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Tombō ya
Mi wo mo kogasazu,
Nakimo sezu!
Happy dragon-fly!—never self-consumed by longing,—never even uttering a cry!
Strangeness and Beauty
Tombō no
Kao wa ōkata
Medama kana!
O the face of the dragon-fly!—almost nothing but eyes!
Koe naki wo,
Tombo munen ni
Miyuru kana!
O dragon-fly! you appear to be always angry because you have no voice!
Semi ni makenu
Hagoromo mochishi
Tombo kana!
O dragon-fly! the celestial raiment you possess is nowise inferior to that of the cicada!
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