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 | | [_When we were separated, I had seen her for a moment only,--and dimly as one sees a flying midge;[10] now I must vainly long for her as before, until time of our next meeting!_] Hikoboshi no Tsuma mukaë-buné Kogizurashi,-- Ama-no-Kawara ni Kiri no tatéru wa. |
 | | In the present instance, the _hiré_ referred to was probably a white scarf, worn about the neck and carried over the shoulders to the breast, where its ends were either allowed to hang loose, or were tied into an ornamental knot. |
 | | [_Because he is my not-often-to-be-met beloved, hasten to row the boat across the River of Heaven ere the night be advanced._] Amanogawa Kiri tachi-watari Hikoboshi no Kaji no 'to kikoyu Yo no fuké-yukéba. |
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