Appreciation)
As if a boatman were losing his control, giving up his rudder, at the Strait of Yura at sea, I cannot see how our love will develop, nor will she.
