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Hyakunin Isshu: poem 62 (Sei Shōnagon・yo wo komete)

Said night was young when the false rooster crowed, but the gates of Osaka remained shut.

Hyakunin Isshu: poem 57 (Murasaki Shikibu・meguriaite)

Long last we meet, only for you to leave hurriedly, so I could not recognise you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds. 1