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つれづれなるまゝに、日暮 ひぐらし、硯 すずりに向 むかひて、心 こころに移 うつり行 ゆくよしなしごとを、そこはかとなく書 かきつくれば、怪 あやしうこそ物狂 ものぐるほしけれ。
Remaining leisure, in all the day, I turn toward inkstone, and the changing in my mind that have no reason I write as much as I can unclearly, then I feel strange too oddly.
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Kanji Kana English Noteswikt:徒然なりwikt:つれづれなり leisurewikt:ままに remainingwikt:日暮らしwikt:ひぐらし in all the daywikt:硯wikt:すずり inkstone wikt:向かふwikt:むかふ turnwikt:心wikt:こころ mindwikt:移り行くwikt:うつりゆく changewikt:由無し事wikt:よしなしごと the having no reasonwikt:そこはかと clearly wikt:書き尽くすwikt:かきつくす write as much as one canwikt:怪しwikt:あやし oddlywikt:物狂ほしwikt:ものぐるほし strange 物狂ほしけれ is realis form of 物狂ほし.