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Akenureba Kururu mono to wa Shiri nagara Nao urameshiki Asaborake kana. ALTHOUGH I know the gentle night Will surely follow morn, Yet, when I'm wakened by the sun, Turn over, stretch and yawn— How I detest the dawn! Michi-nobu lived in the tenth century. He is shown in the illustration with his wife on the verandah, watching the day break. Next: 53. The Mother of Michi-tsuna, Commander of the Right Imperial Guard: Udaishō Michi-tsuna no Haha
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file shi/hvj/hvj053.htm.
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