“Iroha“ (いろは) poem -- archaic poem containing the hiragana Japanese syllabary, in the kana style
いろはにほへと Iro ha ni hoheto
ちりぬるを Chirinuru wo
わかよたれそ Wa ka yo tare so
つねならむ Tsune nara mu
うゐのおくやま Uwi no okuyama
けふこえて Kefu koete
あさきゆめみし Asaki yume mishi
ゑひもせす Wehi mo sesu
Although its scent still lingers on
the form of a flower has scattered away
For whom will the glory
of this world remain unchanged?
Arriving today at the yonder side
of the deep mountains of evanescent existence
We shall never allow ourselves to drift away
intoxicated, in the world of shallow dre
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