LOVE-SONG
(Province of Suwō,—village of Iséki)
Namida koboshité
Shinku wo kataru,
Kawairashi-sa ga
Mashimasuru!
As she tells me all the pain of her toil, shedding tears,—ever her sweetness seems to increase.
LOVE-SONG
(Province of Suruga, village of Gotemba)
Hana ya, yoku kiké!
Shō aru naraba,
Hito ga fusagu ni
Nazé hiraku?
O flower, hear me well if thou hast a soul! When any one sorrows as I am sorrowing, why dost thou bloom?