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Tombō ya!
Sora e hanarete
Kurekakari.
Dusk approaches: see! the dragon-flies have risen toward the sky!
Hoshi hitotsu
Miru made asobu
Tombo kana!
O dragon-fly! you continue to sport until the first star appears!
Flight of Dragon-flies
Tombo tsui-yuki,
Tsui-kaeru.
Quickly the dragon-fly starts for the distant mountain, but as quickly returns.
Yukiōte,
Dochira mo soreru
Tombo kana!
Meeting in flight, how wonderfully do the dragon-flies glance away from each other!
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